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USB, ethernet, optical, coaxial and AES/EBU cables for streaming and digital audio. The connections between computers, servers, streamers and DACs.
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Digital cable, and why it is not only data
A digital cable either delivers the data or it does not, but that is only half the story. Timing errors and electrical noise travel along the cable alongside the signal and arrive at the DAC, where both affect what comes out of the analogue stage. This is why digital cables can sound different from one another despite carrying identical data.
Choose by connection first. USB is the most common link from a computer or streamer to a DAC. Ethernet carries network audio and is the fastest growing area in digital hi-fi. Optical isolates two components electrically, which helps where noise is a problem, but has bandwidth limits at high sample rates. Coaxial S/PDIF generally handles higher rates and keeps a direct electrical connection. AES/EBU on XLR is the professional standard and appears on higher end transports and DACs.
Impedance is not optional on coaxial and AES/EBU, at 75 ohm and 110 ohm respectively, so a standard interconnect is not a substitute even though the plugs fit. Tell us the source, the DAC and the sample rates involved and we will tell you which connection to use.
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£1.25Ex. VATA high quality unscreened Cat6 data networking cable, LSOH fire rated jacket. Lifetime Warranty. NEXT DAY DELIVERY -
From£399.00Inc. VATFor many applications, the speed of digital communication is important. Most visibly, "speed" is about transferring large files as quickly as possible, or carrying enough data for an HD video.
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AudioQuest
AudioQuest Cinnamon Mini Toslink Digital Optical Cable - Special Offers - Black November DealSKU: AQ Cinnamon Mini Optical
(5 reviews)From£49.12 £70.83Ex. VAT ✓ Save £21.71AudioQuest Cinnamon Digital Optical cable is constructed with low-dispersion Higher-Purity Fibers and precision polished fiber ends all contained within a black/red woven weave jacket. -
QED
QED Reference Digital XLR 40 AES/EBU Audio Cable - Custom LengthSKU: QED Reference XLR AES/EBU Custom
(5 reviews)£83.29Ex. VATReference XLR 40 builds on the multi-award winning audio 40 range of products, now available in digital AES/EBU form. -
QED
QED Reference Digital Audio 40 Cable - Custom LengthSKU: QED Reference Digi 40 Custom
(5 reviews)£77.04Ex. VATReference digital audio 40, the new standard for digital coaxial S/PDIF signals. -
Van Den Hul
Van Den Hul AES-EBU 110 Ohm Professional 1 XLR to 1 XLRSKU: AES-EBU 110 Ohm
(5 reviews)From£100.00Ex. VATThe ultimate result is our AES-EBU 110 Ohm Professional cable which provides a superior digital signal transmission quality. Lifetime Warranty. Next Day Delivery Available. -
£165.83Ex. VATThe SPDIF iPurifier is partly a nod to past SPDIF devices including the Genesis Digital Lense. With the very latest AMR/iFI technology, it is suited to the gamut of SPDIF sources that are on the market today. It takes any barely recognisable ‘square wave’ and with REclock˚/REgenerate˚ the signal is back to a real-world, perfect wave form. -
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Wireworld Starlight 8 Digital Audio Cable - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: Starlight 8 Digital Audio
(5 reviews)From£205.42 £241.62Ex. VAT ✓ Save £36.21Starlight 8 is the only digital audio cable to offer leading-edge technology, materials and performance, in the price range of conventional coaxial digital audio cables. The patented DNA Helix design and Composilex 3 insulation provide clear improvements in musical detail and dynamic expression.
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From£34.00Ex. VATZAC stands for Zero Attenuation Concept. The innovative furbished curving of the optical fibre core tip to get a zero divergence loss enables plastic fibre optics to be used at all, and to achieve the same transmission quality as of a glass fibre core in combination with the strength and flexibility of the plastic core.
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Atlas Hyper DD Achromatic Digital Audio Cable - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: Hyper DD Achromatic Digital Audio
(5 reviews)From£99.96 £142.92Ex. VAT ✓ Save £42.96A 75 Ohm digital cable designed to perfectly complement Atlas' acclaimed Hyper Achromatic and Hyper DD Ultra RCA interconnects. -
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Atlas Element Achromatic BNC Digital Audio Cable - Special OfferSKU: Element Achromatic BNC
(5 reviews)From£88.29 £126.25Ex. VAT ✓ Save £37.96The Element Achromatic Digital Audio cable is constructed with a continuous path for the signal virtually free of the discontinuities that can degrade the music signal in subtle but audible ways.
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SALEFrom£774.17 £957.50Ex. VAT ✓ Save £183.33AudioQuest Diamond Digital Coax cables are designed to minimize distortion across an extremely wide bandwidth. For many applications, the speed of digital communication is important.
