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Does anyone remember the Bel Canto Opti-Link "fiber optic transmitter"? It was a device that converted S/PDIF via an RCA input to optical via an ST Glass output. (Further, it plugged directly into an RCA output jack as opposed to requiring another cable.) I'm interested as I want to connect two digital outs (one from CD transport, one from iPhone dock) to my DAC -- and I need another connection option.CD transport has S/PDIF (RCA) and Toslink outs; dock has S/PDIF (RCA), AES/EBU, and Toslink outs. DAC has S/PDIF (RCA), AES/EBU, Toslink, and ST Glass inputs. At the moment, I'm using the S/PDIF output from my transport and using RCA/RCA cable. Of course I could leave that alone and use the AES/EBU connection to connect my iPhone dock. But, I'm curious about the potential of galvanic isolation with ST Glass (to connect either my transport *or* my dock -- not sure which) ...
... plus, it's kind of cool and different.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Edits: 11/21/16Follow Ups:
What's wrong with Toslink? Have you tried it?
Sort of. Never a really legit glass cable ... only a plastic cable, which yielded less than stellar results.
In my system, Toslink always sounded just as good a coax S/PDIF for 16/44. What do you notice about Toslink that is less than stellar?
Nowadays I don't use any connections other than USB flash drives directly connected to my two digital players. I have an Oppo BDP-105D and I play digital music from USB flash drives. I also have a TASCAM DA-3000 that I play digital music from USB flash drives, too. Most of the digital I play is hi-res 24/96 and 24/192 as well as DSD 2.8-MHz and DSD 5.6-MHz. I play all my digital from USB flash drives connected directly to either my Oppo or my TASCAM.
Good luck,
John Elison
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