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CAJames

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Re: Help Choosing a DAC that Pairs Well with Zen Triod
Reply #100 - 04/25/21 at 21:46:25

I guess it just goes to show there are no absolutes in audio. I've never heard Toslink sound as good as coax, including in my current system, but most of my digital cabling auditioning was decades ago when I lived near a lot high end audio stores. For most of my audio life I've been a single player guy, exactly because I didn't want to deal with jitter and cables and its only been in the last couple years that I've gone the coax/USB/DAC route.

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Re: Help Choosing a DAC that Pairs Well with Zen Triod
Reply #101 - 04/25/21 at 23:07:07

I honestly think it's system dependent, that's why I think the advice above to try different types and decide with one's ears is sound advice.

Some components may have better optical transmitters and receivers than others, and some cables of all types are better than others. I find it hard to believe the quality differences I find in HDMI cables for instance, but they are there both for video and audio in my systems. Same for varying quality of coaxial and optical and AES/EBU. In my experience coaxial can be most prone to external noise and ground issues than any of the other formats.

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CAJames Seasoned Member "I've run every red light on memory lane." Posts: 1669	Re: Help Choosing a DAC that Pairs Well with Zen Triod Reply #102 - 04/26/21 at 00:15:08 Quote: Posted by: Lon Posted on: Yesterday at 23:07:07 ...In my experience coaxial can be most prone to external noise and ground issues than any of the other formats. That is certainly true.
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