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Why do digital cables sound different?

I have been talking to a few e-mail buddies and have a question that isn't being satisfactorily answered this far. So...I'm asking the experts on the forum to pitch in. This has probably been asked before but I can't find any references for it. Can someone explain why one DIGITAL cable (coaxial, BNC, etc.) can sound different than another? There are also similar claims for Toslink. In my mind, we're just trying to move bits from one place to another. Doesn't the digital stream get reconstituted and re-clocked on the receiving end anyway? Please enlighten me and maybe send along some URLs for my edification. Thanks, Dan Danielho  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 12-01-00

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 09-01-08   It seems paleriders opinion is that all digital cables sound ...   Rja 09-03-08   quote me: "anyone can hear the difference if just the ...   Palerider 09-03-08   I am asking your experience with digital cables since you se ...   Rja 09-03-08   the only possibile explantion is increased jitter that you ...   Shadorne 09-03-08   Shadorne...if a cable causes a pulse risetime anomaly (such ...   Eldartford 09-03-08   what if the shape of the leading edge changes according to ...   Shadorne 09-03-08   Eldartford - assuming ideal square pulses spikes/distortions ...   Kijanki 09-03-08   This thread started 12/01/00. i love it!!!   Rja 09-04-08   09-03-08: rja i am asking your experience with digital cable ...   Palerider 09-04-08   I'm not making any statements or claims about digital cables ...   Rja 09-05-08   if you`ve ever had the opportunety to use a at&t digital a ...   Palerider 09-05-08   Palerider, why do you assume no one here has used at&t digit ...   Rja 09-06-08   Hi neilejhunt, thank you for your explanation of the jitter ...   Dazzdax 09-06-08   09-05-08: rja palerider, why do you assume no one here has u ...   Palerider 09-25-08   Easy.... digital cables sound diferent becouse are diferent, ...   Juanpablocuervo 09-25-08   Juanpablocuervo - electric current is not a "travell ...   Kijanki 10-18-08   In my experience, not only to different digital cables sound ...   Blackstonejd 10-19-08   Although a digi cable only trasmits "0" and " ...   Zenblaster 07-02-09   I have a (hopefully) simple question. now that we are using ...   Lightminer 07-02-09   Original post on 12-01-00: why do digital cables sound diffe ...   Rja 07-02-09   Rja question has been answered many times. digital cables ...   Kijanki 07-02-09   it is possible that we could summarize a few points: if yo ...   Lightminer 07-02-09   Lightminer - if dac reclocks like benchmark (asynchronous up ...   Kijanki 07-02-09   So may i assume that the less jitter a digital cable induces ...   Rja 07-03-09   Rja - afaik jitter is the only difference between digital ca ...   Kijanki 07-03-09   It would be fun to abx the kimber d60 (almost 1k at 2m) with ...   Lightminer 07-03-09   10 out of 10 on spoiled milk test ain't bad - i got 6/10 on ...   Kijanki 07-07-09   I don't necessarily need the "best" but it seems t ...   Rja 07-07-09   Rja - cable itself does not have jitter. it creates jitter ...   Kijanki 07-08-09   I've just read the last page of this 8+ year old thread. i ...   Almarg 09-10-10   I want it to be placebo, but in my instance i hear a differe ...   Gopher 03-16-11   And 11 years later . . . ! recently upgraded to a new bench ...   Kirch 03-16-11   Once again, this thread rears its ugly head! some threads ne ...   Rja 07-06-11   Hi danielho, the other type of digital audio cable is the o ...   Marc258 07-06-11   Marc258 - i wonder if you read anything on this thread befor ...   Kijanki 07-06-11: Rja I have never used Toslink but I have used glass cables and found sonic differences even in these. Rja  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 07-17-11   Maybe the differences in sound can be attributed to thick, h ...   Cocoabaroque 07-17-11   The differences between digital cables may have as much to ...   Mrtennis 10-01-11   After 11 years this thread is still alive. i didn't read all ...   Caliaripaolo 02-01-12   This is a topic that gives me a flashbacks to circuits 101, ...   Lvhjr1 02-03-12   Lvhjr1, optical cables don't have problem of jitter cause by ...   Kijanki 03-10-12   As verified by the sonic signature of sound changing obvious ...   Plangco 11-30-12   A topic that's been beat to death, but imo there is no audib ...   Lupinthe3rd 12-01-12   Why is it so darn difficult for some people to accept the si ...   Frogman 12-01-12   Having had audioquest truth solid copper conductor with air ...   Geoffkait 12-19-12   If a person pays $5000 for a cable, they are going to have ...   Ladycharnet 12-22-12   As usual, when i explain audio cables, i remind everyone fir ...   Warjarrett 12-22-12   I have to admit it, i love this thread!!!   Rja 03-16-13   Ethernet has vastly improve bit error correction chips. audi ...   Rower30 03-28-13   One factor i have observed with the optical cables i have us ...   Williewonka

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