SPDIF Coax cable?

[Alexbt]

Hello,

I just got a Kurzweil PC2R MIDI module, and it has coax SPDIF out, and so I can finally use my Delta's coax SPDIF in.

Question is, might I have a cable for this already? I know it's supposed to be 75 ohm RCA, but I don't know if any of my RCA cables ARE 75 ohm. Would it be okay to just try one? Would it damage anything by being less than that?

 

[Massive Master]

It won't "hurt" anything, but if your cables are regular interconnectors, you can bet that they're not 75 ohms at termination.

Grab a Hosa S/PDIF - They're cheap and they're just fine.

 

[Jim Y]

The cable with the yellow colored RCA plugs in camcorder/AV leads is 75ohm. Sometimes, to save costs, the red and black audio cables in these sets are 75ohm too, and they still manage to be cheaper than ones sold for s/pdif audio.
You can also convert video-tv coax cables by fitting them with ordinary male RCA plugs, though these don't use a nice flexible cable.