darrenyeats wrote: > I can repeatedly tell blind the difference between optical and coax > S/PDIF into my DAC1. > > I'm aware of the good reasons this ought not to be possible. But I can > do it.
There are also good reasons why it could be possible with (some) DACs that are sensitive to electrical noise and ground/earth issues. Optical provides total galvanic isolation, coax doesn't. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106736 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
