I'll need SPDIF cable soon, and I'm curious which one to pick. Although they are fairly simple devices with well defined specifications, I see two potential pitfalls in them.
First, if the manufacturer targets mass market, to keep costs low he may allow way too high deviation from specifications assuming his consumer will anyways connect his $200 HT to $30 DVD player, so who cares? Second, RF/EMI shielding can vary between the brands, and there were some experiments where SPDIF cable picked lots of noise which caused DAC to get crazy, and some DIY shielding resolved it. So this is potential issue to look for. What do you guys think - how to know this is the right one? I'm not into Nordost stuff, but I am ready to add few bucks on top just to be sure my cable works as it supposed to... -- 325xi simaudio nova cdp >> simaudio moon i-5 >> revel performa m20 on skylan stands via acoustic zen matrix reference ii and acoustic zen satori sb3 >> audioengine 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37983 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
