Posted by Clem Dye on 10/13/05 18:05

the dog from that film you saw wrote:
> "Clem Dye" <bite@me.com> wrote in message
> news:jvv3f.25$aX6.18@newsfe5-win.ntli.net...
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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.
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> we're talking digital here though - it's not sound, it's 1's and 0's - so to
> actually change the sound, it would need to reprogram it.
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That may be so, but having auditioned several coaxial cables I find that
the cables do make a difference to the sound. I have no idea why BTW,
but there you go.

Clem

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