[[L]es]

what's the clearest sounding digital cable i can get for under or equal to 200$ ?

my ota digital cable is clear but i can breakouts and dropouts at 96khz.. my conductor is next but is not as clear...

thanks !

 

[sinus1982]

don't spend more than $50 please, give the rest to some charity or to the Digital-is-Digital-education fund.

 

[joshd]

Just get a cable that is enough to stop the dropouts. Any more is a massive waste of money because it will make NO difference.

 

[evilking]

Don't listen to these audiophools!


Reducing jitter increases soundstage, FACT!




EK

 

[krmathis]

/me love the Van Den Hul Optocoupler MK II. Which run for ~$150

 

[joshd]

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Originally Posted by evilking /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't listen to these audiophools! Reducing jitter increases soundstage, FACT!

Jitter is caused by the devices at each end of the cable, rather than the cable itself. The cable has no timing clocks to produce jitter with. :-/

 

[Oliver :)]

Are we talking optical or coax? Anyway, anything more than $50 is a waste.
For coax, buy nice connectors for $40 plus a run of some superbly shielded 75Ohm lead for another ten (if at all) and make yourself an excellent cable.
For optical, unless you have a run of more than 5 meters, anything above $5 will only improve on the looks of the cable. If you have 5 meters+ or some other cable issue, you may want to invest in a nice real glass job (say van den hul). Get a $5 cable with decent looking connectors. Get a $15 "thick" cable with metal connectors.

 

[Lapwing]

[size=medium]ALL DIGITAL CABLES SOUND THE SAME[/size]

Get the cheapest and sturdiest digital cable you can find. It's PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE for one digital cable to sound "clearer" than another. Check out this similar thread for a basic explanation: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f21/us...uality-364565/

I work in the telecommunications industry setting up and installing headend systems, I'm also a physics grad student, I know very well how this technology works. Don't listen to the marketing lies, they're after your hard earned money.

 

[Oliver :)]

Also, from I understand what the OP says it does not sound like a cable problem in the first place.

 

[fzman]

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Originally Posted by [L]es /img/forum/go_quote.gif what's the clearest sounding digital cable i can get for under or equal to 200$ ? my ota digital cable is clear but i can breakouts and dropouts at 96khz.. my conductor is next but is not as clear... thanks !

digital cables will make a difference, and as part of the circuit including the sending and receiving devices, will effect the sound you hear. while this may be a function of less than perfect design of either the equipment or the cables, it is a reality. do some listeing tests of your own, and decide what sounds best for you, and fixes your problem.

this does not mean that more expensive is necessarily better, though. the audioquest cables are very good, and i would also look at the wireworld toslink (the pricier one, can't remember what it is called.)

never spend more than your ears can justify!

mark

 

[Lapwing]

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Originally Posted by fzman /img/forum/go_quote.gif digital cables will make a difference, and as part of the circuit including the sending and receiving devices, will effect the sound you hear.

No they wont.

 

[sinus1982]

********!!!

obviously, his problem lies with the source.

 

[krmathis]

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Originally Posted by sinus1982 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ********!!! obviously, his problem lies with the source.

Sure!
But he/she did not ask for help resolving the dropout issue. Just "the clearest sounding digital cable i can get for under or equal to 200$"...

 

[QQQ]

Clearest sounding cables are the ones with that clear translucent insulation. Really transparent!

 

[evilking]

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Originally Posted by QQQ /img/forum/go_quote.gif Clearest sounding cables are the ones with that clear translucent insulation. Really transparent!

Heh! Very good, I'll remember that one...

EK