Outfitted with 24K gold-plated connectors, the Syncwire Optical Audio Cable offers multiple different sizes of this high-quality design. According to the company, the gold-plated connectors are corrosion-resistant and, because of its fibre optic design, the cable itself won’t have to deal with any interference from radio (RFI) or electromagnetic (EMI) frequencies.

What the AmazonBasics cable does not have is the eye-catching aesthetics and style of other cables within this list. What it does have, though, is a low price point  For those who just need a basic plug-and-play cable, you’re likely to get a solid value here.

IVANKY packs a number of solid features into its optical cable. It’s made of CL3 rated material, meaning it’s completely safe for in-wall installations. It also has a nylon braided jacket, intended to provide heat resistance as well as anti-friction and anti-corrosion protection. The cable also has removable rubber caps for each end, in order to protect the tips from dust particles when they aren’t in use.

While FosPower’s cable doesn’t have a set of features that make it vary widely from the rest of the cables on this list, it is priced quite competitively. The cable has gold-plated connectors, as well as a braided nylon mesh jacket.

BlueRigger’s premium cable comes with a number of, well, premium features. The BlueRigger has 24K gold-plated connectors, a polished convex lens, which is supposed to eliminate both RFI and EMI frequencies, as well as an outer layer of PVC that’s intended to be durable and bendable. Plus, while not explicitly stated, this BlueRigger cable is also CL3 rated for in-wall setups.