Murph;215481 Wrote: > Both types of Digital cables transfer digital data, not analogue sound > waves, so under normal conditions, it is technically impossible for one > to sound better than the other. Either the "1"s and "0"s will get there > or they won't. It's just data. It's then up to the processor in the > reciever to actually decode the data and turn it into analogue sound > waves that can be sent out through speaker wire. > > The Analogue outputs actually transfer the sound itself, so to speak. > However, even in this case, unless you purchase really small guage RCA > cables or run them exceptionaly longer distances, you still won't > notice an audible difference between types of RCA cables in normal > circumstances. > > In short, aside from a digital cable being so damaged or long that data > actually goes missing, the data that reaches the receiver through either > cable will be exactly the same. If distance is a factor, coax can go > further, cheaper. Optical is just more fun to think about because > everybody wants to be using a "llaazzzer", said in my best Dr. Evil > voice. I spent the extra for optical myself just because of the cool > factor.
Actually that's not quite true - it is an analogue representation of a digital signal and so there is some work to do at the receiving end to recover a true digital signal. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36667 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
