Eric, what I was asking for is some technical information and advice, not mockery-style reply. Although I totally agree about Swiss watch thing - that's why I'm interested in getting the best even though I might not hear it in real.
Advantages of optical cable over coax are obvious, they are listed many many times everywhere. And I have no doubt optical used in pro applications a lot. This, however, doesn't mean an average implementation in mid-priced audiophile gear is as good. *I tend to think that cables and transmitter/receiver devices used for optical networking are vastly different from the one in my CD player.* I happen to check it with electronics engineer, and he confirmed that. I also heard about issues with cable quality: some issues with reflection when plastic fibre isn't ideally cut (most of reasonably priced cables are made of plastic, not glass - theoretically this is totally fine for reasonably short lengths). Again - LEDs quality. I really not sure your comparison with networking gear is valid. -- 325xi simaudio nova cdp >> simaudio moon i-5 >> revel performa m20 via acoustic zen matrix reference ii and acoustic zen satori -planned additions:... >> deq2496 >> lavry da-10 >>...- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33146 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
