Phil Leigh Wrote: 
> Well, if you imagine the coax SPDIF to be a variable mark/space pulse
> train at high frequency, then it can be affected by almost
> anything...cables, termination etc. Certainly noise can be injected
> into it which could alter its interpretation. If you are dubious, try
> using a long (>10m?), very cheap HDMI cable and revel in the "digital
> snow" on your hi-def TV. This is basically the same thing, but it is
> more obvious because:
> 1) it's much easier to see "noise" than it is to hear it
> 2) HDMI is much greater bandwith (2Ghz?) so is more sensitive to cable
> quality, termination and so on
> 
> Now we could have some fun here, but I think that SPDIF is more fragile
> than HDMI...
> 
> Ironically, it was my experiments with HDTV that finally convinced me
> that digital audio signals need a lot of TLC, and that they can easily
> be "corrupted".

Alright - I see your point.  Now the real question - why is it so hard
to find a simple plug and play for about $20?


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