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Whats the popular brand, most musical, digital cable now? What format?

Having been out of audio a few years,divorce does that.....  I am planning to stream digital "INTO" my 390s either Toslink, or Spdif and then XLR into my old 23.5 amp "DIRECT".   It has a analog output, I hope its not thin sounding.. 

Ill be using a macbook pro as my digital source, so the 3.5 mm digital port "OUTPUT" cable with the input either with TOSLINK or Spdif .

Tidal or Qobuz as my source in "lossless" format.

thanks in advance,

chuck

chuckdavis
ianrodger
164 posts
 
I stream Tidal via Roon from an Antipodes server/streamer to a Denafrips Pontus DAC using a Curious Cable USB cable and find it very satisfying. Not thin at all.

I would normally try a coax or optical connection but enjoy the way it is too much to change it around. Probably should for my own education...........or confusion lol.
rbstehno
1,412 posts
 
You’re SQ is limited by using toslink or usb to the dac. Did that for over a dozen years and bought into the Usb tweaks, still compromised. Use i2s or Ethernet into a dac/network interface and get rid of all your usb and toslink stuff. 
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mmporsche
144 posts
 
@rbstehno I have a MacBook Pro 2013 and a PS Audio Direct stream DAC. The DAC accepts i2s. My question is how do I physically connect from the laptop to the DAC?  I don’t have an i2s port on my laptop. 
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twoleftears
5,315 posts
 
I'd look at Wireworld's range of cables.
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