This is a little above your budget but will be worth it. Read the reviews. I was using a well-respected Apogee Wyde Eye but as soon as I put this in it was night and day better in every way. Best of luck.
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SPDIF Coax cable recommendation?
Hello,
I'm looking for a recommendation for a coax spdif digital cable.
It will be feeding a Border Patrol SE-i DAC ...either directly from an Ifi Zen Stream (for now) ...or from a Denefrips Iris DDC.
The rest of the system is warm.
Ifi Zen Stream > Denefrips Iris > Border Patrol Dac OR Denefrips Ares ii Dac > Van Alstine RB10 tube preamp > Van Alstine SET 120 power amp OR Oliver Says 2a3 SET power amp > Fritz Carbon 7 SE mkII loudspeakers
Specifically looking for a rather short cable if possible . The stream is very close to the DAC...so a somewhat flexible cable would be good.
Also, in keeping with the high value components of the system, I'm not looking for a very expensive or exotic cable.
Thank you
JS