RCA vs optical cable?


Are there any diferences between a regular RCA interconect cable and an aoptical cable? Can I use a regular RCA interconect cable to hoop up a transport and a dac? I understand that both cables have a 75 ohms resistance, so I suppose there is no difference between these cables. I am completely wrong? Any comments. Thanks in advance for your help.
tiofelon

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I would suggest trying a regular analog RCA to hear what it sounds like first before purchasing a digital RCA. If you like what you hear, great, if not, demo some different digital cables.

I am using an analog RCA from my SBT to my Audio Note 2.1 DAC and it sounds great to me and that is really all that matters. Right?

People are always asking if this can be done or what will this sound like if I do this, etc. I like to experiment with different set ups. In my opinion, an individual is in the wrong hobby and is lazy if they don't want to hear what different configurations sound like. It takes a lot of time and effort to experiment with what one is hearing.
"Jitter can even be euphonic in nature if it has the right frequency content. " This is beyond my jargonistic experience and may be "jitterish b.s."