Why so few devices with BNC's??


It's an ongoing amazement to me how many manufacturers use RCA's for 75 ohm digital connections.   Is this really to just save a couple bucks?  Lower end McIntosh stuff has RCA's as does most Japanese gear regardless of price.  It's not like BNC's are really so exotic, and 75 ohm cables are readily available.  In fact, the general lack of inputs is an annoyance.  Not everybody wants to use USB or Toslink.  Rant over. 😠  Thanks for reading.

[Please, this is NOT a thread to list all the exceptions.]

kletter1mann

Completely agree!

Side note … and absolutely nothing inherently wrong with well implemented BNC connection interface when special attention is addressed by designer. My last preferred choice in the chain reaching the DAC.

Edit … I want BNC on my TV! ;-) 

BNCs are much more expensive than RCAs. RCAs were designed for an audio signal and the BNCs are usually used for RF signals, although there is some crossover.