Optical vs coax vs spdif


The local classical radio station 101.1 FM DALLAS. Is giving away their entire CD collection at MY restaurant!!! Awesome 😎, but I haven’t used a CD player in my setup in years. I got on eBay and scored a Marantz PMD321 for like $50 bucks including shipping. 

i want to use my dac (simaudio Moon 280d) but I don’t know what kind of digital connection would work best. 

Should i I use optical, coax, or spdif... 

thanks 
andrewkelley

Showing 1 response by reubent

Andrew, I think the consensus opinion is to use coax over optical. There is also an opinion that 1.5 meters is the optimal length for a digital coax cable. Don't recall the reason for this opinion, but it did seem to have some technical merit if I recall correctly. Unless you hear otherwise, look for a quality 1.5 meter 75 ohm digital coax cable.