15'-25' Toslink any worries ?

[XEagleDriver]

1) Anyone have experience with, or know of any issues with, using toslink cables between 15' and 25' for running a CD stereo only signal to an AVR?

2) Would RCA analog cables be a better bet at these lengths?

Reason: Moving two older Sony 300 disk CD jukeboxes (std CD only; no DVD, no SACD, etc.) further away from an AVR, and the new location will end up needing cables between 15' and 25'.

Jukeboxes only have RCA analog or toslink connections, and the AVR can support either.

Cost is about the same (~$20/pair delivered) for either Monoprice "premium" toslinks or "premium" RCA analogs at these lengths.

I could buy both, but why waste cash if someone else has already "been there, done that".

Thanks,
XEagleDriver

 

[TLS Guy]

1) Anyone have experience with, or know of any issues with, using toslink cables between 15' and 25' for running a CD stereo only signal to an AVR?

2) Would RCA analog cables be a better bet at these lengths?

Reason: Moving two older Sony 300 disk CD jukeboxes (std CD only; no DVD, no SACD, etc.) further away from an AVR, and the new location will end up needing cables between 15' and 25'.

Jukeboxes only have RCA analog or toslink connections, and the AVR can support either.

Cost is about the same (~$20/pair delivered) for either Monoprice "premium" toslinks or "premium" RCA analogs at these lengths.

I could buy both, but why waste cash if someone else has already "been there, done that".

Thanks,
XEagleDriver

Optical will be best. You can run much further with optical cable than wire without degradation, that is why phone companies use it.

Make sure the wire is well protected, as optical cables are easily damaged, because they are made of glass. If a cable that long is going to be subject to any physical stress like being walked on, then I would not use it.