LukeS;448308 Wrote: > I know I am going to get hounded for this question but I will ask > anyway. Why pay more for an exotic toslink cable made from glass etc? > > Toslink is just a pulse train of on and off light pulses (digital) that > is decoded on the other end with a photo diode in digital, no analog > signals, no ground loops, no crosstalk, no impedance issues, etc. If > you buy a standard low cost toslink cable rated to handle the > bandwidth\bitrate of the signal you are carrying how is paying more for > a more exotic cable going to make a difference?
My friend who owns a large fibre-cable manufacturing company laughs every time I mention glass to him... It's just another one of those enduring audio myths. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Outdoors: Boom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65893 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
