[ronnel0918]

I ordered an Asus SPDIF output add on card for my z97 Sabertooth MK1, which apparently has a SPDIF header that I never noticed before. We will see how it performs vs toslink and USB to Modi Multibit. 

Who knew the secret to better audio was hidden in a $13 circuit board and a $5 coax cable.

It was a tight fit, but thankfully the spdif header was right there at the bottom.

The glorious natural sound coming from my Mimby right now... Just wow.

Nice! I was actually thinking of doing the same thing since my motherboard supports it (Gigabyte H97M-D3H).

Anyway, what coax spdif cable are you using to connect it to Mimby? Planning to order at Amazon also.

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[winders]

If going SPDIF coax, make sure the cable is at least 1.5 meters long. That length prevents signal reflection from being a problem.

 

[Porteroso]

Using Blue Jean Audio's coax cable, works very good. It will almost certainly outlast me.

 

[ronnel0918]

How about this cheap Monoprice cable from Amazon? I know this cable is cheaper when bought directly at Monoprice but I prefer to buy at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003NMVG64/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

It says 3 ft. I assume that's okay?

 

[Porteroso]

How about this cheap Monoprice cable from Amazon? I know this cable is cheaper when bought directly at Monoprice but I prefer to buy at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003NMVG64/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

It says 3 ft. I assume that's okay?

It almost certainly will work well. There needs to be some concern for shielding, and a robust enough cable that the actual wire won't be pinched, but all cables basically work the same for digital (also everything else but no need to argue).

 

[winders]

It says 3 ft. I assume that's okay?

 
Get a 5 foot or 1.5 meter coax cable for SPDIF.
 
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue14/spdif.htm

 

[ronnel0918]

  It almost certainly will work well. There needs to be some concern for shielding, and a robust enough cable that the actual wire won't be pinched, but all cables basically work the same for digital (also everything else but no need to argue).

 

   
Get a 5 foot or 1.5 meter coax cable for SPDIF.
 
http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue14/spdif.htm

 
Thank you for your inputs. Now that I've think about it, a 3 feet cable is actually kind of short.
 
This Mediabridge ULTRA Series Digital Audio Coaxial Cable I found at Amazon has only 4 feet (they do have an 8 feet but I think that's unnecessarily long in my case).
 

 
Sorry for the rather out of topic post.

 

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Get at least 1.5 meters or 5 feet..... 

 

[ronnel0918]

Get at least 1.5 meters or 5 feet..... 

I'll try to look for a cheaper but durable cable. So far the search yielded some unpopular brands without proper reviews that's why I can't consider it.

If I can't find anything, I'll just stick with the 8 feet.

Thanks again!


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This one:
 
https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Digital-Audio-Cable-Black/dp/B002872F0Q/ref=sr_1_8?s=aht&srs=9182265011&ie=UTF8&qid=1487633864&sr=1-8

 

[Letmebefrank]

No need to repeat the same thing over and over again. If the guy wants a short cable let him buy a short cable, as according to all the non-committal statements in that article it most likely won't effect him anyway.

Here's a 4 foot cable if you don't want a super long cable hanging off your dac but you are worried that 3 ft might be sonically inferior to any other length.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FMZX5RI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_m74QybMKGFXVK

 

[Letmebefrank]

Here is a quote from blue jeans cables on the subject in response to a question asked on their amazon listing for a 3ft coax cable:

"We have heard the notion of 1.5m being the optimal length for SPDIF, but cannot make heads or tails of the claim -- it simply doesn't make any sense at all from a technical perspective.
When it comes to how long a cable should be, we always think of the story of Abraham Lincoln being asked by two men -- one rather long-legged and the other rather short-legged -- what the best length for a man's legs was. Lincoln replied, "long enough to reach the ground." In the same way, we think the optimal length for a cable, barring some technical constraint (e.g., maximum working length), is "long enough to reach from the one device to the other." Of course, it's never a bad thing to have an extra couple of feet so that the cable isn't under any physical strain when in place, and so that equipment can be moved without damage to cables."

 

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Whatever......
 
You go ahead and recommend really short SPDIF coax cables. I will continue to use 1.5 meter cables.

 

[Letmebefrank]

I'm not recommending anything, I'm just offering options.

 

[darkarn]

  I'm not recommending anything, I'm just offering options.

 
Well, at least you are living up to your username here!