Phil Leigh wrote: > I really can't help thinking that a lot of these debates are driven by > rational thinking overtaking practical reality. We "know" that the > transmission qualities of glass can exceed those of plastic so we > assume that a glass cable should sound better.
"can exceed" doesn't lead to "does exceed". The plastic in the tupperware containers in my fridge is exceeded by the quality of most glass, expect the stained glass in my church. Contrary to most audiophile's views, systems are only constrained by the worst parts when the parts don't meet the requirements. Moving SPDIF signals a few meters is not much of a challenge. pat _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles