earwaxer9;628211 Wrote: > As far as the toslink connector - I cant see how that has anything to do > with the transmission of the light as long as its lined up properly. My > DAC will actually pick up the light signal and transmit very good sound > even before it is fully plugged in! I tried holding the cable a few mm > from the jack and I still got sound. I have seen "gold plated" toslink > connectors. Cant see the point! Its not electrical!
You are missing my point - it's not about the connectors being made of unobtanium - it's about whether or not they mechanically fit properly - if not you can get significant transmission loss/reflection/problems. -- 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) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Belden Digital,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones 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
