Digital Inputs
Nov 11, 2009 at 9:59 PM Post #2 of 23
rca coax
no particular reason. was using freebie toslink (supplied with dac) but broke it.
had coax in draw, not used for years. cant notice any difference though.
 
Nov 11, 2009 at 10:57 PM Post #4 of 23
BNC preferably, followed by Firewire, but I have to use optical out from Mac (to a converter) as the only Firewire interfaces I'm interested in cost over $1000.
 
Nov 12, 2009 at 1:04 AM Post #6 of 23
RCA coax b/c it is the only digital-out my DVD-Audio player has. It also has the ability to output a full 24/192 signal, should a DVD-A disc contain such content & not protect it.

I've used optical-outs on other transports with no detrimental effects. I'd do it again if need be.

Haven't tried the USB connections on my latest DAC.
 
Nov 12, 2009 at 1:19 AM Post #7 of 23
USB from pc>headphoneamp/dac
 
Nov 12, 2009 at 1:35 AM Post #8 of 23
USB from computer to DAC.
 
Nov 12, 2009 at 5:56 PM Post #11 of 23
Mostly TOSLINK (optical S/PDIF) since that is what the AirPort Express output.
Once in a while I use USB as well.
 
Nov 12, 2009 at 7:28 PM Post #13 of 23
By necessity RCA to BNC, source has RCA or Toslink only and toslink is least recommended by my DAC user manual.

DAC has:
Input 1: Glass fiber optical
Input 2: Glass fiber optical
Input 3: Coaxial with BNC connector
Input 4: Coaxial with BNC connector
Input 5: AES/EBU with XLR type connector
Input 6: Plastic optical TOSLINK

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wadia 521 manual
Based on our experience, here is a list of digital interface methods in descending order of performance:
1 Glass optical (as implemented by Wadia)
2 AES/EBU using XLR connector
3 Coaxial cable using BNC connector
4 Coaxial cable using RCA connector
5 TOSLINK plastic-optical cable



 

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