Re: [OT] Looking to borrow a spdif coax cable

["Andy Davies" <dajdavies@xxxxxxxxx>]

Right then I'll give a phono cable a go...

Cheers

Andy

On 21/02/07, Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks Phil :-)
>
> So for Andy's application, "any old" cable is likely to be
"good enough" ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim.
>
> On 2/21/07, Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tim Hawes
> > >
> > > I may be talking out of my hat but...
> > >
> > > Wasn't there someone advertising these cables made out of
> > > wire coat hangers? i.e. proving that alledged "high
end"
> > > cables weren't worth it? IIRC his USP was that only he could
> > > offer a full report on the performance of his
"cable" where
> > > his commercial competitors could not/did not? (I may have
> > > been dreaming all this...)
> > >
> > > Can't you use your "phono" cable in the SPDIF
socket?
> > >
> > > Tim.
> > > (now donning flameproof suit...)
> >
> > Nope - you remember correctly.
> >
> > He borrowed a commercial Dolby Digital decoder from a local
cinema which
> had
> > the facility for producing a report including bit errors
(recoverable
> and
> > unrecoverable) and basically started out with a cheap "Radio
Shack"
> phono
> > patch lead and then went down from there. Eventually cutting it
in half
> and
> > soldering inline an unbent wire coathanger and still not getting
any
> errors
> > being flagged by the decoder.
> >
> > He never actually "sold" the cable - he was just making
a point that
> digital
> > audio data itself is pretty rugged and from that ended with
something
> like
> > "Well I guess at least I can certify that this cable is good
as I can
> give
> > you a report from the decoder to prove it so if you want one of
these
> cables
> > I'll run you one up for $1,000" or something like that.
> >
> > Used to be one of my favourite p*ss take web pages before it
> disappeared.
> > :-(
> >
> > Phil
>
>
>
>
>
>


--
Andy


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