Doug,

Have you ever downloaded an MP3 file off of the internet? This involves transferring millions of bits of data, error free, over sometimes thousands of miles, God only knows how many terminations, transferring from copper to fiber and back again, and entering your computer through a skinny little telephone wire. If this can be accomplished without bit errors then surely we can pass our beloved audio signals error free over a 1 or 2 meter coax or optical cable.