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Digital Interconnects - Which one is the BEST ??!!

Hello,

i am not initially wanting to hear a brand name but more a TYPE of connection.

is Optical better than Coaxial ?  Is USB better than BNC ?   What IS BNC anyways?!     I read somewhere that a COAX input that utilizes any old RCA cable is much worse than a dedicated COAX cable - that was news to me!

After i learn these things, i will look for a good brand, but if there is a TYPE that outperforms other TYPEs i want to begin with that...

thank you for your comments

rop45
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dave_b
3,159 posts
 

Coax…MIT Magnum or Oracle were the shizz!

boxcarman
427 posts
 

Forget about the optical connection.  It sounds ragged compared to coax.

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curiousjim
4,790 posts
 

I’ve been using both rca and xlr digital cables for years. To me they sound better than optical.

All the best.

JD

mceljo
1,357 posts
 

I have not put forth much effort to really test it, but I have never heard any difference in my system when it comes to audible changes from things in my system transferring the digital signal.  I've heard differences from tubes, power cords, interconnects for reference.  It's been a while since I did anything with optical/toslink in my system and currently use SPDIF.  I recently upgraded from a cable from Blue Jeans Cable to a Cinnamon from Audioquest and didn't hear any difference.  

Toslink does have limited bandwidth so cannot transfer high resolution files.  I tried a Schiit DAC and had to use SPDIF to get the files to transfer.  I don't normally use high resolution files, so this was a bit of a surprise to me.

I'm not saying that digital connections cannot make a difference.  I've just not heard it in my system and if I'm honest I'm happy to avoid that rabbit hole.

soma70
153 posts
 

1. Ethernet.

2. USB.

Add an audiophile switch e.g. Bonn 8 or English (something) with a LPS.

 

 

 

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