Plenty of reading material and links if you do a search for "length" in the Digital forum over at Audio Asylum. You can also search the Digital forum on Audiogon. I've never had the opportunity to compare different lengths of digital cables. My understanding is that the shorter 1/2 meter cables are not the best way to go. The 1 1/2 meter length appears to be the recommended length for regular SPDIF. I thought that I read somewhere that Kimber states that the Orchid AES/EBU performs best at a 1 1/2 meter length also. I do not know if that would apply to all AES/EBU cables. Apparently the length affects how resistant the cable is to "back reflections" of the digital signal that can cause added jitter.
Digital cable optimal length?
Last time I asked about optimal phono cable length, i got mostly answers like 1.5 m or less. I had experimented since then using 6 ft long RCA/RCA as phono cable and compared with same make 1.5 RCA/RCA cable as phono for along time with all my three TT set ups and result was same.
it does DETERIORATE the sound quality drastically as the cable gets longer (i had tried 4ft long also)
Now the question about digital cable.
Would having 3 m long BALANCED /BALANCED digital cable have similar results?
Have you tried?
Thanks,
it does DETERIORATE the sound quality drastically as the cable gets longer (i had tried 4ft long also)
Now the question about digital cable.
Would having 3 m long BALANCED /BALANCED digital cable have similar results?
Have you tried?
Thanks,