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Digital Audio - Coax vs. Optical
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| Topic: | Digital Audio - Coax vs. Optical This thread has 12 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 20:00 |
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Does anyone have any suggestions as to which if these two are a better for audio?
Is there a clear choice for optimum sound quality?
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| Post 2 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 20:09 |
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This question belongs in the audiophile thread :)
Here is what I know about it...
An optical cable transmits the signal as pulses of light, while a coaxial passes the signal as pulses of electricity.
I can't hear a difference, but then again, I'm not an audiophile kind of guy. :)
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| Post 3 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 20:10 |
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I would tend to think that the optical would be a better choice if distance played a role.. Only speculating though..
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| Post 4 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 20:12 |
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I've heard that coax is better simply because it's a more reliable connection. Beyond that, I think they are the same.
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How hard can this be? |
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| Post 5 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 20:17 |
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We use coax because of the better connection. In the audiophile world I have heard that toslink is a
brighter and a more digital sound than coax.
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| Post 6 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 20:27 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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This discussion devolves into name calling in other threads, so it is worth a search through the fora.
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| Post 7 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 20:45 |
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Never busted the end of a coax moving equipment around, wish I could say that about optical. 3 broken optical cables in th elast month, yeah I know be, be more careful.
As far as sound, never heard one bit of difference between the 2 of them.
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| Post 8 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 20:51 |
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blah blah blah blah blah.....coax rules toslink drules
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| Post 9 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 20:59 |
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an audio file would never use a digital signal...they only play records, no digital connection for that
my 2 cents
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| OP | Post 10 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 21:24 |
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Thanks for the information, you have confirmed what I both believed and heard from local sources.
I wanted to hear responses from multiple viewpoints and I thank you all for sharing your knowledge.
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| Post 11 made on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 22:19 |
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Related question, indirectly......
Can you make your own custom length Tos-link cables?
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| Post 12 made on Saturday December 10, 2005 at 02:03 |
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On December 8, 2005 at 20:17, dr.k said...
We use coax because of the better connection.
In the audiophile world I have heard that toslink
is a
brighter and a more digital sound than coax. I agree, I've heard the same thing; also concur that the connections are more foolproof on coax. OTOH, a TOSLink connection could be proof against potential ground/hum issues (if there weren't any other L/V connections between the two pieces of gear, natch).
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| Post 13 made on Saturday December 10, 2005 at 08:36 |
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Hey there's a whole lot of discussion about tos links in the home theater forum In Nov. I posted info about the tos link flip cover, on the unit, being a problem: [Link: remotecentral.com]
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