Advice on a good Digital Coax Cable to run between my Transport and DAC?


I need a good Coax Digital cable to run between my Jays Audio Transport and my Denafrips Pontus 15 DAC. I have the Wyred4Sound Remedy Reclocker connected between the transport and Dac. So I need 2 cables. I'm looking for a cable that's revealing but not overly bright. One that's a little on the lush side 

 

Thanks!

chiefsteward1

Thanks for all the good input. I removed the "Reclocker" and it made a big difference. More of everything. I forgot to say that I am currently using a Kimber D-60. I thought the D60 might be the problem but learned it was the Reclocker. I will check out the Jorma Cable. Is that the name a model or the name of the company? Keep the Info coming! 

 

Thanks!

@soix  What do you know about impedance mismatch and industrial standards?  My observation is absoutely little to nothing. It’s disappointing to see advice being shared from a literally ignorant person without a proper understanding of audio. Unfounded recommendations don’t help the Audiogon community grow in knowledge. 

@sls883 

A further investigation / clarification to the impedance mismatch issue. Impedance mismatch causes signal reflection, which in turn has the following two impact on the signal quality.

First, mismatch loss, which is audible signal loss due to reflection, can be quantified as -10 log(1-|CR|^2) dB, where CR = Coef. of reflection = (ZL-Zc)/(ZL+Zc), ZL = load imp. And Zc=cable imp.  So, using the example if MC2 coaxial is a 110 ohm into 75 ohm load, CR = 0.19 and mismatch loss = 0.16 dB.  So if the signal loss due to reflection is only a fraction of a dB, why is imp. mismatch such a big deal?  The answer lies in the time inaccuracy, i.e., known as jitter, caused by the signal reflection.

Second, jitter can be quantified approximately as

|CR|x (round-trip delay due to reflection) x (edge sensitivity)

If you have 5ft rca cable, which as a typical signal propagation delay of 1.5 ns/ft, and assume edge sensitivity is 1.0 for the cable w/o loss of generality, the jitter can be estimated as =.19 x (1.5x5x2) = 2.9 ns = 2900 ps, which is humongous in hi-fidelity signal chain reproduction.  In general, 100 ps jitter or less is considered good and audible level of jitter is around 200-300 ps.  The high-end gear typically has around 10 ps.

+ 1 @danmar123 - SUPRA USB EXCALIBUR, Made in Sweden - its a really good cable for not a lot of money

USB and coax are not the same. The OP is specifically asking about a coax digital cable. 

I posted this before but not sure what happened to it…

@chiefsteward1 if you like D60 try AGDL but get it in the AES configuration. It may be better using AES and AGDL is supposed to be a better cable than D60