Lonewolf
06-08-2004, 04:55 PM
I am now starting to realise maybe i havent been getting the direct /
bypass stereo at all through my Rotel preamp because i have been using
optical out rather than the analog RCA outputs on my CD player. Is
that assumption right? should i have been using my analog stereo RCA
outputs all along?
On Cables, my store has a couple of types of cables, it has basically
3 types: cheap/bulk, avg and good (for the store, not real high end).
Its a wholesaler basically and hence actually put together their own
cables plus sell a larger variety of cables inits raw parts as in
plugs and wires etc etc. Question i had was can Coaxial Digital cables
and Component Video cables be used for Audio or would they detract
from the sound quality? The reason why i ask is they actually tell you
the parts they used to put together their cables since they sell the
parts separately as well. And the parts used for the coaxial digital
and component video are a higher grade generally speaking than the
parts they used for their best audio specific cables. They tend to
believe you can use the component video cables and it will perform
better than their audio cables but they might be saying that because
the component video cables and coaxial digital cables are more pricey
than their audio cables too quite abit more pricey.
For instance i was thinking of using the component video / digital
coaxial cables to connect my cd player to my preamp and also from my
preamp to my poweramp. Plus maybe even my dvd player and all my other
equipment to my preamp and vice versa.
I have read somewhere that apparently i shouldnt use them cos most
likely the component video and coaxial digital actually have fewer
strands at the core of the cables and are just thicker and cost more
due to better shielding and protection which audio cables dont need
and also are 75ohms and audio cables are 50ohms. Now i looked at the
parts used and yes i think the audio cables parts actually do seem to
have more strands of wires at the core than do the component video and
coaxial digital cables, does this make any difference? All i know is
the component video and coaxial digital cables use higher quality
parts and are considerably heavier, more solid and thicker plus seem
to use more expensive parts for their wires / cables as well as for
their plugs. And according to the store they seem to believe its
better to use the component video cables for audio as well but they
didnt seem positive about that fact themselves, they presumed it would
be better.
Advice would be much appreciated and if you need any more info from me
before you can help me out dont hesitate to ask.
bypass stereo at all through my Rotel preamp because i have been using
optical out rather than the analog RCA outputs on my CD player. Is
that assumption right? should i have been using my analog stereo RCA
outputs all along?
On Cables, my store has a couple of types of cables, it has basically
3 types: cheap/bulk, avg and good (for the store, not real high end).
Its a wholesaler basically and hence actually put together their own
cables plus sell a larger variety of cables inits raw parts as in
plugs and wires etc etc. Question i had was can Coaxial Digital cables
and Component Video cables be used for Audio or would they detract
from the sound quality? The reason why i ask is they actually tell you
the parts they used to put together their cables since they sell the
parts separately as well. And the parts used for the coaxial digital
and component video are a higher grade generally speaking than the
parts they used for their best audio specific cables. They tend to
believe you can use the component video cables and it will perform
better than their audio cables but they might be saying that because
the component video cables and coaxial digital cables are more pricey
than their audio cables too quite abit more pricey.
For instance i was thinking of using the component video / digital
coaxial cables to connect my cd player to my preamp and also from my
preamp to my poweramp. Plus maybe even my dvd player and all my other
equipment to my preamp and vice versa.
I have read somewhere that apparently i shouldnt use them cos most
likely the component video and coaxial digital actually have fewer
strands at the core of the cables and are just thicker and cost more
due to better shielding and protection which audio cables dont need
and also are 75ohms and audio cables are 50ohms. Now i looked at the
parts used and yes i think the audio cables parts actually do seem to
have more strands of wires at the core than do the component video and
coaxial digital cables, does this make any difference? All i know is
the component video and coaxial digital cables use higher quality
parts and are considerably heavier, more solid and thicker plus seem
to use more expensive parts for their wires / cables as well as for
their plugs. And according to the store they seem to believe its
better to use the component video cables for audio as well but they
didnt seem positive about that fact themselves, they presumed it would
be better.
Advice would be much appreciated and if you need any more info from me
before you can help me out dont hesitate to ask.