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"This works now" wrote in message
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"Arild Ingebrigtsen" wrote in message
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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



Hi Thomas

Thank you for sharing you experience with the Supra X-ZAC. I had no idea
asking for advice on toslink cables would bring out such strong opinions as
it have on this forum (and on a similar forum here in Norway).

Cheers,
Ari_l_d :-)

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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:04:49 +0100, "Arild Ingebrigtsen"
wrote:

Hi Thomas

Thank you for sharing you experience with the Supra X-ZAC. I had no idea
asking for advice on toslink cables would bring out such strong opinions as
it have on this forum (and on a similar forum here in Norway).

Does the fact that opinions are maybe 10:1 against an expensive cable
making any difference whatsoever suggest anything to you?

And wasn't the one dissenting opinion from someone who, having wasted
money on a super-cable, badly NEEDS it to be better? :=_

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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:04:49 +0100, "Arild Ingebrigtsen"
wrote:

Hi Thomas

Thank you for sharing you experience with the Supra X-ZAC. I had no idea
asking for advice on toslink cables would bring out such strong opinions as
it have on this forum (and on a similar forum here in Norway).

Does the fact that opinions are maybe 10:1 against an expensive cable
making any difference whatsoever suggest anything to you?

And wasn't the one dissenting opinion from someone who, having wasted
money on a super-cable, badly NEEDS it to be better? :=_

Best buy Toslink?
 

"Laurence Payne" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:04:49 +0100, "Arild Ingebrigtsen"
wrote:

snip

Does the fact that opinions are maybe 10:1 against an expensive cable
making any difference whatsoever suggest anything to you?

Yup, some people have cloth ears ...!
Or maybe some people don't take it seriously enough?
Or they haven't got a clue what they are listening for?
Or lots of other reasons....!


And wasn't the one dissenting opinion from someone who, having wasted
money on a super-cable, badly NEEDS it to be better? :=_

How do you know this to be the case?
Or don't you allow people to make their own choice, just because you
disagree with it?
Or maybe other people, who do know, cannot be bothered to enter a newsgroup
like this coz they know they are going to be slagged off by people who
prefer Maplins/Argos/AN Other store to make a money out of them.


Whatever happened to free speech - instead you get put down for voicing an
opinion, by people who don't even know you?
Typical if you ask me, but you didn't so I won't go on..!

Thomas
(Immediately leaves greenhouse to prevent bricks being chucked).

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"Laurence Payne" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 20:04:49 +0100, "Arild Ingebrigtsen"
wrote:

snip

Does the fact that opinions are maybe 10:1 against an expensive cable
making any difference whatsoever suggest anything to you?

Yup, some people have cloth ears ...!
Or maybe some people don't take it seriously enough?
Or they haven't got a clue what they are listening for?
Or lots of other reasons....!


And wasn't the one dissenting opinion from someone who, having wasted
money on a super-cable, badly NEEDS it to be better? :=_

How do you know this to be the case?
Or don't you allow people to make their own choice, just because you
disagree with it?
Or maybe other people, who do know, cannot be bothered to enter a newsgroup
like this coz they know they are going to be slagged off by people who
prefer Maplins/Argos/AN Other store to make a money out of them.


Whatever happened to free speech - instead you get put down for voicing an
opinion, by people who don't even know you?
Typical if you ask me, but you didn't so I won't go on..!

Thomas
(Immediately leaves greenhouse to prevent bricks being chucked).

Best buy Toslink?
 

"Ian Molton" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:41:44 GMT
"This works now" wrote:


Mainly an improvement in high frequency "quality". The cheapie cable
that came with the DAC sounded too "edgy" and a little "bass shy".

I'll give you a tenner if you can demonstrate *any* audible (or even
detectable within reasonable limits) difference between them.



Where do you live? (area only will do!)

Thomas
(Already regretting asking the above question, but hey ho!!, in for a penny
in for a pound !)

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"Ian Molton" wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:41:44 GMT
"This works now" wrote:


Mainly an improvement in high frequency "quality". The cheapie cable
that came with the DAC sounded too "edgy" and a little "bass shy".

I'll give you a tenner if you can demonstrate *any* audible (or even
detectable within reasonable limits) difference between them.



Where do you live? (area only will do!)

Thomas
(Already regretting asking the above question, but hey ho!!, in for a penny
in for a pound !)

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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:46:17 GMT
"This works now" wrote:

I'll give you a tenner if you can demonstrate *any* audible (or even
detectable within reasonable limits) difference between them.

Where do you live? (area only will do!)

Cheshire.


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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:46:17 GMT
"This works now" wrote:

I'll give you a tenner if you can demonstrate *any* audible (or even
detectable within reasonable limits) difference between them.

Where do you live? (area only will do!)

Cheshire.


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Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are tasty and good with ketchup.

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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:44:24 GMT
"This works now" wrote:

Does the fact that opinions are maybe 10:1 against an expensive
cable making any difference whatsoever suggest anything to you?

Yup, some people have cloth ears ...!
Or maybe some people don't take it seriously enough?
Or they haven't got a clue what they are listening for?
Or lots of other reasons....!

You do realise the bandwidth of TOSlink is FAR *FAR* below the
capability of the fibre it uses? heck, you could probably get it to work
with no fibre at all if you put the devices back-to-back. Are you going
to suggest that air has *remotely* similar optical properties to 3
metres of glass?

Whatever happened to free speech - instead you get put down for
voicing an opinion, by people who don't even know you?

you didnt get put down for speaking, you got put down for being a dork
;-)

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ketchup.