Caiman connections

[Mike g]

Hello

Just bought a caiman second hand and seller threw in a cheapie optical cable. Caiman has 1x optical and 2x coax plus a USB input. Primary transport/source will be my sonos box. So on the basis that I want to get a better cable to the dac, which is better to go for- optical or coax? And once decided who is best to buy it from- not looking to spend that much but want good quality so thinking about flashback, Mark grant or one of stan's own.

Will also get a coax and or an optical for my Sony blu ray player and my sky hd box which sits about 4m away and which sit on same stand. Will use the blu ray for CDs very occasionally but think using the caiman for tv audio will enhance the film/tv experience.

Cheers

Mike

Ps next thing I will look at is a psu

Pps currently music stored on a nas which has been ripped to iTunes using apple lossless. Should i re-rip these using a different format. This seems a daunting task...

[Reid Malenfant]

Coaxial is best, see if you can find some Belkin 75ohm AV cable on fleabay, it might be under digital or video or component video. You just need the one cable

Can't argue with Mark Grant cables though, i do use quite a few myself However at the ludicrous prices of the Belkin stuff you should be able to find a bargain

[CanDAC]

Having had experience with both on my Caiman, go with coax. There was a noticable inmprovement in sharpness and detail.

[MartinT]

Coax if you can, althought the optical does an impressive job from my Sky HD box.

[Mike g]

I have some of this left over from a tv cabling job I did in the house

http://www.screwfix.com/p/high-quali...-rg6-25m/35148

Will it work? And if so what plugs will i need and the problem- will they need to be soldered on?

[Werner Berghofer]

Should i re-rip these using a different format.

No need for doing this. Apple lossless is a very good choice.

[Reid Malenfant]

Yes that cable will work, should do a good job to Unfortunately it'd need to be soldered to suitable phono plugs

[Rare Bird]

Belden 1694a/Canare based Coax, great VFM..

[Mike g]

Clearly I am going to need to bite the bullet and learn how to solder...

[Yoga]

No need for doing this. Apple lossless is a very good choice.

Agreed, ALAC is a great choice; lossless when played, compressed as a flat file.