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rca analog for s/pdif connection?
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If you have the cable, sure, it will work. If you don’t: why would you want to spend that amount of money on any cable?
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i have the cable.. gonna change connection from unbalanced to balanced so i was courious of i can use existing cable for digital connection.. i couldnt find information about columbia’s impendance so i didn’t know if that would be ok or not..
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atm my dac is connected to amp with columbia rca.. why is it bad idea in general?
JayGilb
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It will work, but remove the batteries from the Dielectric-Bias system. It's not an official 75 ohm spdif cable, but at a short distance, it should be fine.
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antennaguru
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Generally for a SPDIF cable you should use 75 ohm characteristic impedance coaxial cable. Pretty much any cable that is good for CATV. There are all sorts and they are not expensive, though some are tougher to solder RCA connectors onto.
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Here's a fancy spoon you can buy for $500:
Can you eat soup with it? Yes.
Will a regular spoon do the job just as well? Yes.
Is your money better spent elsewhere? Definitely yes.
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It probably works but it is a analog interconnect.
SPDIF needs a 75 Ohm cable.
As others already pointed out, don't waste your money on snake oil like audiophile cables.
It'll probably work, although some Audioquest cables will mangle an S/PDIF signal pretty badly:
Speedskater
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Well what would you expect from Audioquest?
But it will still work fine for a reasonable length S/PDIF interconnect.
I feel as though these types of (miso) spoons do even a better job with soup!
They nearly meet the W.A.F. criteria, but they are no Guccis at $13/4ea.
I may almost have enough $$ saved to buy a 'digital' Audiquest Columbia RCA cable... if she doesn't catch me in the act!
It's a common analogy and a really inapt one.well.. i think you got the point.. now you made me feel guilty for having AQ cables..
but i also think that no1 drives Yugo car tho it will do the same as any higher priced car..
maybe i’m wrong..
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OH its okay. I have AQ cables too. Back from before knowing better. I could sell them, but I kept them so I could occasionally demonstrate the lack of difference. Plus at one time their moderately priced (though still stupidly expensive) video links were very nicely made and serve as bling for my audio system. It is okay to have some bling as long as you don't think it works better. Like having a Rolex watch when a Casio keeps better time.well.. i think you got the point.. now you made me feel guilty for having AQ cables..
but i also think that no1 drives Yugo car tho it will do the same as any higher priced car..
maybe i’m wrong..
And no a Yugo isn't really a good comparison. They are truly deficient in several ways. Maybe a Toyota Camry or Honda Civic.
Check out this youtube video. Camry vs classic Corvette. Which would you rather be seen in?
You? As a gullible shopper? In which alternate universe?
In the "BEST Pig Lipstick" department >> there are actually people who do full-rotisserie mods on Yugos, Azteks, and Pacers while you are reading this... but pitting a Camry against a Vet is just foul-play.
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