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Help me pick a digital cable

What is a good digital cable for about $150 USD (max 200).

I am looking for a neutral cable that is very open sounding.

I will need RCA connections and will go between my Parasound (CEC) 2000 belt driven transport and my Wadia DAC.

Also what is people experience with 1m vrs 1.5 meter lengths. I read the article written by Steve at Empirical audio. Has anyone compared 1m to 1.5?

Cheers,
Nick
nickway
nickway OP
168 posts
 
I am going to look into the Stereovox HDXV more. It seems like just the thing.

Has anyone experimented with the 1m vrs 1.5m lengths.
Steve's logic makes sense with the sampling rates.
But the logic of the less cable the better also makes sense.
Can anyone shed some light here.
Here is the article:
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue14/spdif.htm

Cheers,
Nick
jeff_jones
418 posts
 
Ok, I just gotsta know. Have any of you tried to tell one digital cable from any other in an honest blind test?

Maybe I'm deaf or my cd side stinks, but I can hear big differences in ic's and speaker cables but can hear none at all with digital cables.
nickway OP
168 posts
 
I have two tributaries digital cables. One is 1m and the other is 7ft. I can hear differences there, so I have no doubt that the type of cable and connectors used will make a difference.

Cheers,
Nick
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Well to those of you whom can't hear a dif. you're lucky.I have the $1200 Sy.Re.active model and it's like a component up grade.---Compared to the 5 other dig.cables I have in house.---The lesser ones go into HT application.I have an abs/ebu and an rca only---both 1mt.ea.
bigkidz
3,411 posts
 
Buy a used Audience digital cable. All the others are very good too. The difference being you can resell the Audience if you don't like it, the others don't seem to have a big resale value.

Happy Listening.
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