In Reply to: Why do digital cables make so much difference? posted by tommytube on November 7, 2003 at 07:08:13:
The bitstream from a transport to a DAC is composed of radio-frequency analog signals, in fact on a scope it looks very similar to the output of a hard disk head, if you ever scoped one.
A test CD will typically output a "fish-eye" pattern, not a string of ones and zeros.
That's why digital cables matter so much: they need to pass extremely high frequency analog signals with the least amount of frequency / time / phase distortion.
I have had excellent results with very thin silver wire in air dielectric.
I fully agree with the previous poster.
Carlos
Tone Audio
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Follow Ups
- Because the "digital" signal is analogue at that stage! - Carlos 11/7/0319:11:25 11/7/03 (8)
- Actually that's not true - Dave 19:46:16 11/7/03 (7)
- OK, I understand your point. NT - Carlos 05:12:47 11/8/03 (6)
- Looks like this - Dave 09:37:28 11/8/03 (5)
- Thanks (and a question) - Carlos 07:44:58 11/10/03 (4)
- Re: Thanks (and a question) - Dave 15:12:35 11/10/03 (2)
- Re: Thanks (and a question) - Carlos 17:15:53 11/10/03 (1)
- Re: Thanks (and a question) - Dave 18:16:32 11/10/03 (0)
- Re: Thanks (and a question) - audioengr 11:00:49 11/10/03 (0)