Confused about adapter for RCA to BNC

@audphile1

To be honest, it never occurred to me to try it on the analog outputs, as that wasn’t what I would be using.

Note that when @mitch2 looked at his Mojo Mystique XSE, he said "The digital S/PDIF rca jack looks different". I can’t see a discernible difference on mine but it’s entirely possible he’s detecting a difference I’m overlooking. After all, it happens all the time that I can’t find something and my wife points out that it’s right in front of me! ;o)

@stuartk no big deal. I know you wouldn’t be using it on rca outs but thought to have an additional data point to determine the culprit…is it the Mojo rca jack or the cardas adapter that is the culprit. 
 

You don’t want to give up on your Mojo DAC and end up like Austin Powers….

@audphile1 

Agreed --  it would be foolish to give up right away on the DAC due to this issue. 

BTW, Synergistic quoted me $150 for retermination. Still waiting to hear about turnaround time. 

I emailed Black Cat and they said they're no longer making the adapters The Cable Co. used to sell for about $30. Now they only make a different version in pairs for $150 - 160.  

@audphile1 

My guy at The Cable Co.suggested I try gently bending the "leaves" inside the male rca barrel inward and doing so, I was able to get the connection seated without slipping off. Ideally, I'd like it to be tighter and I may experiment further but for now, I'm going to concentrate on evaluating the DAC. It's certainly brought more resolution (without sibilance, so far) and improved the bass reach and presence in the mix. I don't know how long it's been powered off, so I'll continue to listen, give it more time

I once had the opposite issue of yours, @stuartk . My transport had an RCA digital out, but the DAC I bought had a BNC in. The Dac did come with a male BNC to female RCA adapter and I am sure I must have used it initially (this was almost 30 years ago) but I did contact Canare Cable and they made up a digital cable that was RCA on one end and BNC on the other. Fast forward to a few years ago, I was having trouble with that cable (the DAC was intermittently unlocking from the transport) so I broke out he adapter that I mentioned but I noticed that the SQ was noticeably worse. I contacted Kimber and they made me up another RCA to BNC cable (I think it was D60) and that did restore the SQ. I was using that until a few years ago when I bought a new CDP.

Anyway, I did read that you resolved your issue for the time being, but just wanted to add my own experience with RCA/BNC adapters.