Why aren’t BNC jacks common?
Simply that there is no audio industry standard, and there is no mechanism to create an industry wide standard.
Why aren’t BNC jacks common?
Digital connection between a source component and DAC calls for typically other a 75 ohm impedance or 110 ohm impedance cable. Sourcing a 110 ohm cable is easy- it’s very common. But a 75 ohm cable? Not so much primarily because just about every RCA terminated cable is not a 75 ohm cable, however, true 75 ohm cable is a snap with BNC terminations. BNC is not expensive and arguably it’s a more secure connection than is RCA. I therefore do not understand why components with BNC jacks are very rare. Perhaps you can argue the ommission of a BNC connection is justified on mass market gear but on high end gear? Can someone provide an explanation that makes at least some sense? My DAC supports BNC (Bricasti) but my CD transport (Simaudio) does not. Thanks!!
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@kennyc I see it as a lack of courage among high end manufacturers of digital gear. They claim to strive for the best and yet incorporating BNC is so insignificant in terms of production costs it becomes inexplicable. |
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