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post #46 of 54
1/22/09 at 6:39am
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Originally Posted by hockeyb213 View Post
but since it is carrying a digital signal the cable itself will not effect the sound so no high quality one is really needed.
ahhh i see, of course - where were you when i was spending on high quality interconnects for digital transmission, if ionly i had shared your ephiphany! i could have saved thousands

may as well use my $700 usb cable for mounting a usb mybook external drive then.

cheers.
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post #47 of 54
1/22/09 at 10:21am
Don't get offended if others don't share your passion for high end digital cable, you can still like your expensive cables.
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post #48 of 54
11/15/10 at 5:01am

can somebody help me...?

what does that optical look like?

are they available in handyman stores? 

 

i just bought a d1.

plan on connecting it to my macbook pro, audioengine a5 and subwoofer s8 as speakers.

 

i needed to use that optical to send the digital signal to the dac.

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post #49 of 54
11/15/10 at 5:03am

They look like this: http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-27017-Velocity-Toslink/dp/B0002JFN1K/ref=pd_cp_e_3

 

There are many different ones available on amazon or ebay.

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post #50 of 54
11/15/10 at 8:17am

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229

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post #51 of 54
11/15/10 at 4:20pm

thank you brothers.beyersmile.png

 

guys.. how do you call it?

TOSLINK OPTICAL CABLE?

 

 

 

and how do you connect it?

optical (macbook pro) to optical (maverick audio DAC D1) ?

 

is it optical to optical?

sorry guys, this is my first time to buy a dac, and use the macbook pro as source.

and i only connect my audioengines to a 3.5mmjack for the ipod.

sorry im still new, and i still needed some expert advice.dt880smile.png

 

please be patient with me...

cause im still learning.


Edited by pinoyman - 11/15/10 at 4:28pm
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post #52 of 54
11/16/10 at 5:13am

toslink to 3.5mm optical cable is what you'd want to hook a dac with a toslink cable to a macbook or other apple with a digital output.

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post #53 of 54
11/16/10 at 6:02am

It is called a Toslink cable (it is optical by design)

The maverick audio DAC D1 has 3 digital inputs

1 SPDIF over coax, you don't have one on the Mac

2 SPDIF over optical (Toslink), use a Toslink with 1 mini plug (3.5) or a normal Tosling with a adapter.

3 USB, connect both with a USB cable

 

Compare 2 and 3 for sound quality and see if there is a difference

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post #54 of 54
11/16/10 at 3:48pm

thank you brothers... ill let you know.

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