Pat Farrell;198969 Wrote: > Anne wrote: > > I have ordered the dac upgrade for my Bryston, it has 2 Toslink and > 2 > > idpf (or whatever) inputs. > > Thought I should go for this digital cable : > > http://www.deko.no/produkter_studio.htm#XV2 > > comes with bnc connectors but bnc to rca adapters are included.... > > Maybe just a cheap video composite cabel will do just as good ? > > Is Toslink better maybe ? > > There is no such thing as a digital cable. All cables send voltages > down > the wire. When you send a digital signal down a wire, the receiving end > > senses just the major transitions. Analog signals are sensed high, low, > > and in between. > > Technically, you can not have a proper 75 ohm connector using RCA. But > > for 99% of the uses, no one can tell any difference. Nearly all > professional digital connections are BNC. Nearly all amateur/consumer > gear uses RCA. > > Toslink is not better in theory, but it does avoid electrical > connections, so it can be more immune to ground loops. > In theory, toslink is worse than BNC 75 ohm connections, > but I never could tell a difference. > > Good quality 75 ohm video cable should work fine. > > What do you mean, just as good? This is an audiophiles list, we obscess > > over everything. > > > -- > Pat > http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html
Adding BNC to RCA adapters can only make it worse. It would probably work fine but you're defeating the purpose of having the BNC connectors in the first place. You might as well skip the BNC all together and connect the RCA plug directly to the correct 75ohm cable. That is, just get a 75 Ohm RCA to RCA Video Cable. That is, unless your willing to change the connectors to BNC on the SB3 and the Amp. -- mswlogo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34749 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
