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(25-Feb-2019, 14:19)Snoopy8 Wrote: Hmmm... Looks like not many people use optical?
I believe quite a few Phantom owners connect optical direct to a Phantom in a stereo pair, but you pose many questions. Many will skip answering because of that...
- Is connecting to Dialogue still slower (24/96) than the Phantom (24/192)?
- No, both supports 192kHz
- Are there still issues with crackling on the Dialogue?
- Yes
- Are there optical cables with smaller plugs for the Phantom (access is awkward and tight)
- See below
- With input to 1 phantom, are there still delay issues with playing stereo between left and right?
- No, no issues between L and R
- Any difference between using plastic or glass cables?
- See below
- Any cable recommendations...
If you go to Blue Jeans Cable
https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/dig.../index.htm you'll find info on optical cables. If you specify a small connector for use with Phantom I'm sure they know what to do.
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(This post was last modified: 25-Feb-2019, 20:24 by ogs.)
(25-Feb-2019, 19:15)streamy Wrote: Can you really stream 24/192k to the Dialog. I could do it some years ago, but then after a firmware update maybe in 2016 or 2017 the Dialog got limited to 24/96k in my case. Ihave the latest fw on my Dialog and can’t get 192k playing.
I wasn't aware of that. Sorry for misleading... direct to a Phantom is still 192kHz?
Let's hope RAAT is coming to Dialog. If Devialet can fix a few bugs at the same time as they release the RAAT firmware....
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Thank you for your replies. Good to get a better understanding of the ins and outs of using optical cabling.
It is a pity that the Dialog can only do 24/96 because it seems to be logical connection point, without the tight access like into the phantoms. Has Devialet ever explained why they throttled back the Dialog? While I would prefer it was 24/194, I suspect that the quality of the cable has a more material impact on the audio quality than the higher resolution.