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View Poll Results: Which do you prefer as your signal cable into a DAC?
USB 6 37.50%
Toslink- glass 2 12.50%
Toslink- plastic 1 6.25%
Coaxial 7 43.75%
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Old 10-25-2007, 07:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default simple qs.. USB, TOSLINK or COAXIAL?

which do you prefer as audio links between your source to a DAC?

Please go give your views, much appreciated...

also.. i read alot on comparisons b/w coaxial and toslink.. but rather few on USB 2.0 as an audio cable... is there a reason for this? newer technology perhaps?
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I am limited, by hardware, to TOSLINK and are very pleased with it.
Currently using a VdH The Optocoupler MKII cable, which afaik are made of glass.
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I can utilize all of those options in my system, but I only choose to use USB because it is the least expensive cable.
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