I have read many places that Toslink cable actually rejects jitter better than Coaxial cable, but the big advantage of coaxial is its much greater potential bandwidth transmission and more robust conectors. Audio mags., such as Stereophile, do not recommend Toslink because of it's low bandwith transmission compared to coax. Craig.
Why are optical cables jitter prone?
A friend of mine convinced me to purchase an electrical (RCA jack) digital cable for the home theater. He said that even though optical looks neat, it is extremely succeptible to jitter. I thought both kinds were. But, low and behold, I switched to the RCA type and my bass immediately got louder and tighter. Does anyone have a short and sweet explanation as to why? Thanks.