On Tue, 10 May 2005 10:46:28 +1200 Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > digital coax 0.9 m, DSE item C1394 $29.00 > > You can probably make them yourself from parts from DSE for about $5. 2 > RCA connectors, 1m of shielded cable, and a soldering iron.
so should any reasonable quality shielded coax cable with an rca plug on each end do? I have lots of those. > > > digital optical 0.9m DSE item C1392 $50.00 > > Optical cables are non-trivial when it comes to connecting the end of > the cable into some connector (and the connector into another connector) > in a way which doesn't lose more light than absolutely necessary. > > Save your money because optical has no advantage over coax in the > context of home audio equipment, and it's a lot more $$. Digital is > digital, period. yes except the amp has two digital inputs, one coax and one optical. I have two devices to plug into it. One device has a coax out only, so that uses up the coax input on the amp. The other device has coax or optical out, but I'll have to use the optical.
