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My friends, I was wrong, expensive cables matter a lot
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<blockquote data-quote="chrisc" data-source="post: 1046416" data-attributes="member: 746"><p>How can short (under 1 metre) digital cables make any difference? Really and honestly</p><p></p><p>I'm using a regular co-ax with 2 internal conductors, a foil and braided shield and 2 gold-plated RCA plugs. I made it myself and it cost R160, the bulk of this being the 2 plugs. This is between the SPDIF output of a bridge to the digital input of a DAC</p><p></p><p>I tried a terrifically expensive cable sent to me by my friend in Canada. He said they cost $199 there and are made by Crystal Cables. It looked very elegant and I almost wet my pants when I unpacked it. Audio wise - 0% difference</p><p></p><p>Then I plugged in a SPDIF optical cable. The signal dropped by 25%. To get the same volume as -15db using a co-ax, it had to be advanced to -11db. Otherwise no difference</p><p></p><p>The specs of both the bridge and the DAC state that a co-ax connection can manage up to 192KHz and an optical connection up to 96KHz</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1eaL5zU.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chrisc, post: 1046416, member: 746"] How can short (under 1 metre) digital cables make any difference? Really and honestly I'm using a regular co-ax with 2 internal conductors, a foil and braided shield and 2 gold-plated RCA plugs. I made it myself and it cost R160, the bulk of this being the 2 plugs. This is between the SPDIF output of a bridge to the digital input of a DAC I tried a terrifically expensive cable sent to me by my friend in Canada. He said they cost $199 there and are made by Crystal Cables. It looked very elegant and I almost wet my pants when I unpacked it. Audio wise - 0% difference Then I plugged in a SPDIF optical cable. The signal dropped by 25%. To get the same volume as -15db using a co-ax, it had to be advanced to -11db. Otherwise no difference The specs of both the bridge and the DAC state that a co-ax connection can manage up to 192KHz and an optical connection up to 96KHz [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/1eaL5zU.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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