DYohn
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Post by DYohn on Jul 7, 2019 11:54:54 GMT -5
Yes, and given that choice mine would be coax S/PDIF, not optical. TOSLink is S/PDIF as well, both it and Coax are part of the spec. Yes, I know. However I always seem to get better results using coax. YMMV.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jul 7, 2019 12:16:37 GMT -5
TOSLink is S/PDIF as well, both it and Coax are part of the spec. Yes, I know. However I always seem to get better results using coax. YMMV. I prefer the Coax connection, but many devices only have TOSLink and I’ve gotten good results from it, to the point of not having an audible preference. I have one long (~50’) TOSLink from my main system to my desktop DC-1, I’m always impressed how well it works.
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Post by strindl on Jul 7, 2019 12:33:56 GMT -5
Yes, and given that choice mine would be coax S/PDIF, not optical. TOSLink is S/PDIF as well, both it and Coax are part of the spec. Back in the mid 90's, I had some PS Audio gear that gave me four different digital connection options between my transport and DAC. They had toslink, coaxial digital, AES/EBU with an XLR cable , and something rather rare...an optical digital connection that was NOT toslink. It was called an ATT-ST connection. It used a glass fiber optic wire instead of the plastic used by Toslink. It never really caught on in the mainstream , but it was one of the options.
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Post by leonski on Aug 30, 2020 18:40:05 GMT -5
But, then, I doubt anyone ever put 100,000 miles on a horse and buggy... while modern autos frequently make it far longer than that. I'm pretty sure a horse couldn't go 1000 miles in one day either.
(But, then, a horse can have baby horses, and I've never heard of a car doing that.)
Different requirements... and different results... I seem to recall, in the old days, power output tubes died relatively often, but preamp tubes lasted almost forever...
A horse and buggy were far less complicated than a modern vehicle..far less to go wrong. Apples to oranges. My brother had a FORD F350 which mated with a Ferrari (It was love at first crash) and they had a FIAT.....
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Post by Jean Genie on Aug 31, 2020 12:28:38 GMT -5
Yes, I know. However I always seem to get better results using coax. YMMV. I prefer the Coax connection, but many devices only have TOSLink and I’ve gotten good results from it, to the point of not having an audible preference. I have one long (~50’) TOSLink from my main system to my desktop DC-1, I’m always impressed how well it works. Back in the olden days, an XDA-1 was my preamp and my Pioneer CD player had both optical and coax outs. Using the XDA's remote, I was able to A-B the inputs and coax was always DECIDEDLY better. I suppose it could have been one or the other machine. FWIW
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Post by garbulky on Aug 31, 2020 12:32:32 GMT -5
So I guess my real b*tch fest is about the new fire tv not having optical because our current unit gets the most use. Have you tried using one of the HDMI to toslink converters? I've never tried one myself but I see them being available. Sorry I know this is an old post. But yes I do use one of these and it works GREAT! It converts it to toslink and coax spdif
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Post by Jean Genie on Aug 31, 2020 13:31:10 GMT -5
But, then, I doubt anyone ever put 100,000 miles on a horse and buggy... while modern autos frequently make it far longer than that. I'm pretty sure a horse couldn't go 1000 miles in one day either.
The real problem was, you had to be careful not to step in the exhaust from a horse. That's not an issue with an auto. The exhaust is ok, it's those talipipe emissions that getcha in trouble!😂😂😂
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