A few new terms (for me that is)

[Bert0529]

Please define DAC's.

What are the uses of optical in and out and SPDIF (waht does SPDIF stand for)?

Thanks!

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

DAC - Digital-to-analog converter
Optical I/O - is for transmission of digital signals
S/PDIF - Sony/Phillips Digital Interface - which is a digital signal protocol

Bruce

 

[Bert0529]

Thanks!!

What are some of the common uses for the the optical and SPDIF inputs?

 

[Stealthtech]

Digital transfers via ADAT,etc...
Stays in the digital domain

 

[Paul881]

By staying in the digital domain, it means that conversion isn't taking place, digital to analogue and then back again. This degrades the signal and is slower. Using spdif is a common industry protocol for companies to provide digital to digital file transfer.

Useful for plugging your video recorder into your pc for example.