Andy8421;533925 Wrote: > Richard, > > I would to reinforce Phil's earlier comments. I recall from my BBC days > that the AES / EBU spec was all about driving long lengths (100M plus) > of cheapo balanced audio lead with digital audio. This was primarily a > cost saving measure, and allowed a studio to use existing audio patch > panels and cable with digital audio. > > It was not about a 'better' digital signal. > > I understand that the Berkeley DAC has coax S/PDIF as well as Toslink > and AES / EBU. Assuming there was any difference in the sound of the > various inputs, (given that the coax connection uses 'proper' impedence > matched BNC connections) I would have guessed that the BNC would be the > better connection to use. > > The fact that the AES/EBU sounds better, and needs a magic cable to do > it does make me wonder about the implementation of the data input > circuitry on the DAC.
Gosh yes - the patch bays...aaargh the expense! Anyway, if Richard likes his cable+dac then that's all that matters. It's his ears/brain and his money. Some of my friends thought I lost all my marbles when I sold my CD12 and replaced it with an SB2+DAC... (they were probably right, actually - it didn't sound better but it was much more fun - I actually started listening to music again). -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76895 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
