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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

rop45
rop45 OP
68 posts
 

@jjss49 

I like your comment.  I don't really need the BEST, but makes for a good title, ha!

basically was asking if everybody knows if one type is better than another, I could eliminate the other from consideration.  I would probably not spend more than $100 on a set of interconnects.

baylinor's avatar
baylinor
1,195 posts
 

Best to worse:

I2s

AES/XLR

Coax

Optical

dave_b's avatar
dave_b
3,159 posts
 

Coax…MIT Magnum or Oracle were the shizz!

boxcarman
312 posts
 

Forget about the optical connection.  It sounds ragged compared to coax.

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curiousjim
4,124 posts
 

I’ve been using both rca and xlr digital cables for years. To me they sound better than optical.

All the best.

JD

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