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RE: While you mentioned using fiber-optics for digital audio signal,..

Posted by Ted Smith (M) on August 21, 2007 at 13:57:09

In Reply to: While you mentioned using fiber-optics for digital audio signal,.. posted by cheap-Jack on August 21, 2007 at 11:12:00:

Howdy

There's a huge difference between consumer TOSLink and Pro AT&T ST-Glass, there's a huge difference in the quality of transceivers, there's a huge difference in the protocol used, there's a huge difference when the clock isn't embedded in the data and there's a huge difference when the clock is sourced from the DAC rather than being crammed down the DAC's throat :)

Even with standard AES/EBU or S/PDIF over coax vs TOSLink the difference can go either way depending on the quality of the transceivers and their implementation. Sometimes TOSLink is better just because of the electrical isolation. All things being equal AES/EBU (via XLRs and pulse transformers, etc.) should win for standard consumer digital interconnects.

My room was built for MC audio not stereo, if I listened to mostly stereo I certainly would have done things differently. As is, it's still a compromise in that I enjoy watching TV and DVDs as well as listening to audio and we also enjoy listening from various places not only the sweet spot.

-Ted

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