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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2011 at 11:10
I have had my cd player connected to two devices, a Denon mini-hifi and a Marantz AvReceiver, to the former through RCA, to the latter with toslink/optical. Of course both are different amps so the comparison is unfair, but now it sounds better, with toslink. 

All I read everywhere points to equal performance from optical and digital coaxial, with advantages to coaxial in runs with bends (light won't bend) and advantages to optical in other areas. 
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2011 at 11:11
Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

BTW, sonically speaking, digital cable is better than optical cable.
LOL This I have got to hear.... go on, tell us why.
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2011 at 11:23
Because it is a matter-of-fact Dean, come on.... Stern Smile
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Points: 5195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2011 at 11:28
digital vs. optical ... that's like analog vs. tape. But it's really fractally wrong ... on many planes, no matter how you look at the expression.
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2011 at 11:29
I guess it's digital coaxial vs digital optical... 
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Originally posted by Mr ProgFreak Mr ProgFreak wrote:

digital vs. optical ... that's like analog vs. tape. But it's really fractally wrong ... on many planes, no matter how you look at the expression.
It's déjà vécu.
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Points: 5195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2011 at 13:01
^ Sure, but this time there's also a category mistake involved. It's not entirely fair to harp on it endlessly though, since I'm sure that Oliver didn't deliberately put it that way.
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he said "sonically speaking" - but I'm not harping, if there is no explanation/clarification forthcoming then I'm not that bothered.
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