18-Dec-2014, 12:59
(17-Dec-2014, 22:16)Confused Wrote: Well, a minor party at my house tonight, following on from the Wednesday Christmas meeting at Newbury races tonight (very near to my house). A couple of folk who have heard my system before, and have no idea about the link cable, have advised that the system sounds more analogue and natural, maybe ritcher, for me, ... In summery, try the AES/EBU link. I really think its worth a go! I am someone who thinks digital cables cannot possibly make any difference, but i have heard a couple of things recently that are challenging this. ... Short summary, try an AES/EBU cable if you have dual mono, I'm glad I did! I think I'll report more at the weekend when I have a chance of some serious listening on my own.
When OAC lent me a demo D250 to try dual mono, they gave me a chord Sarum cable for the link, which I thought was ridiculous because of its cost. However, as soon as I started listening I loved it. But I don't actually think my actual purchased D250 / 800 slave has sounded as good as the demo unit, until tonight with the far cheaper Audioprana. Give it a try!
I second this description. I received my Audioprana RCA - AES/EBU cable for my D800 a week ago and must say the AES input indeed does make a difference. That's not loads of difference, but a noticeable better resolution in listening sessions. Great thing!
