Serge Auckland wrote:
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.

It is. I'll go and raid my local electronics shop tomorrow.

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.

Incredible! Not sure why anyone would want to do it, but I like the idea
of it.

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

Well, I wish I knew as much about electronics as you lot.