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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.]

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curiousjim
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I asked the same question when I was doing a DAC loop and was looking for a cable and there were so few to choose from. All I got was it was old technology.

hypoman
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Hmm, I thought BNC stood for Bayonet Nut Coupler.

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dinov
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RCA connectors have been there since the beginning of audio time. They work for me, and as far as digital they work great also. They certainly are better than toslink with digital. I haven’t felt the need to make this an issue yet.

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oddiofyl
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"The connector was named the BNC (for Bayonet Neill–Concelman) after its bayonet mount locking mechanism and its inventors, Paul Neill and Carl Concelman. Neill worked at Bell Labs and also invented the N connector; Concelman worked at Amphenol and also invented the C connector"

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