Squeze Box Question

Ckorody-

After making a statement like:

"My point is simply that most of us could not afford a "name" 15'. And there is no compelling reason to run one to connect a computer rig to a DAC."

It's very obvious that you have a closed mind when it comes to PC audio set up.

If you like having PCs in your listening room, great, but please don't tell people they shouldn't use and can't afford a high quality long SPDIF cable.

Kana -

I have been at this for five years now - in that time I found one SPDIF I liked - it was $350 used for 1 meter - the old Stealth Varidig

I have helped an awful lot of people figure this out - literally hundreds of posts here and hundreds more on AA -

Perhaps more relevant to our mutual readers is that I have read thousands of posts - you are the first and only person advocating a 15' SPDIF - and the only person who has ever mentioned this supplier.

As I said, the main thing is that you are happy - but you are certainly not representative of what most people have experienced

Plus with no PC in your listening room, SPDIF like USB and Toslink has the huge disadvantage of being one way - no easy way to control your source -

If removing the PC from your listening environment is the goal, Squeezebox/Roku is probably the best solution

enjoy the music

Ckorody-

Glad to read that you found at least one SPDIF cable in five years that you could recommend to people.

I'm not advocating that everyone use a 15' SPDIF(Some people may need a shorter run),I'm just taking issue with your statement that "there is no compelling reason to run one to connect a computer rig to a DAC." I know lots of audiophiles that don't want PCs in their listening room.

There are lots of easy ways to control a remote PC Music Server connected via a long digital cable to a DAC in the listening room.

Also, there are lots of posts about analogresearch-technology on the audiocircle lab and slimdevices DIY forums. If you're an outside the box plug and play guy, you probably wouldn't run accross them.

I agree. The Squeezebox is an easy way to get started
in PC Audio.

Aloha