Digital coax cables are functionally equivalent to what used to be called composite video cables, which are wide bandwidth shielded cables with 75 Ohm characteristic impedance and can be finished with BNC termination or RCA. Apparently it’s more difficult to maintain 75 Ohms when using RCA, despite which that connection is overwhelmingly prevalent. I have used these preferentially over plastic fiber whenever possible to carry SPDIF signals. I currently use AQ Coffee, which uses silver plated wire and their DBS system. Sounded better connecting my Node to my Mytek DAC than the BJC I used before.
Digital Interconnects - Which one is the BEST ??!!
Hello,
i am not initially wanting to hear a brand name but more a TYPE of connection.
is Optical better than Coaxial ? Is USB better than BNC ? What IS BNC anyways?! I read somewhere that a COAX input that utilizes any old RCA cable is much worse than a dedicated COAX cable - that was news to me!
After i learn these things, i will look for a good brand, but if there is a TYPE that outperforms other TYPEs i want to begin with that...
thank you for your comments