This might help; though this stuff can be very subjective. My CEC CD Player has toslink/coax/AES-EBU over XLR outputs available, so i decided to do a comparion of the 3, running into a Benchmark DAC1. I used each interface for 2 months, and here is what I found:
1. AES/EBU: Rendered the warmest presenation. (Signal Cable digital XLR) 2. Toslink: The most neutral; almost too sterile--although very tight bass and smooth treble. (Sonic Wave quartz glass 1mtr Toslink) 3. Coaxial: Somewhere between AES/EBU and Toslink; not quite the warmth of XLR, but more sparkle/depth than Toslink. (DH Labs D-75) Take it for what it's worth... -- steveinaz - transport: squeezebox touch - dac: benchmark dac/pre - linestage: placette passive - power amplifier: parasound hca-1500a - speakers: fritz speakers carbon 7 monitor - cables: kimber hero/8tc v.2, dh labs d-75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steveinaz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34707 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90211 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
