The best digital audio out of coaxial, or optical?

Most people......yes! MOST PEOPLE DOES'T APLLY HERE....OR DOES IT?

Too broad? Okay, Mrjstark, I'd wager a significant number of our Audiogon membership has never done a comparison with a high quality Toslink cable. I believe they read blanket negative comments like yours without supporting evidence (or in your case, announced experience) and turn to a lesser sonic quality metal-based cable. Like I said, make your own comparison. Just for the record, the best sounding digital cable I've heard is metal-based, but make no mistake there are some very good Toslink cables.

If both work properly (the bits arrive) and the DAC device has a re-clocking PLL then perhaps it is just a coin toss between the two....both are equally good (as good as the PLL re-clocker algorithm).

Click on this link for a Forum thread that includes a listening comparison for different cables, digital media, etc.:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1196311011&openmine&zzBruce_1&4&5#Bruce_1

"significant number of our Audiogon membership has never done a comparison with a high quality Toslink cable."

Mt10425

I wouldn't be so sure........"Q".

Mariusz.S.