The issue is that AES is a 110-ohm line and S/PDIF is 75-ohm, which you've already alluded to. You can't just change connectors and cabling and think it will work, as an IMPEDANCE change is what's necessary and it's usually done with a 1:1 transformer.
There isn't any advantage using AES over S/PDIF as the main difference is flags in the bit-stream which are set for certain 'professional' functions. The audio-stream itself is identical. If you want to run AES due to cable length restrictions of S/PDIF then you'd want to use a transformer for proper impedance conversion at the end of the run. AES is capable of runs up to 100-meters, where S/PDIF is usually limited to 10-meters. Hope this helps. -- Eric Seaberg Eric Seaberg - San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Seaberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7896 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37791 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
