I don't want to open a can of worms here, it's been opened many times before. But I've tried many digital cables, all over the board as far as price, and they all sounded different. I'm not able to offer an explanation for these differences but I do know they exist. As far as which is better, it's purely a subjective opinion and dependent on a host of variables.
One thing for sure, if you own good quality separates you owe yourself some experimentation with digital cables to achieve optimum performance of your digital front end. I'm not neccessarily suggesting the most expensive cable is the best choice. But there are probably 2 or 3 cables that will work best with your set-up. I would also experiment with RCA, BNC and XLR terminations as well as ATT if you have them as some of these sound better depending on your equipment.
To dismiss this subject off-hand could waste some of the sonic potential (and investment) that you have made in your DAC and transport. BTW: Happy New Year to all you Gon'ers!
One thing for sure, if you own good quality separates you owe yourself some experimentation with digital cables to achieve optimum performance of your digital front end. I'm not neccessarily suggesting the most expensive cable is the best choice. But there are probably 2 or 3 cables that will work best with your set-up. I would also experiment with RCA, BNC and XLR terminations as well as ATT if you have them as some of these sound better depending on your equipment.
To dismiss this subject off-hand could waste some of the sonic potential (and investment) that you have made in your DAC and transport. BTW: Happy New Year to all you Gon'ers!