mauidan;137350 Wrote: > I agree that when comparing digital sources you should try and use the > same digital cable.
Hello all, I do not mean to start a flame war here but could someone please explain to me the difference between a 20$ and a 350$ cable for digital signals (coax or optical). I do not have a golden ear or anything but I have a good ear, and a degree in electrical engineering. I do understand the need for well made, high quality, well shielded, low resistance, low capacitance cables when transporting weak high frequency analog signals that are very sensitive to noise, like component video, or analog audio. Even then the advantage of a 300$ cable over a 50$ WalMart one is unclear to me. I also understand the need for a high gauge cable for speakers. Then again, I'm pretty sure a 12 gauge extension cord is sufficient, but not as elegant... But when dealing with a digital signal, isn't it right to assume that if any of the signal gets there without obvious (and sometimes violents) drops and interruption then the signals is *100%* intact. Why pay more than needed for cables. I mean, my 5$ EIDE unshielded hard drive ribbon cable has been delivering terabytes of digital data without much trouble for years now. Please enlight me about all this. How could a bit of data be added or dropped without screwing the whole sample in an audible way (even with error correction). Maybe I don't have the right audiophile gene (or the right wallet) :-) thanks Donald -- dpayeur ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dpayeur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7394 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27452 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
