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S/Pdif vs. Toslink

I picked up a Musical Fidelity V-Link to use between my Macbook and my Cambridge 840 CDP. The V-Link can send data to the CDP via either S/Pdif or Toslink. I went with the Tosslink but more on a whim that with any actual reason.

Does anyone have a preference for Toslink over S/Pdif, or vice versa? Just curious what people are using and why.

Regards
grimace

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grimace OP
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@ Loomis - I needed the V-Link because the CDP only has Tos or P/Dif digital inputs - no direct interface for the USB output from my computer.

I'm told you can use the audio output on the laptop, but then you're using the laptop as a DAC and the quality suffers.
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