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Is there any sonic degradation associated with converting a S/PDIF consumer-type digital signal to an AES signal? I need to connect my Sony CDP to a Behringer DEQ2496, which only accepts XLR (AES) digital inputs. I have been running the digital signal through an Alesis MasterLink to effect this conversion. Am I losing information by doing this? The other alternative would be to use an optical signal path, but I have heard bad things about Toslink connections. What do you guys think?
Thanks!
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I use a cheap RCA to XLR converter when not using the SRC2496 to do the conversion and it sounds great. I don't expect any degradation from the Alesis unless you start using digital volume control. With the volume at 100% it should be fine.
DEQ2494 will accept either AES or SPDIF on the XLR input, you just need a rca-> xlr converter. I have tried it.
DEQ2496 does very well on toslink with a glass fiber. I would suggest using that with your Sony cdp or coax digital with the above converter.You can also switch between AES and spdif format on one of the screens in DEQ2496. My computer can send either AES or spdif and I found AES sounds a little better. I use a glass toslink cable.
HowdyTho my DAC takes AES/EBU on an XLR, my DACs manufacturer said I could just hook up S/PDIF and things would work fine and they do. You might check with Behringer or ask if anyone does it that way with the DEQ2496.
TOSLink isn't necessarily evil and it can be better than S/PDIF if there are any groundloop issues...
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