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Post by Chuck Elliot on Jan 4, 2017 21:44:27 GMT -5
Some sources say there is little difference between this and an analog XLR cable.
Experiences?
Sources?
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Post by knucklehead on Jan 4, 2017 22:56:28 GMT -5
AES/EBU is digital - XLR is analog. The interconnect is the same. I look at them the same as I do the RCA coax cables vs analog. I swap RCA cables between digital and analog use and I don't hear any difference. There might be some impedance differences between analog and digital versions but I doubt there will be any audio differences.
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Jan 5, 2017 0:03:42 GMT -5
XLR is a type of connector, used for both!
Analog cable is listed at 75 ohms AES/EBU is listed at 110 ohms
So, there is some type of difference!
I don't imagine there would be much difference in a short 1M cable, but there might be with a long cable run.
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Post by RichGuy on Jan 5, 2017 0:45:56 GMT -5
There is no difference in the XLR connectors used, but digital AES/EBU uses a different wire. Pro Audio LA is a great place for XLR cables, both analog and digital. They can custom make whatever you need to order. Here's a link to their 110 Ohm digital AES/EBU cables. www.proaudiola.com/category-s/97.htm
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Jan 5, 2017 0:51:18 GMT -5
There is no difference in the XLR connectors used, but digital AES/EBU uses a different wire. Pro Audio LA is a great place for XLR cables, both analog and digital. They can custom make whatever you need to order. Here's a link to their 110 Ohm digital AES/EBU cables. www.proaudiola.com/category-s/97.htmThanks for the link!
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Post by garbulky on Jan 5, 2017 1:23:30 GMT -5
The AES cable is specd I think for 110 ohm and the analog 75 ohm - or was it the other way? The tricky bit is getting a AES source. The Emotiva CD players output AES as a soruce but I have had scant luck getting a single cable AES source from a PC at a price that's affordable.
There are professional cards with 16, 32 channel AES breakout cables but at that point when you are passing a 2 channel signal through one cable that separates in to 16 cables....well the idea of using that type of AES for 2 channel "purist" use becomes unappealing to me. I found a musiland card that produced a single BNC output from a dedicated PCI output but it has been discontinued.
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