Comments on Profile Post by rhythmdevils

  1. rhythmdevils
    rhythmdevils
    And since that’s the case, why doesn’t an SPDIF cable with a 75 ohm BNC > COAX adapter sound just as good as a BNC cable with hardwired BNC connectors?
    Jan 18, 2021
  2. rhythmdevils
    rhythmdevils
    The BNC cable I’m currently using uses Neutrik connectors and a Canare cable that literally says “coaxial” on it. I wish I could use my nice Pangea SPDIF cables for BNC instead...
    Jan 18, 2021
  3. purr1n
    purr1n
    Just a better connector.
    Jan 18, 2021
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  4. Abhishek Chowdhary
    Abhishek Chowdhary
    I have no idea why a connector alone would sound different, but they did. I don't tell these things though , no one would believe.
    And try a belden 1694a instead of the canare
    Jan 18, 2021
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  5. rhythmdevils
    rhythmdevils
    So I could have a good Pangea coaxial cable reterminated with 75 ohm BNC connectors and have a great BNC cable?
    Jan 19, 2021
  6. atomicbob
    atomicbob
    BNC is a precision designed connecting system intended for RF use. RCA was originally designed as a cheap way to send unbalanced audio between audio components. Focus on cheap. It was never intended to handle RF signals. BTW spdif is a data format designator.
    Jan 19, 2021
  7. rhythmdevils
    rhythmdevils
    I get the terms for SPDIF/coaxial mixed up they are used pretty interchangeably all over the internet. SPDIF is the data signal format and coaxial is the kind of cable?
    Jan 19, 2021
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  8. atomicbob
    atomicbob
    The problem is that many (myself included) get sloppy with terminology. AES vs spdif vs Opt typically refers to AES/EBU on 110R shielded twisted pair with XLR connectors. Spdif is typically 75R coax with BNC, RCA or (shudder) F connectors. Opt is typically Toslink. AES and spdif are nearly the same logical data stream with slight differences.
    Jan 19, 2021
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