AT&T ST to Toslink connectors ...


I just bought a Wadia 9 DAC, it has the AT&T ST type
of connectors for digital inputs, and it only has these
types of inputs . Being the idiot that I am, I didn't
check to make sure that my transport has the same type
of connector for digital output. Well, the transport
(Sony SCD-1) has the toslink digital output.

Here are my questions:

1 - Would it be possible for me to get an optical cable
that has the toslink connector on one end and the AT&T ST
connector on the other end ? Where could I go to get such
a cable or have it custom-made ? For this purpose, do I
need single-mode or multi-mode fiber optic cable ?
2 - Would the optical signal format be compatible between
these two ? Assuming I could find such a cable, would the
transceiver on the DAC be able to decode the signal sent
out by the transceiver on the transport ?
3 - What other options do I have, assuming the cable with
the two different types of connectors doesn't work ?

I would appreciate very much any help you can give me.
It is kind of painful to pay bucks for something that
you can't use ... |^(

Tony
averagejoe77

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Hi folks,

Thank you for the helpful inputs. I called up Steve
at Great Northern Sound, he was very knowledgeable,
and also a gentleman. He offered me a device that
was made also by Wadia for the 2000 DAC. On the input
side it has BNC, RCA, etc. The output is an AT&T ST
connector to go to the 2000. My problem is solved.
Whew ...

Ghostrider45, what you suggested would also work.
If Steve didn't have anything for me, I would have
definitely tried the Digital Lens.

Thanks for all the help,
Tony

Hi folks,

Thank you for the helpful inputs. I called up Steve
at Great Northern Sound, he was very knowledgeable,
and also a gentleman. He offered me a device that
was made also by Wadia for the 2000 DAC. On the input
side it has BNC, RCA, etc. The output is an AT&T ST
connector to go to the 2000. My problem is solved.
Whew ...

Ghostrider45, what you suggested would also work.
If Steve didn't have anything for me, I would have
definitely tried the Digital Lens.

Thanks for all the help,
Tony