No cable or connector is going to pass the signal perfectly.Get some adapters and see what sounds best to you.I've actually had very good sound using an XLR cable with adapters before,which seems ridiculous.It hurts nothing to try :-)
Another s/pdif digital cable thread
When I set up my system and cabling some years back I was blissfully unaware of difference between 75 ohm and 50 ohm BNC connectors. I just thought BNC was BNC. Most of my digital gear already has 75 ohm BNC female connectors for s/pdif inputs & outputs. Some, however, has RCA sockets.
On close inspection
I recently discovered that the cables all have 50 ohm RF connectors. And a couple are 50 ohm BNC at one end and RCA at the other.
IOW, it's a connector and impedance mashup salad and I want to sort it out right. First, the 50 ohm connectors will get scrapped and replaced by proper 75 ohm connectors. Then I'll use 75 ohm BNC => RCS adapters instead of the BNC/RCA frankencables.
So here's the question: how much degradation do all these mismatches create? Seems like there should be a ranking of these scenarios.1. Proper 75 ohm BNC + 75 ohm coax everywhere. The right way, next step.
2. [50 ohm BNC connectors + 75 ohm cable] to [75 ohm equipment connectors]. What I got now.
3. [75 ohm BNC + 75 ohm cable + RCA] to connect "mixed" equipmen. Also what I got now.
4. [75 ohm BNC connectors + 75 ohm cable] + BNC/RCA adapter to [mixed equipment connectors] . Next step.
Any comments or suggestions would be great. I'm hoping for a big improvement - but time will tell. Thanks,
IOW, it's a connector and impedance mashup salad and I want to sort it out right. First, the 50 ohm connectors will get scrapped and replaced by proper 75 ohm connectors. Then I'll use 75 ohm BNC => RCS adapters instead of the BNC/RCA frankencables.
So here's the question: how much degradation do all these mismatches create? Seems like there should be a ranking of these scenarios.1. Proper 75 ohm BNC + 75 ohm coax everywhere. The right way, next step.
2. [50 ohm BNC connectors + 75 ohm cable] to [75 ohm equipment connectors]. What I got now.
3. [75 ohm BNC + 75 ohm cable + RCA] to connect "mixed" equipmen. Also what I got now.
4. [75 ohm BNC connectors + 75 ohm cable] + BNC/RCA adapter to [mixed equipment connectors] . Next step.
Any comments or suggestions would be great. I'm hoping for a big improvement - but time will tell. Thanks,
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