The 47 Labs OTA is very good. Sometimes simpler is better.
unshielded SPDIF digital cable?
Hi, yesterday I tried a home made unshielded SPDIF cable and I must say that it sounded surprisingly good. I compared this home made cable (consisting of two twisted solid core gold/silver wires with teflon insulation) with a trusty Nirvana AES/EBU. The results: the unshielded SPDIF cable sounded more "natural" and warm, emphasizing the midrange. The bass is a bit diffuse and the treble a bit subdued, but there is comparable amount of detail and PRaT. Do you have experiences with unshielded digital cables? What are the sonic characteristics of these cables in comparison with their shielded counterparts? Of course most experts would not recommend using unshielded digital cables and they won't recommend the type of cable I'm using either because the characteristic impedance of the cable, which is very likely wouldn't be the standard 75 ohms. But there are some experts (more enfant terribles) also who don't care about shielding or 75 ohms characteristic impedance, like Kimura San of 47 Labs and Kondo San of Audio Note Japan. Could it be that the sound I hear from the unshielded SPDIF is in fact the sound of jitter, which adds a bit of warmth to the sound? Your comments please.
Chris
Chris
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