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Re: the old coax vs. optical test in digital cabling

The problem with optical is that there is extra circuitry that changes the signal to light in the transmitter (cd transport) and back to electrical in the receiver (dac). You are most likely hearing this circuitry and not the optical cable.

Dan


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