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Topic: | best connections? This thread has 13 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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Post 1 made on Saturday November 13, 2004 at 08:29 |
mogwai69 Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | November 2004 45 |
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whats the best way to connect a dvd player to an av amp. i'm currently using an optical cable any better ways????
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get some exercise, change channel by hand!!!!!!!!
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Post 2 made on Saturday November 13, 2004 at 13:07 |
LIcustom Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | September 2004 27 |
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Coax digital ( single 75 ohm rca )
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Post 3 made on Saturday November 13, 2004 at 16:31 |
SkyBird Long Time Member |
Joined: Posts: | March 2003 349 |
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The optical cable is better that the coax connection
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Post 4 made on Sunday November 14, 2004 at 02:03 |
djy RC Moderator |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 34,761 |
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On 11/13/04 21:31 ET, SkyBird said...
The optical cable is better that the coax connection That's a rather bold statement.
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Post 5 made on Sunday November 14, 2004 at 04:07 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
Joined: Posts: | October 1998 28,781 |
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All things being equal, optical and coaxial are identical in terms of sound quality.
However, coaxial has more solid connectors (toslink connectors don't really fasten that securely - important if you fiddle around with your equipment like I do sometimes), and from what I hear optical CAN be more prone to the introduction of "jitter".
Still, unless you're having problems I'd guess it makes no difference.
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Post 6 made on Monday November 15, 2004 at 16:00 |
automan1 Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | April 2002 393 |
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"...and from what I hear optical CAN be more prone to the introduction of "jitter"."
...and since no-one who says this actually understands it, they just keep repeating it....
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Post 7 made on Tuesday November 16, 2004 at 03:57 |
djy RC Moderator |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 34,761 |
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On 11/15/04 21:00 ET, automan1 said...
...and since no-one who says this actually understands it, they just keep repeating it.... But slightly out of phase from the original quote.
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Post 8 made on Tuesday November 16, 2004 at 04:43 |
Daniel Tonks Wrangler of Remotes |
Joined: Posts: | October 1998 28,781 |
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If you're looking for all the pros and cons, no matter how minute, it's one of them. I never said it was going to make any audible or measurable difference.
Anyways, with the whole pro/con thing going, I suppose I should mention that optical cables have ZERO possibility of creating a ground loop, while coaxial digital cables can (I've experienced that one myself with a grounded DVD player - quite annoying to track down).
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Post 9 made on Monday November 22, 2004 at 18:16 |
djnorm Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | January 2002 1,693 |
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what dvd? what av reciever? the question is how good are the dig>optical and optical>dig electric converter? Is the fiber optic cable glass? no plastic, so how does it pass the signal? I have listened to fiber and optic and I like coax.
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Post 10 made on Monday November 22, 2004 at 19:31 |
Larry Fine Loyal Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 5,002 |
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Coax is definitely less fragile.
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Post 11 made on Tuesday November 23, 2004 at 11:24 |
Spiky Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | May 2001 2,288 |
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Almost no optical SPDIF cable is glass, they are all plastic. That should have nothing to do with your decision.
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Post 12 made on Tuesday November 23, 2004 at 12:30 |
djy RC Moderator |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 34,761 |
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Personally, I prefer 30mm2 4 core steel wire amoured, though some might think this is a little excessive.
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Post 13 made on Monday November 29, 2004 at 08:47 |
john Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 236 |
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Now Im sure there is a difference. Ever so ever so slight but coxax sounds fuller more weightier but then im one of them aint I... LMAO ;-)
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Post 14 made on Tuesday November 30, 2004 at 06:11 |
djy RC Moderator |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 34,761 |
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Here's an example, though note it only has three cores so information retrieval might be compromised.
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