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Post by scumbum on Mar 11, 2017 15:14:22 GMT -6
How much should I spend on a S/PDIF Cable ? Some people say not much , others say $300 ??
At what price point can I get a high quality S/PDIF cable ?
Jim Williams says $300 , but if your recording rock its not as critical........I'm recording rock....some say its the devils music .
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Post by Johnkenn on Mar 11, 2017 15:18:56 GMT -6
I think Jim champions expensive silver Kimber cable, but not really sure there's much difference in digital cables carrying ones and zeros.
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Post by NoFilterChuck on Mar 11, 2017 15:26:21 GMT -6
Cable run length will make a bigger difference. Just buy something with great shielding.
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Post by scumbum on Mar 11, 2017 15:44:53 GMT -6
I only need to go like 2 feet .
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Post by chasmanian on Mar 11, 2017 15:56:45 GMT -6
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Post by ragan on Mar 11, 2017 16:20:56 GMT -6
Count me as a gigantic skeptic of "high end" digital cables.
I'm all ears. If someone can explain to me how the code Gets There with a cheap cable but somehow Gets There In A Better Way with an expensive cable, go for it.
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Post by Guitar on Mar 11, 2017 17:21:18 GMT -6
I would be more worried about physical sturdieness and quality of connectors. You can achieve good on both of those for not too much money. Monoprice has a few good cables, for example. Or some of the sellers on eBay.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Mar 11, 2017 17:22:30 GMT -6
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Post by jcoutu1 on Mar 11, 2017 17:23:00 GMT -6
^ kidding. I don't care about that mumbo jumbo.  |
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Post by ericn on Mar 11, 2017 17:26:46 GMT -6
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Post by svart on Mar 11, 2017 17:42:00 GMT -6
Any decently made cable will work fine.
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Post by Guitar on Mar 11, 2017 17:54:33 GMT -6
Any decently made cable will work fine. There you have it, folks... |
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Post by winetree on Mar 11, 2017 21:17:44 GMT -6
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Post by scumbum on Mar 11, 2017 21:44:15 GMT -6
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Post by Ward on Mar 11, 2017 21:49:01 GMT -6
If you have to spend more than $20, you're paying for snake oil.
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Post by ericn on Mar 11, 2017 21:50:05 GMT -6
Yes you could build it your self, save the $ and use the 3159, you can either just use one conductor, use both conductors as the positive or use one of the conductors with the shield any old RCA should. Do the Canare's are nice, you can find them as OEM on some spendy Consumer cables. I use one conductor and gold plated Vampire Wire RCA's I bought a bunch of on EBAY for SPDIF, no problems!
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Post by jeromemason on Mar 11, 2017 21:56:34 GMT -6
BLA is what I've always used, their premium version. Excellent cables.
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