This basic, no-nonsense optical cable will provide a distortion-free connection between your digital audio source components — CD players, Blu-ray or DVD players, TVs — and A/V receivers, DACs, and even some sound bars. The cable has full-size Toslink connectors at each end.
Product highlights:
- full-size Toslink connectors with gold-plated terminations to resist corrosion
- warranty: limited lifetime
- Our 60-day money-back guarantee
- MFR # MHX-T4
What's in the box:
- 13.1' Optical digital cable (with Toslink connectors on each end)
Featured review
Needed a long fiber optic cable to run from a wall mounted tv through wall to receiver. Crutchfield had the best price and the quality is assured.
Josef from New Orleans, LA
Customer Q&A
Q
Is this a category 2 cable?
A
No. It is a optical cable. Cat 2 is copper twisted pair.
12 reasons to shop with us
Reason #3
Free tech support for the life of your gear
Here in Virginia, 7 days a week.
REVIEWS
Customer reviews
Loading reviews...
Metra ethereal MHX-T4 reviews
Average review:
Customer photos
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Barrigada, GU on 8/25/2019
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Swanville, ME on 8/23/2019
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Wayne, NJ on 8/14/2019
Works great! Thank you!
Pros: Hooked right up and automatically connected the two units.
Cons: None
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Slidell, LA on 7/29/2019
0 of 0 found this helpful
Saved me a lot of money
Josef from New Orleans, LA on 6/16/2019
Needed a long fiber optic cable to run from a wall mounted tv through wall to receiver. Crutchfield had the best price and the quality is assured.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Works as it should
Crutchfield customer from Atlanta, GA on 5/20/2019
Works seamlessly as it should. I had previously ordered a seemingly similar optical cable from a huge overnight retailer which proved to be defective and would go out constantly - quality of this cable is much better for only a few extra dollars.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
MICHAEL from Williamsburg, KY on 4/29/2019
Works great! I hooked up my new LG OLED tv up to my Yamaha AS 501 integrated amp which goes out to a pair of B& W 683 s2 speakers. I'm quite surprised at how good it sounds.
Pros: Works as advertised, long enough to reach to the odd side that LG put their connections on.
Cons: none
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Burlingame, CA on 4/25/2019
I had an empty optical port so I bought an optical connecting cord. Takes all the guess work out of installing.
Pros:
Cons:
1 of 1 found this helpful
Optical Cable
Crutchfield customer from Brooklyn, NY on 4/3/2019
The connection from sound bar to tv audio was easy. Somehow the ability for these two units to communicate with each other is inconsistent. I will continue to experiment with the connections to see if it is the sound bar or the optical cable that is preventing optimal performance. In addition, I remember the reason I like the sound quality of analog vs digital.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Crutchfield Optical Cable
Crutchfield customer from Naperville, IL on 4/3/2019
I needed a new Optical cable. I have had my mine for 11 years and and it was only 3 ft. That is when I talked with Wade, and looked on the Crutchfield website for my options. I had tried the HDMI Premium Crutchfield cable and was very pleased so I thought their Optical cable would perform just as well. I purchased a 6ft Optical cable and it works great! I am vey happy to have a budget friendly and high performance Optical cable that is long enough for my setup. Thank you Wade!
Pros: Budget Friendly, Performs Great, Crutchfield Service
Cons:
2 of 2 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from El Dorado Hills, CA on 3/28/2019
I needed a short run to connect a twk - 88 to twk - D8. Works as hoped.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Optical Digital Audio Cable.
Crutchfield customer from Upper Marlboro, MD on 3/24/2019
Once I was able to fish the cable into the wall and hooked the cable to the TV and Bose 15 Sound Bar, everything worked out great.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
ethereal
savoy from Ravenel, SC on 2/25/2019
exactly what i needed to make everything right
Pros: great
Cons: none
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from N Miami Beach, FL on 2/19/2019
1 of 1 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Dallas, TX on 2/19/2019
Quality product and same great customer service from Crutchfield.
Pros:
Cons:
1 of 1 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Ron from San Luis Obispo, CA on 2/10/2019
Quality cable for the price point. Allowed easy connection of newer TV to my older Yamaha Reciever and gives good sound quality.
