*DEAD* Hot - 12ft Optical Toslink 2.36 each + sh

[leonc]

Price appears to have gone up.

 

[hawksballer]

Yeah 4 dollars now..... monoprice is a good store though reseller rating is 9.61 http://www.resellerratings.com/seller5664.html

 

[Yreka]

In for 2, thanks

 

[FightingChance]

Originally posted by: JasonCoder

Originally posted by: disc
Can I ask the others that prefer coax out there why they do? It would seem to me that both cables would suffer the same jitter problems while coax would be much more susceptible to RF on the shield (albeit, the interference would have to be large enough to cause bit errors, but optical wouldn't suffer this problem at all.) As a EE, I'm always interested in learning.

See, that's what I was thinking, and why I went with optical. Not because it is cool and futuristic. As a side benefit, would it not also be harder to incur a ground loop from other equipment?

The interference would have to be so great as to turn a 0 into a 1. That's a lot of interference. If all the 1's and 0's get from start to finish, it doesn't matter what the medium is or how much interference. Bitstream doesn't slow down or bend.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: disc
Can I ask the others that prefer coax out there why they do? It would seem to me that both cables would suffer the same jitter problems while coax would be much more susceptible to RF on the shield (albeit, the interference would have to be large enough to cause bit errors, but optical wouldn't suffer this problem at all.) As a EE, I'm always interested in learning.

A better connection. Also, higher bandwidth compared to toslink. It is true toslink would not care about interference, but to get interference in a 75ohm shielded cable, you basically have to wrapp that cable around a power line.

 

[JasonCoder]

Originally posted by: FightingChance

Originally posted by: JasonCoder

Originally posted by: disc
Can I ask the others that prefer coax out there why they do? It would seem to me that both cables would suffer the same jitter problems while coax would be much more susceptible to RF on the shield (albeit, the interference would have to be large enough to cause bit errors, but optical wouldn't suffer this problem at all.) As a EE, I'm always interested in learning.

See, that's what I was thinking, and why I went with optical. Not because it is cool and futuristic. As a side benefit, would it not also be harder to incur a ground loop from other equipment?

The interference would have to be so great as to turn a 0 into a 1. That's a lot of interference. If all the 1's and 0's get from start to finish, it doesn't matter what the medium is or how much interference. Bitstream doesn't slow down or bend.

Actually, I was talking about the conductive nature of coax vs. optical.

The way I see it, 95% of the time the two mediums are going to deliver the exact same results. I chose optical for the following main reasons: (1) I stand a 0% chance of picking up a ground loop, acting as an antenna, or getting EMI; (2) better for longer runs - I needed this; & (3) I believe it was a cheaper alternative at the time.

The real bitch though is I picked up a ground loop anyways from the cable co.'s line so pfffttt.

Regarding bandwidth, if you are serious about bandwidth I think nothing beats fiber optics... but unless you are dropping a mint on your setup I don't think it matters. But for the sake of argument http://www.harmonictech.com/

 

[RMSistight]

Damn. Monoprice has some great shipping rates. This is awesome.

 

[imported_disc]

I've read a lot about the larger bandwidth that coaxial lines offer, but I still don't understand how this is a benefit. Both forms send a digital signal at a fixed sampling rate. The larger bandwidth on coax just means your square pulses are sharper at the edges with less ripple. I don't see how this could be much of a benefit, as long as both cables meet the specs of the D/A converter on the other end. I have read that fiber can be a less (physically) robust interconnect, so if physical durability was a factor, I could understand coax being the better option.