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In Reply to: RE: BNC Cable? posted by mitch2 on October 14, 2016 at 13:26:27
Is there actually much difference between well-made BNC cables? The range on Audiogon now runs from about $3,500 for a Nordost Odin to about $299 for a Silnote. A couple at relatively lower prices that I have found are Steve Nugent's Empirical Audio BNC ($250 @ 4 feet) and the VH Audio Pulsar Ag ($270 @ 1M), both of which have pure silver conductors (the VH Audio uses OCC silver). I also found an old post by Nugent saying the Canare (what I am currently using) is one of not too many (at that time) that has a true 75 ohm impedance.
Do you guys have any thoughts on how much more I need to spend to significantly better the Canare cable and, if so, what BNC cables would you suggest?
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BNC is said to be the best connector for S/PDIF, but I haven't noticed a lot of talk about them in regard to performance like is seen with RCA cables.
I would suggest you go with one of the lower cost options with a return policy and compare to the Canare. I use the VH Pulsar AG for RCA interconnects and it is very good for it's reasonable price.
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With my Singzer and Master 7 I have tried most type of connections
The I2S over HDMI is by far the best followed by SPDIF with BNC connectors and then AES/EBU. The worst is Toslink but I have not tried it with a really good glass cable
Alan
Thank you Dee and Alan.
Unfortunately, I don't have the option of I2S with Metrum DACs, or as an output from the Antipodes DX.
In my internet searching, I found virtually nothing where someone said S/PDIF was better through an rca-terminated digital cable so I am glad the DX and both the Metrum Pavane and Adagio support true BNC connections. I had the Canare sitting around here from way back when I ran a Pioneer PD65 disc player into an Assemblage DAC.
If I try other BNC cables, the Pulsar Ag is at/near the top of the list right now and I have purchased from Chris before so I am considering that route, as well as Steve Nugent's BNC cable, which he (modestly) claims is excellent. In the meantime, I was surprised and happy when I heard the performance of BNC compared to even a tricked-out USB link in my system this weekend.
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