darrenyeats;604000 Wrote: > It seems the length which every camp might find acceptable is 1.5m. > > What about optical cables - is length significant and why? I hear glass > is better than plastic...any comments? > > So, coax versus optical on the SB Touch - does anyone have any > comments? > > Regards, Darren
Darren, you simply have to try both and see which you prefer. There are no hard rules, it depends on the DAC. As for glass vs plastic... for the lengths we are talking about it's irrelevant. I've used 5m cables with no drop-out/lock problems. IMO the most important part of any Toslink is NOT the cable, it's the connectors. If they aren't right, you can get significant transmission loss. -- 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), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84751 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
