digital coax or optical

evor1 · 11-02-05, 11:59 AM

is one or the other better for hooking up my logitech z5500s? i have the audigy nx and it has optical out and spdif out...spdif out is for digital coax right?

JigPu · 11-02-05, 12:30 PM

SPDIF should be the coax as you say. As far as quality, there should be no difference since the digital signal won't be degraded, though SPDIF should be cheaper and probably more rugged as well.

Disclaimer: I haven't used digital-outs before, so I could be wrong

JigPu

bchur83 · 11-02-05, 12:35 PM

SPDIF is both a standard for Optical and Coax Digital Outputs. I personally use Optical cables, since there isn't any electrical connection to cause interference. Coax has a higher theroetical bandwidth capability, but the amount of data in digital audio wont max out the bandwidth of an Optical Cable.

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evor1 New Member Join Date: Apr 2004	digital coax or optical is one or the other better for hooking up my logitech z5500s? i have the audigy nx and it has optical out and spdif out...spdif out is for digital coax right?
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bchur83 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes	SPDIF is both a standard for Optical and Coax Digital Outputs. I personally use Optical cables, since there isn't any electrical connection to cause interference. Coax has a higher theroetical bandwidth capability, but the amount of data in digital audio wont max out the bandwidth of an Optical Cable. __________________ Main Rig: Asus P8Z68 Pro Gen3 * Core i7 2600K @ 4.4Ghz * 8GB (2x 4GB) Mushkin Blackline PC3-1600 * GeForce GTX 560TI 448 1280MB * 6TB Storage * LG BD/RW * Lian-Li PC-V2000B * Dell 24" 2407FPW & Asus 24" VS248H Backup Rig: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P * C2Q Q9400 @ 3.2Ghz * 4GB (2x 2GB) G-Skill PC2-8000 * Sapphire Radeon 4870 512MB * 320GB Storage * Samsung SH-S203N DVD+/-RW * Apex Full Tower Case * 2x Dell 19" LCD HTPC: Abit IP35PRO * C2D E6600 @ Stock * 2GB G-Skill PC6400 * Geforce 8600GT 256MB * 640GB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-ROM * 55" Samsung 1080p 3D LED LCD via HDMI Media Server: DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D * A64 3800+ X2 * 1GB PC3200 * Powercolor X800XL * 14TB Storage * Lite On 16x DVD-RW Heatware
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