lotusm50: there are a number of highend dacs and transports that still offer at&t optical connections, though these are sometimes options. i perceive a movement towards aes/ebu, however, as the upper-end standard for transport>dac digital connection. why? 'cause many think it's sonically superior to at&t and coax (toslink hasn't been in the equation for years). -kelly
Is the "ST" AT T optical digital connection dead?
Is the "ST" AT&T optical digital connection dead? The ST connection has always sounded the best to my ears, and way, way better than the toslink connection. Yet it seems to be disappearing from use. Why? Is it dead as a digital connection standard, and what happened to it. If it provided the best sound, and was probably the besy digital data stream link why is it disappearing from use? Is it too expensive? It is very unlikely too expensive for use on high-end equipment.
What happened?
What happened?