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From: Jim Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: md <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 10:17 AM
Subject: MD: coax v. toslink
>
> Can someone please explain to me how there could possibly be any
> difference between digital transmission by coaxial versus TosLink? I
> would assume that the exact same data is transferred, and that error
> correction would insure that no data is lost, and yet I read in this
> high-end stereophile book a statement that toslink gives inferior bass
> and imaging, or some such. Is this for real?
Opticals better as far as Im concerned as it provides electrical isolation
between the components - if I hook a cable between my PC and stereo I get a
whining noise from a groundloop. If I use optical - no problems.
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