Sony CDP > Cambridge Audio DACmagic II.
I would have got one from Mark Grant but he's out of stock.
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Sony CDP > Cambridge Audio DACmagic II.
I would have got one from Mark Grant but he's out of stock.
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Originally Posted by Bazil
Can you wait till he gets them back in stock?
jon
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Of course if its worth it
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Of course if its worth it
I think the glass core are the best which he supplies
jon
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I still maintain that some of the cheap ones from Amazon are good enough - for example - http://www.amazon.co.uk/1-0m-Optical...0354184&sr=1-2 There can be some problems with some of the cables falling out of the sockets. Others who are more fussy about this than I am say we should all be using coax in any case. I have both.
Again, I think you might find that something like this does work - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fisual-Digit...0354319&sr=8-2
You can take a punt on these and it won't cost you a lot even if you do eventually decide to see if you can hear a difference with something more expensive. I'm prepared to believe that there are some bad cables, but my guess is that you won't be able to distinguish between these given the short lengths.
The situation could be different if you tried to run for 10 or 20 metres though, although I believe I can also do that if necessary with my cables.
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If it is only 1 meter that you require then I challenge you to find a better TOSLINK lead than mine for under £50
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The XO ultra optical on Amazon is £6.99 and the best sounding TOS I've heard.
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Any discount for membersIf it is only 1 meter that you require then I challenge you to find a better TOSLINK lead than mine for under £50
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I use these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet%C2%AE-T...0365955&sr=1-1
To be honest, in the digital domain, as long as the cable is decently constructed, I wouldn't spend much more than this in my opinion.
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I would only use glass as the polly plastic core ones turn yellow and loose clarity in a couple of years.
Here is where I got mine before I knew Mark Grant carried them.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-3-ft-GLASS...ht_1673wt_1139
I have used the polished plastic ones SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GET GLASS.
Or replace the plastic one every year or two.
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