Confused about adapter for RCA to BNC
OK, I’m sure this will "engender" jokes but I still need some help. I have a digital Coax cable with BNC connectors on both ends. I’m buying a DAC that only has an RCA Coax input, so I need an adapter to, in effect, convert one end of the BNC cable into an RCA. What is this sort of adapter called, exactly? "Female BNC to Male RCA" ?
... and, can anyone recommend a brand/model, send me a link???
@stuartk hope you recovered from those shots! That Synergistic cable should be very nice. I would evaluate with it. Sorry to hear the adapter doesn’t fit. But I’m not sure how it can possibly be too big. Does it not make the connection? Can you order an adapter from amazon just to evaluate the DAC?
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... or getting the cable reterminated. I reached out to Synergistic but they haven’t responded yet. Regarding the poor fit, the interior dimension of the barrel of the male rca end of the adapter is too big compared to the exterior of the barrel of the female rca socket in the dac. In other words, it’s too loose of a fit. By a lot. It simply fails to make the connection. The last time I demo’d ICs from The Cable Co. I ran into the opposite problem with one cable pair. I found an adapter listed on the Transparent site for $10. Given their reputation for expensive wire, I was very surprised! Today I also discovered that due to the stiffness of the Synergistic cable (twisted geometry) , the only way the Mojo will fit into its bay is parallel to the back wall. I could live with this, but it looks a bit weird. I’m feeling better, today, thanks. |
@stuartk - The analog rca jacks in the X SE are "Furutech rhodium plated low-mass RCAs directly soldered to the PC board." The digital S/PDIF rca jack looks different so I am not sure whether that is a Furutech or not. However, I have never had an adaptor or digital rca cable fit loosely so that is very odd about the Cardas adaptor. |
