Anton Gijsen wrote:
Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , Anton
Gijsen wrote:
Serge Auckland wrote:

I don't think that anybody that knows how digital audio is transmitted
would believe that *any* digital cable will make a difference.
AES-EBU and SP-DIF signals are incredibly rugged, and provided the
cable is of 75 ohms impedance, what it's made of and how constructed
will have *no* effect on the signal transmitted.

Can some kind soul please tell me what the impedance of a "normal"
analogue phono-phono cable is?

Not really, since it will vary from one example to another.

Holy **** on a stick, guys! I didn't mean to start a friggin' argument.
What are you lot like?

The reason I asked is that I'm currently using a "normal" analogue
phono-phono cable as a digital cable between my CD player and AV amp,
and was wondering whether or not it was worth getting a "proper" 75 Ohm
impedance digital coaxial cable. Maybe if I could get hold of some phono
connectors that B&Q satellite coax cable would be good. Your thoughts...?

That would be perfect. Just check that the cable is 75 ohm, not 50 ohms
and you're away.

By the way, There's a good chance that the "normal" phono-phono cable is
around 75 ohms. Also, on short lengths, even a bit of wet string will
work- literally. I've done it, and a few years ago, Canford Audio
demonstrated this at a couple of Trade Shows.

As to what we're like, we probably have too much time on our hands........

S.