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Best buy Toslink?
Ian Molton wrote:
On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 22:27:59 +0100 "Arild Ingebrigtsen" wrote: I am about to invest in a high-end Toslink optical cable, and I have narrowed the field down to these cables: Supra X-ZAC, van den Hul Optocoupler Mk. II or Transparent High Performance TosLink. Does anyone have a view on which cable is the better one of these? Neither. They are both junk. but did you know that long TOSLINK cabling can 'stretch' the digital bits? this stretching has a terrible effect on sound quality. You should try to stick to a shorter length, using an opto-dynamically compensated cabling run. It just so happens that I have a three meter run of such a cable here which I purchased for only 48,000 pounds (and 99 pence). I'd be happy to let it out of my hands for offers around half that amount - bearing in mind that I have regularly cleaned the contact area with oil of ophidia in order to ensure the absolute crispest of digital reconstruction at the far end of the cable. You also need to be very careful how you set out the cable. You *must* have an even number of left/right bends in it else the stereo image loses definition, and if you have perfect pitch make sure the start and finish of the cable are at *exactly* the same height. because of the high speed of light compared to the speed of sound, a fraction of a mm can make all the difference. Ian |
Best buy Toslink?
"Laurence Payne" wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 22:27:59 +0100, "Arild Ingebrigtsen" wrote: I am about to invest in a high-end Toslink optical cable, and I have narrowed the field down to these cables: Supra X-ZAC, van den Hul Optocoupler Mk. II or Transparent High Performance TosLink. Does anyone have a view on which cable is the better one of these? Are there any other cables I should add to my list? There's no such thing as a high-end toslink cable. Just overpriced ones, that will perform precisely the same as cheap ones. what about the flashy packaging! the expensive ads in the comics! thats got to be worth the extra dosh... |
Best buy Toslink?
"Laurence Payne" wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 22:27:59 +0100, "Arild Ingebrigtsen" wrote: I am about to invest in a high-end Toslink optical cable, and I have narrowed the field down to these cables: Supra X-ZAC, van den Hul Optocoupler Mk. II or Transparent High Performance TosLink. Does anyone have a view on which cable is the better one of these? Are there any other cables I should add to my list? There's no such thing as a high-end toslink cable. Just overpriced ones, that will perform precisely the same as cheap ones. what about the flashy packaging! the expensive ads in the comics! thats got to be worth the extra dosh... |
Best buy Toslink?
"Arild Ingebrigtsen" wrote in message ... I am about to invest in a high-end Toslink optical cable, and I have narrowed the field down to these cables: Supra X-ZAC, van den Hul Optocoupler Mk. II or Transparent High Performance TosLink. Does anyone have a view on which cable is the better one of these? Are there any other cables I should add to my list? Thanks! Arild Hi Arid, I got a Supra X-ZAC and it does seem to sound better than the "cheapie" Toslink cable that came with my Meridian DAC. So, I would recommend the X-ZAC. (But I haven't tried the others you named). Thomas |
Best buy Toslink?
On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 03:01:21 GMT, "malcolm"
wrote: There's no such thing as a high-end toslink cable. Just overpriced ones, that will perform precisely the same as cheap ones. what about the flashy packaging! the expensive ads in the comics! thats got to be worth the extra dosh... Unfortunately, the questioner may have read our rational responses, decided he KNOWS we're completely wrong, and wasted his money anyway. Maybe we should have recommended the least-overpriced, suggesting they're under-rated, surprisingly musical, even our wives noticed........ Then, at least he'd have saved SOME dosh :-) |
Best buy Toslink?
On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 03:01:21 GMT, "malcolm"
wrote: There's no such thing as a high-end toslink cable. Just overpriced ones, that will perform precisely the same as cheap ones. what about the flashy packaging! the expensive ads in the comics! thats got to be worth the extra dosh... Unfortunately, the questioner may have read our rational responses, decided he KNOWS we're completely wrong, and wasted his money anyway. Maybe we should have recommended the least-overpriced, suggesting they're under-rated, surprisingly musical, even our wives noticed........ Then, at least he'd have saved SOME dosh :-) |
Best buy Toslink?
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 01:29:43 +0000
Laurence Payne wrote: Maybe we should have recommended the least-overpriced, suggesting they're under-rated, surprisingly musical, even our wives noticed........ Then, at least he'd have saved SOME dosh :-) Why? if he didnt take the advice he *deserves* to learn the hard way... -- Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup. |
Best buy Toslink?
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 01:29:43 +0000
Laurence Payne wrote: Maybe we should have recommended the least-overpriced, suggesting they're under-rated, surprisingly musical, even our wives noticed........ Then, at least he'd have saved SOME dosh :-) Why? if he didnt take the advice he *deserves* to learn the hard way... -- Spyros lair: http://www.mnementh.co.uk/ |||| Maintainer: arm26 linux Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup. |
Best buy Toslink?
This works now wrote:
I got a Supra X-ZAC and it does seem to sound better than the "cheapie" Toslink cable that came with my Meridian DAC. What improvement(s) did you notice? -- Wally www.art-gallery.myby.co.uk On webcam: Black Cat In Coal Cellar |
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