No optical is NOT inferior and is used extensively in certain professional circumstances. At the frequencies and distances involved in domestic digital applications this is a non-issue. In fact I would go as far as to say that optical is preferable in many circumstances due to the lack of galvanic coupling.
This is one of the "great audio myths of our time". (similar to "all switching supplies are inherently flawed" and "jitter doesn't exist anymore because transports and DACs are so great") -- Phil Leigh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33146 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
