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Whats the popular brand, most musical, digital cable now? What format?

Having been out of audio a few years,divorce does that.....  I am planning to stream digital "INTO" my 390s either Toslink, or Spdif and then XLR into my old 23.5 amp "DIRECT".   It has a analog output, I hope its not thin sounding.. 

Ill be using a macbook pro as my digital source, so the 3.5 mm digital port "OUTPUT" cable with the input either with TOSLINK or Spdif .

Tidal or Qobuz as my source in "lossless" format.

thanks in advance,

chuck

chuckdavis
chuckdavis OP
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Thanks for the input, while ive thought about going all digital for storage I have never followed through.

But having a dedicated desk top or rack mounted computer with a reclocked sound card "putting out a clean digital signal"  SEEMS the way to go.  my 390s will take 24 bit 192 khz. 

The rack mount computer can give you a large storage capacity etc. 

anything else ?  I found this today?  any thoughts on it? 

https://www.superlogics.com/industrial-computers/rack-mount-computers/long-life-rackmount/sl-3u-llq370m-ka.html?selectedOptions=eyJidW5kbGVfb3B0aW9uIjpbeyJvcHRpb25JZCI6IjE3OTU2Iiwic2VsZWN0aW9uSWQiOiIxNDM1OSIsInF0eSI6MX0seyJvcHRpb25JZCI6IjE3OTU3Iiwic2VsZWN0aW9uSWQiOiIxMTk4NiIsInF0eSI6MX0seyJvcHRpb25JZCI6IjE3OTYwIiwic2VsZWN0aW9uSWQiOiI2MjczIiwicXR5IjoxfSx7Im9wdGlvbklkIjoiMTc5NjciLCJzZWxlY3Rpb25JZCI6IjQ4NDUiLCJxdHkiOjF9LHsib3B0aW9uSWQiOiIxNzk2OCIsInNlbGVjdGlvbklkIjoiMzU4MiIsInF0eSI6MX1dfQ==

jerrybj
844 posts
 
For my home Mac I use a Halide Design S/PDIF Bridge USB-S/PDIF converter.
At work I use a M2TECH hiFace Two with a coaxial cable.

Happy with both.
twoch
429 posts
 
you asked that question,   I'm surprised all the answers didn't drive you nuts 
jerrybj
844 posts
 
Black Cat Silverstar 75 SPDIF digital cable is well thought of.
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