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Posted by Clem Dye on 10/13/05 15:59
the dog from that film you saw wrote:
> "graham chapman" <graham.chapman983@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:pqs3f.81$Nm6.66@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
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>>I have a DVD player that accepts coaxial, optical, or the old fashioned way
>>with input leads for F/L F/R Centre, R/L, R/R and woofer... At the moment
>>I've connected a Acoustic solutions DS1233 home theatre system, which takes
>>either optical or coaxial connections. I've selected the coaxial
>>connection.. Am I likely to hear a difference if I buy a optical lead? or
>>should i stick to coaxial?
>>Graham
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> it's a digital signal - so if it's making it through, it wont get any better
> with a different lead.
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The argument in favour of coaxial is that the signal doesn't have to be
transcoded from an electrical interface to light and back again. Sound
quality can be affected by this process, apparently. Optical however can
offer far greater signal cable runs, as the signal doesn't degrade so
easily - a 10m optical cable run shouldn't cause any problems, but
coaxial is not so good over runs of about 3m. Personally, I use coaxial
wherever I can, but in real terms it's pretty difficult to tell the two
apart.
Clem
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