AT&T ST to Toslink connectors ...


I just bought a Wadia 9 DAC, it has the AT&T ST type
of connectors for digital inputs, and it only has these
types of inputs . Being the idiot that I am, I didn't
check to make sure that my transport has the same type
of connector for digital output. Well, the transport
(Sony SCD-1) has the toslink digital output.

Here are my questions:

1 - Would it be possible for me to get an optical cable
that has the toslink connector on one end and the AT&T ST
connector on the other end ? Where could I go to get such
a cable or have it custom-made ? For this purpose, do I
need single-mode or multi-mode fiber optic cable ?
2 - Would the optical signal format be compatible between
these two ? Assuming I could find such a cable, would the
transceiver on the DAC be able to decode the signal sent
out by the transceiver on the transport ?
3 - What other options do I have, assuming the cable with
the two different types of connectors doesn't work ?

I would appreciate very much any help you can give me.
It is kind of painful to pay bucks for something that
you can't use ... |^(

Tony
averagejoe77

Showing 2 responses by vantageaudio

All is not lost.......

Get a 62.5/125 Simplex ST/ST cable assembly (local computer supply store should have them at no more than $20) and connect one end to your DAC ST connector and the other end inserted into the TOS connector. You can just gently push the ST center portion into the TOS connector. It will be a "snug" fit and should not fall out. Try this and you may be surprised

Let me know how you get on, regards, Richard

In my earlier post I should have stated that using the 62.5/125 simplex cable will only work from ST OUTPUT to TOS INPUT. Apologies for not making this clear. The center portion of the ST connector will fit into the TOSLINK connector. We have used this method when we needed to download from a ST only transport to a TOSLINK connector on a DAT machine and only had an ST/ST cable available.

Regards, Richard