SPDIF to RCA converter, without noise????

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All audio DACs, A/V receivers and preamp/processors take S/PDIF
directly via their digital coaxial inputs. Which McIntosh unit do you
have?

Kal

On 19 Jul 2005 13:05:52 -0700, "Clay" <clay_miner@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I'm currently in the process of ripping my entire CD collection onto my
>PC with the hope of eventualy being able to play my playlists that I
>build on my PC on my home audio speakers. I purchased a nice sound
>card from soundblaster that has a SPDIF digital out. I would like to
>run a cable directly to my McIntosh control unit but I dont have a
>SPDIF IN. I know products exist out there that will convert my SPDIF
>OUT to RCA but I want to minimize noise. Any reccomendations?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Clay

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On 19 Jul 2005 13:55:03 -0700, "Clay" <clay_miner@hotmail.com> wrote:

>The truth is I'm setting this up for my father who is an audio nut, and
>im the computer dork. Assuming his unit will work, which cable should
>I buy, and from where? Also, the length of the cable must be 40+ ft.
>Is this going to be a problem?

First, you have to be certain he has an available digital input and
confirm that it uses an RCA jack or, if not, what connector it does
use.

Second, you need a 75ohm cable with the appropriate connectors. The
easiest is to use a video cable which you can buy at RadioShack as
long as you confirm it is 75ohms.

Will it work? Probably, but 40 feet is a long run from a computer
output which may not be the best driver. Good luck.

Kal


>
>Thanks for the quick reply,
>
>-Clay

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On 19 Jul 2005 14:39:12 -0700, "Clay" <clay_miner@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hmm intresting. If the 40 ft causes me problems what about wireless?
>Anyone have any experiences using a DMA (digital media adapter)? I
>know linksys makes them.

Doesn't Apple make gadgets for this? Airport or some such?

Kal (PC guy)

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Yeah they do. I'm just curious If I'm going to lose audio quality if
I'm streaming it over 802.11 instead of a direct digital cable.

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"Clay" <clay_miner@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hmm intresting. If the 40 ft causes me problems what
about
> wireless?

I guess Kalmann has never actually seen SP/DIF work over
long distances. I have.

The SP/DIF standard is not difficult to implment properly
and it frequently is implemented very well. With a good
grade of coax, it will probably work well over 100's of
feet. If you want to be conservative, get highly shielded
(triple or quad-shielded) copper-core RG-6 type coax.

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"Kalman Rubinson" <kr4@nyu.edu> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:05:24 -0400, "Arny Krueger"
> <arnyk@hotpop.com> wrote:
>
>> "Clay" <clay_miner@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1121809152.232718.10420@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com
>>
>>> Hmm intresting. If the 40 ft causes me problems what
>> about
>>> wireless?
>>
>> I guess Kalmann has never actually seen SP/DIF work over
>> long distances. I have.
>>
>> The SP/DIF standard is not difficult to implment properly
>> and it frequently is implemented very well. With a good
>> grade of coax, it will probably work well over 100's of
>> feet. If you want to be conservative, get highly shielded
>> (triple or quad-shielded) copper-core RG-6 type coax.
>
> I wasn't concerned with S/PDIF or the cable but with
> the implementation in the undefined output driver of
> the Mac since Macs are terra incognita to me

I have a couple of Macs, and their interface circuits are
about as good as anything.

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Anyone one have DAC recommendations? I would like to spend under 1k.

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I picked this up on the way home from work yesterday and I love it! It
works perfectly with my Dad's 16,000 songs on iTunes and is very easy
to use. He had no trouble navigating to his playlists. I had the unit
hooked up to our wireless network and secure (locked down using MAC
address) in about 20 minutes. Sound quality is great, im very
impressed.

http://www.rokulabs.com/products/s [...] 2000_model

-Clay