# DirectStream Optical Input Cable **URL:** \ **Category:** DACs\ **Created:** [February 7, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-optical-input-cable/5013 "2018-02-07T17:03:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jtwrace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/jtwrace/32/78290_2.png) [@jtwrace](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/jtwrace)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-optical-input-cable/5013/1 "2018-02-07T17:03:11Z")
I’d like to hookup my Cable Box to the DS for audio. I got[**this**](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L3KO5WK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) cable and while it fits in the cable box, it doesn’t seem to fit in the DS. Can someone tell me what I need? ---
**Author:** ![jtwrace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/jtwrace/32/78290_2.png) [@jtwrace](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/jtwrace)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-optical-input-cable/5013/2 "2018-02-07T17:11:38Z")
Well, i feel stupid but I got it. Didn’t know the little clear caps had to come off. ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-optical-input-cable/5013/3 "2018-02-07T20:34:21Z")
Do not feel stupid; we have all done these things. Like a lot of tasks, its obvious and easy only after you know how to do it. ---
**Author:** ![stephen-g](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@stephen-g](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/stephen-g)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-optical-input-cable/5013/4 "2018-02-08T08:23:43Z")
> **Elk said** > > Do not feel stupid; we have all done these things… Hey, not that long ago, after decades of doing home audio stuff, I spent more than an hour diagnosing why I had lost a signal (no sound), only to find out that I had apparently bumped an on/off switch. Doh! It happens. ---
**Author:** ![stevem2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@stevem2](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/stevem2)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-optical-input-cable/5013/5 "2018-02-08T09:47:03Z")
Indeed it does. All too often in my case. ---
**Author:** ![Peanut\_Butter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/peanut_butter/32/13_2.png) [@Peanut\_Butter](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Peanut_Butter)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-optical-input-cable/5013/6 "2018-02-08T10:09:23Z")
I thought the laser was supposed to burn through those. Huh. I learn something everyday. ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-optical-input-cable/5013/7 "2018-02-08T10:48:52Z")
🙂 That would be one scary interface. ---
**Author:** ![Peanut\_Butter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/peanut_butter/32/13_2.png) [@Peanut\_Butter](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Peanut_Butter)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-optical-input-cable/5013/8 "2018-02-08T12:11:28Z")
^ It would be! Seriously, though, to the OP: keep those caps. If you’re ever not using that cable, they’ll keep the ends all clean 'n shiny. I put them in a small zip-lock bag and tape the bag to the back of my DAC so I can always find them. ---
**Author:** ![timm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@timm](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/timm)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-optical-input-cable/5013/9 "2018-02-11T19:36:44Z")
Hah!! To this day - I will not use bananas on my Martin Logan Odysseys. I swear they only go in about 1/4" with an additional 1/4" hanging out the back. I think I’m doing something wrong - just not sure what. I just backed up and said ‘I’m out!!’