Can anyone recommend a good, but cheap optical to coax convertor?
A PC upgrade means I have lost my coax out, but have a digital optical.
I use a 5m long cable to run to my DAC, so changing to an optical cable is out of the question.
Can anyone recommend a good, but cheap optical to coax convertor?
A PC upgrade means I have lost my coax out, but have a digital optical.
I use a 5m long cable to run to my DAC, so changing to an optical cable is out of the question.
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
Hi mate
I'd go with this one.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/POF-830-Opt...?tag=whhifi-21
Any jitter it introduces (if any and probably not?) would be sorted by your Standac.
Thanks for the suggestion Gaz.
I plugged it in yesterday, and immediately disconnected it. Unfortunately it is distorting the sound, so it will be going back.
Back to the drawing board.
I have reverted back to the USB cable for now, but I am still looking for a decent optical to coax converter.
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
With Optical and Coax you're limited to 192kHz or maybe even 96kHz.
Using your USB you will have access to the higher Sampling rates, if your DAC accepts them and your PC outputs them.
Searching online just shows up the same box that you tried.
There's not a lot in these things to go wrong, TOSLINK receiver, 74HCU04 or similar, an O/P matching Transformer and an RCA Socket.
Have you another coming?
If you really get no-where I may have all the bits needed to make you one !!
Jim.
Jim,
Thanks for the offer.
I need to check what the PC outputs on the optical output.
I am currently looking into a decent sound cad for the new PC, or building my old PC into a smaller case to have a dedicated media server. The other option is a new USB card as most of my USB ports are full, and to stream, I need to disconnect something.
As you mention, the other option is to try another of these boxes as I think mine is faulty. That will only cost me a bit of time.
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..
Lindy do an optical/coax converter - I have one of their mini-DACs and it does a good job.
https://www.lindy.co.uk/audio-video-...repeater-p2732
With optical from a PC you get isolation from mains and ground noise born interference. You also get a far stronger digital signal. On Toslink it is typical 3.3V or 5V. On coax it is just 0.6V. But the added noise in the coax connection does give an added sense of more info in the audio.
Most optical to coax converters struggle to convert anything above 48kHz. I tested quite a few with the intention of selling one. But they all failed to play 96kHZ or above. But that is some time ago. Maybe they have improved since then.
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I'm tony.
A 5m fisual optical like the pearl or hollywood are round about a tenner. Convertors cany vary quite a bit sonically, then different co-ax!!
The fisuals are great bang for buck-think the holywood is glass if memory serves.
Thanks.
I will look into an optical cable. The good thing about the RG316 coax is that it is very easy to hide. I think the optical cable will be a bit bigger.
Kevin
Too busy enjoying the music....
European loan coordinator for Graham Slee HiFi system components..