Patrick Dixon 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). >> > > 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.
That was my understanding as well, I also could be wrong. Phono or is it really supposed to be BNC? (since it is hard if not impossible to stay 75 ohm with RCA) I am also pretty sure that the AES/EBU is essentially the same digital bitstream over XLR connected three wire cable. AESS/EBU obviously doesn't even have the silly consumer anti-fair use flags, but most consumer gear can be set to ignore those flags anyway. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
