"mozza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've said this before, quite some time ago now.
>
> I think there IS a possibility of co-ax and optical sounding different, but
> not directly because of the cable used, but the fact that at some point
> within the MiniDisc player the sound is converted back to analogue - it is
> the analogue stage that is usually 'heard'. So, now we come down to how the
> analogue stage could possibly sound different - which is a whole different
> ball game, and one not so easy to resolve.
>
> I propose it is possible that due to the differing electrical requirements
> of optical receivers and co-axial terminators (or whatever) audible
> differences could occur in the analogue stage.
Just when I thought it was safe to put the schematics away ...
On http://www.minidisc.org/je520_service/47.html it shows that the
optical and coax digital interfaces combine to a single lead very near
the outer edge of the MD's entire circuit. From here the entire
recording path is digital, with no memory of whether it came from from
coax or optical inputs.
How, on playback, would the analog circuitry be effected by whether
the recording source was coax or optical?
Rick
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