Are all digital coaxial cables S/PDIF?

[spirez]

as above.

I need a s/pdif cable for my turntables so i went looking around currys/comet. They had plenty of digital coaxial cables by monster etc but none of them mentioned anything about S/PDIF.

If they're not, anybody know of any pretty decent cables around £20?

 

[al]

completely different things IIRC

 

[spirez]

you can definitely get coaxial S/PDIFs but i'm just not sure if all digital coax's are

 

[ant]

they are basically uprated phono connectors.

phono cables will carry a digital signal just not very well.


s/pdif is just the term for the connection.



so do you have a digital input on your mixer?

 

[ant]

http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?MenuNo=165&MenuName=Digital%20Leads&FromMenu=y&DOY=16m2


there you are.

 

[al]

I thought S/PDIF were optical

 

[spirez]

they are basically uprated phono connectors.

phono cables will carry a digital signal just not very well.


s/pdif is just the term for the connection.



so do you have a digital input on your mixer?

I've got a digital input on my soundcard. I'm going to be archiving my vinyl and want to do it with the best possible quality.

I went to Maplins earlier and saw those in store but wasn't sure if they were the right ones.

So basically i can use any digital audio coax, nice one

 

[Dink]

yeah i thought the s/pdif is how the info is sent rather than what cable it uses

so you should be ok with any digital coax

 

[ant]

sony/philips digital interface


can be an optical connection too but i'm guessing not on a soundcard.

 

[spirez]

I've got optical on my soundcard too but i haven't used it in a year and probably never will!

Got a digital coax from a pro audio shop, £8 and it does the job a treat. Thanks all

 

[ant]

yeah i think i worded it wrong.

i meant probably not on a cheapo PC souncard. Better ones come with all manner of audio i/o i guess you've upgraded


glad its sorted!

 

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[Darren S]

sony/philips digital interface


can be an optical connection too but i'm guessing not on a soundcard.

I have on mine

SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty out to a Cambridge SoundWorks DTT3500 Dolby Digital Decoder using a optic fibre cable. Also used the same on my nVidia SoundStorm audio before that. Not that common but some of us do use it....

D.