jh901 wrote: > Hi- I've recently upgraded to the Cary 306 (see sig) for both SACD and > as a DAC for redbook PCM from the Transporter digital outs. > > 1) Networked by wi-fi, but I was considering a switch to Ethernet. Any > length related concerns for ethernet cable? > > 2) I'm using the coax output of the Transporter for now, but I'm > switching to AES since the rest of my system is balanced. Are any of > the Transporter outs considered superior (for sound quality)? Most > importantly, is the digital output from the Transporter being clocked by > the Cary? (I get confused about "Master/Slave") > > I have a few more concerns that I'll follow up with as I get my arms > around the first two. I appreciate any help and I understand that this > stuff will have been covered before, but I'm not real clever with > "search" and I want to capture a discussion applicable to my situation > all in one thread. Do feel free to post links. > > Thank you! > > Josh
maximum ethernet cable length (cat5e) is 100 meters, or a bit over 300 feet. But if you need a longer run than that, just connect to a switch box, then connect new ethernet cable to the switch. So ethernet cable length is rarely a practical limitation.... I can't find the thread, but a couple of years ago there was a good discussion by either John Swenson or Phil Leigh rleated to AES. My recollection was that AES was not considered as good as S/PDIF or TOSLINK. The notion was that AES was created simply because it allowed studios to use the cables and XLR connectors that they already had laying around the studio. p.s. I may misunderstand what you are doing, but the Transporter BALANCED outs are analog (in fact, this is what I use, Transporter balanced out via XLR into the balanced input of my preamp). If you are going from Transporter to DAC, it seems you'd want to use transporter DIGITAL out into your DAC. The "balanced" part is once you reach the analog stage. That is, you'd want balanced out analog from the DAC into the balanced input of your preamp/amp. The input into your DAC from the transporter just needs to be digital (S/PDIF coax, toslink, or AES are all possibilities here). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95476 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