Pros: Well made Good price
Cons: None
1 of 1 found this helpful
Digital optical cable
Moe from Nolensville, TN on 2/3/2019
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Milton, FL on 1/30/2019
Does what it's supposed to do. Nothing special.
Pros:
Cons:
1 of 1 found this helpful
optical audio cable
Crutchfield customer from Laurel, MS on 1/28/2019
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Jeff from Tampa, FL on 1/15/2019
Great, inexpensive option for combining smart TV's good speakers with the awesome sound of the Yamaha R-N803.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Saint Paul, MN on 1/13/2019
wish it would of come with unit
Pros: works great
Cons: should b 6 ft
0 of 0 found this helpful
Great audio
Brian from Shorewood, IL on 1/12/2019
Great optical cable, good tight fit on Toslink connector. Great value.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Danville, PA on 1/4/2019
Premium quality optical cable compared to the plastic tipped one purchased at a big box store - wasted money:-(
Pros:
Cons:
1 of 1 found this helpful
Works Fine
Will from Brandon, VT on 1/1/2019
Works as an optical cable should.
Pros: It works.
Cons: None.
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
D from Navarre, FL on 12/30/2018
Fast Shipping. Cable easy use , works great
Pros: 1 cable , easy setup
Cons: none
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Sandown, NH on 12/16/2018
Cheap and good quality. What else can you ask for?
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
great buy
matt from Denver, NC on 12/14/2018
very nice cable, works great. feels of high quality for a good price.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Perfect cable for amazing surround sound experience
Luis from Chula Vista, CA on 12/9/2018
High quality cable and connector, produces amazing sound for surround sound experience.
Pros: High quality, perfect length, for a good price
Cons: None
0 of 0 found this helpful
Great Sound! Quality!
Crutchfield customer from Shafter, CA on 11/9/2018
Worked great for my sound bar. Well constructed. Always will buy metra products! Never-ever has an issue with these. Will buy again!
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Quality feel.
Den from New Hudson, MI on 11/5/2018
Snaps in place securely at both ends. Cheaper, lower quality cables often don't seem to fit properly. Works well without any apparent signal problems. I'm happy.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Rich from Albany , NY on 11/4/2018
Some items are a tad pricey but this is the best place for electronics and support after you buy from them!
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
William from Bristol, TN on 11/2/2018
1 of 1 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Sag Harbor, NY on 10/27/2018
0 of 0 found this helpful
Good basic cable
Robert B. from Sarasota, FL on 10/13/2018
A nicely made cable to carry sound to my bluetooth earphone system.
Pros: Construction
Cons: none
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Stanwood, WA on 9/30/2018
Makes every component "talk" to each other instead of finding the buttons on your remotes
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from North East, MD on 9/23/2018
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Corinne from Lynnwood, WA on 8/30/2018
It only fit the speakers but not the CD player, What a waste of money, thanks for nothing.
Pros:
Cons: Doesn't fit and not worth the money it would cost to return it so I;m just stop with a useless cable and out of the money.
0 of 1 found this helpful
High quality cable
Joe from Buford, GA on 8/5/2018
Super quality cable. Very well made and gives me quality sound for my connection to my Bose speaker and my headphones. When it comes electronics I no longer try to go cheap thru other online retailers. I now only buy from Crutchfield. I got fed up with knockoffs from unknown sellers.
Pros: Quality made and nicely fit connection
Cons: None
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Guest from Harrisonburg, VA on 8/5/2018
Long enough to run through the wall and good crisp sound.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
mark desanto from Creede, CO on 8/4/2018
A quality cable , works as described
Pros: no distortion
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Robert from Palm Springs, CA on 7/5/2018
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Rancho Mirage, CA on 7/2/2018
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Gary from Dallas, WI on 6/17/2018
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Mangilao, GU on 6/2/2018
Great premium optical cable. It is also nice when it comes with detactable dust cover.
Pros: Great premium cable with great price from crutchfield.
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
BS from Ventura, CA on 5/14/2018
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Topeka, KS on 4/20/2018
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
David from Reisterstown, MD on 4/5/2018
I did not know that toslink connectors could fit so well. Perfect fit at both ends. Previous cables made me hate toslink because of poor fit. And great that dust covers are attached.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Great cable
Don from Eden, NC on 4/2/2018
All around great cable.
