> "Does having an optical out improve sound quality when going to a digital
> receiver? If so, how come so many of the minidisc decks don't have them?"
>
I would say that every mini disc deck currently made has a digital optical
output. When you say does it make a difference do you mean compared to analog
or a coaxial output?
Lets not get into the Coaxial vs optical debate. At short lengths of cable it
doesn't matter.
Does analog vs digital (doesn't matter if it is optical or coaxial) make a
difference? First of all, lets forget the term "sounds better" and use the word
fidelity. They are not the same thing.
Turn up the bass. Turn up the treble. Turn up the volume. Most people will
say it "sounds better"
Digital will produce a copy closer to the original then analog. Again, lets
stop using the term "sounds better". When we are talking about the quality of a
well recorded CD and MDs copied from it the sound is good period.
Forget whether copying digitally makes a copy that "sounds better". The
advantages are, sync (you just put your MD recorder in sync mode and as soon as
the CD starts, the MD will copy automatically and be in second for second sync).
Also, the track marks are recorded in perfect sync.
Larry
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