SPDIF cable same as coaxial cable?

Is a coaxial cable same as a SPDIF cable? Seems they are one in the same.

emergingsoul09-23-2020 2:20am

mahler123 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,374 posts 09-23-2020 at 02:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Originally they were. Lately I have toslink cables also referred to as synonymous with S/PDIF, but that isn’t the way it used to be...
emergingsoul OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,183 posts 09-23-2020 at 03:38am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete How do toslink connections compare to SPDIF coaxial?
erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16,229 posts 09-23-2020 at 04:11am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete S/PDIF refers to the signalling, not the conductor type. Coaxial and TOSlink are both using S/PDIF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/PDIF Fiber has the advantage of never causing a ground loop, which can have odd effects in digital, which may or may not be audible as a traditional ground loop. Some swear that copper sounds better, which could have something to do with the connector hardware/drivers. I've long ago switched to USB.