Pros: Much more durable cable vs what came with the surround system. 30 second installation time and works great.
Cons: None
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Aspen, CO on 3/28/2018
Thick, durable outer coating, high quality connection ends.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Chuck from Cibolo, TX on 3/8/2018
No question about it, the optical connections between your receiver and CD player are awesome. I had been using RCA cables between my receiver and my CD player and the music with the optical connections is so much clearer and wonderful to listen to. I am enjoying listening to my CD collection. Pulling out all my favorite CD's.
Pros: AWESOME
Cons: none
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Riverton, UT on 2/23/2018
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Newburgh, IN on 1/28/2018
0 of 0 found this helpful
Needed Cable
Jack from Hillsboro, OH on 1/16/2018
I was told for my Panasonic TV I would need this cable. The TV has only a Toslink cable connection, so I had no choice. It does what it is supposed to for using the headphones with my TV. It was frustrating because there was no directions on how to connect everything. I figured out there was a door to open for the cable to go through on my TV and the ethereal box.
Pros: Connects the TV through the ethereal box to the headphones
Cons: No directions, so it was a little frustrating because I had never used a Toslink cable and did not know how to connnect it.
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Kensington, MD on 12/25/2017
Simple to install. Provided crystal clear connection between my Onkyo CD player and my new HK3770 receiver
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Plug & Play
Robert J. from West Berlin, NJ on 12/24/2017
High Quality product; Crutchfield tech support was very helpful in selecting the correct item!
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
They work
Wayne from Gilford, NH on 12/18/2017
They work as described. I bought two and did get an open package with broken caps which the support group immediately replaced.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 2 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Steamboat Spr, CO on 12/16/2017
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from High Point, NC on 12/8/2017
With AJ's help I was able to connect an older TV to my new Sony receiver that I purchased from you. The cable was easy to use, giving me full use of the receiver.
Pros: .
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Works as described
Rick from Saline, MI on 10/25/2017
Successfully used to interface digital audio output from a Samsung 55" HDR TV to Sennheiser RS195 headphones for hearing impaired and to a McIntosh MA5200.
Pros: Easy install
Cons: none so far
0 of 0 found this helpful
Great optical cables
Kristen from Charleston, SC on 10/8/2017
Love these since they CLICK in unlike previous ones I've had that seem like they come out easily.
Pros: Click in for secure connections.
Cons: Make sure you get the right length!
1 of 1 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Fredericksburg, VA on 9/18/2017
Great product, but most importantly greater service. Kudos to your company's culture to excellent service. First call for any electronics needs.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Clearwater, FL on 9/13/2017
I made a mistake with my last review. This fiber optic cable is my connection from the Onkyo 6 disc player to my Onkyo receiver. And the sound difference is very noticeable. The other cable is longer and was needed to hide the cable as the short one ran in front of one of my speakers. I have been pleased with Crutchfield for the 20 + years I have dealt with you.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Good Cable
M from Fremont, CA on 9/5/2017
Good product works as expected. Shipped on schedule.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Magnolia, Texas on 7/31/2017
Good quality cable; flexible; easy to install. Resulting sound quality great.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Crutchfield customer from Reeder, ND on 7/14/2017
Super sound...Now I know why it is rated so high.
Pros:
Cons:
0 of 0 found this helpful
Metra ethereal MHX
Ronald from Solon, OH on 6/26/2017
Hey, it's an optical cable, perfectly functional, not an eyesore and it's cheap. What more can one expect from a cable? Five stars. So much bigly winning.
Pros:
Cons:
1 of 1 found this helpful
More details on the Metra ethereal MHX-T4
Product Research
Features
Optical Digital Audio Cable: The Metra Ethereal optical digital audio cable uses the finest quality optical fiber and gold-plated terminations for maximum resolution and resistance to common noise sources. This cable is available in a 1.6', 3.2', 6.5', 9.8', 13.1', 19.6', 26.2' and 32.8' length.
Note: Remove the plastic protectors on the optical cable and on your equipment. Insert the connectors; they are "keyed" and will only fit one way.
Loading accessories...
Customer Q&A
Q Crutchfield asked: Why did you buy this?
4 questions already asked
Loading articles...