never noticed any difference on toslink or coax. its only transmitting 1's and 0's.
someone care to explain how this could be different????
someone care to explain how this could be different????
Originally Posted by oldson /img/forum/go_quote.gif never noticed any difference on toslink or coax. its only transmitting 1's and 0's. someone care to explain how this could be different???? |
Originally Posted by jjo /img/forum/go_quote.gif it's not only transmitting 1's an 0's, but 1's and 0's with length/timing. so in another words the problem is jitter, different interfaces are not the same when it comes to jitter. on coax connections the cable matters, on the previous page someone linked an article about the coax cable length and that's not the only factor. in many cases the toslink connections are more prone to jitter but obviously not always. there was just recently an article on jitter in stereophile |
so am i right in thinking there are no benefits on upgrading optical cables? |
Originally Posted by oldson /img/forum/go_quote.gif regarding the reported psu upgrade, wouldnt that be more beneficial to an amp rather than a dac????? |
Originally Posted by oldson /img/forum/go_quote.gif never noticed any difference on toslink or coax. its only transmitting 1's and 0's. someone care to explain how this could be different???? |
Originally Posted by MatsudaMan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just wanted to give an update to my A/Bing of VDAC vs. Arcam cd73. At first when I was comparing the two, I thought that the Arcam was more detailed than the vdac. I also thought that the Arcam had more dynamic slam and punchiness to rhythm. After doing more comparisons, I've realized that the VDAC is actually more detailed, while the Arcam is brighter and leaner. The VDAC has more layers of detail while being less bright, thus giving a thicker texture and lush sound. While the Arcam at first sounded to me punchier and quicker, I actually think it's pretty close comparison between the two. The arcam seems to emphasize the leading edge or attack, while the vdac has a more fleshed out presentation emphasizing the richness and tonality of the sound - sounding at first to be not as fast while actually being fast indeed. |