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In Reply to: Lifatec Silflex Glass Toslink posted by Duster on September 23, 2016 at 19:26:09:
Image: Monarchy Audio DIP (Digital Interface Processor)
In my experience, it was also found that in order to bring the full benefit of the Lifatec Silflex glass Toslink cable to the next level for a digital optical Toslink application, a Monarchy Audio DIP (Digital Interface Processor) primarily implemented for jitter reduction (which tends to be the downside of a digital optical interface), virtually eliminates the somewhat vague performance level that can sometimes occur when a digital source component is connected directly to the Toslink input of a DAC. So in essence, the processed digital signal will eventually wind-up being a 75 Ohm S/PDIF digital coaxial, or AES/EBU digital cable interface rather than strictly a S/PDIF digital optical Toslink interface. I use three Monarchy Audio DIPs for three different applications, and in all cases the Toslink interface is clearly improved upon, without caveat.
One might consider this type of digital processing and format conversion to be cheating in some manner from an audio purist's point of view, but I don't see it that way. In this case, even though another component is inserted into the signal path with potential degradation of the digital signal, the opposite effect occurs to my ear, with nothing but a good thing to be had when the choice of a high-performance 75 Ohm S/PDIF digital coaxial or balanced AES/EBU digital cable, an audiophile-quality aftermarket power cord, and effective power line conditioning is carefully paid attention to, including the goal of custom tuning efforts for subjective listener dependent integration with the rest of an audio system. I find the various Monarchy Audio DIP models to be great tools for better digital audio when a Toslink interface is either required or chosen by a listener.
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