digital RCA's

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I have a TDK cd recorder and i want to make a digital connection from my akai... It only came with one cable, and the manual states there is a difference between standard RCA cables and "digital" RCA cables. Is there really a difference?
 
Standard rca cables will pass the digital signal, but the digital versions are built to the correct impedance spec. (Is it 75 ohm for spdif? I'm blanking here...:))
Wayne
 
so it's ok to use a standard RCA cable to make a digital connection, but not ok to use a digital RCA for a standard connection? Then what would be the point of digital RCA's in the first place??? I feel stupid...

Thanks
Tyler
 
S/PDIF digital cable is NOT the same as standard audio cable...

A digital signal, is NOT the same as an analog signal......... an analog signal needs no conversion before being amplified and heard as audio. A digital signal sounds much more like modem noises, and require conversion through a digital-to-analog converter before being heard as audio.

Many novices place too much significance on the connector type as somehow being indicative of the nature of the signal passing through it (ie, any input/output using an RCA connector is compatible with any other RCA input/output) -- that simply isn't the case....

Bruce
 
Just to chime in here, with S/PDIF coaxial, just use 75 ohm video type cable terminated with good RCA connectors and it'll work fine. As with any transfer, the better the cable, the better the results. Do not use audio type cable.
 
Sorry again,
But is an S/PDIF cable shielded? All I could find at RadioShack was a Video/Audio Shielded cable... is this right??

Thanks
Tyler
 
Yes, it's a shielded coaxial cable.
 
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