Andrew B. Wrote: > I think you mean "optical or coaxial". SPDIF is a digital format, not a > physical connection type. So both the optical and coaxial outputs are > likely to be SPDIF format in most digital outputs on consumer > electronics(there are other professional formats). > > Sorry to be picky. > > Andrew My understanding is the S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format) specifies a 75R coaxial cable and phono connectors.
The optical version (which uses the same data formatting) was developed by Toshiba and is commonly called Toslink. But I'm happy to stand corrected. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17948 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
