I’ve got an entry level digital coax cable made by Silnote Audio going from my Bluesound Node 2 to my MHDT Orchid DAC out to my BAT VK-5i tube preamp via RCA to balanced XLR. My Audiolab 6000CDT cd transport only support digital coax and TOSLINK. Silnote Audio doesn’t think TOSLINK is up to par. So they don’t make a cable in that type. I bought a Wireworld Supernova (their best quality cable by a wide margin) and I have to say the TOSLINK sounds really good. I made sure to use a very short cable. As long as the DAC designer made all of the ports support the same level of sounds quality there shouldn’t be a difference when applied optimally. Once I’ve settled in with the TOSLINK I’ll compare CDs switched over to digital coax. I’m betting they will be comparable.
SPDIF vs. AES/EBU Sound Quality?
All else being equal (same cable, etc.), will the AES/EBU connection provide better sound quality than SPDIF? I just realized by Lumin U1 mini has AES/EBU output and one of my DACs (my favorite) has AES/EBU input.
A forum search and even a google search pulled up nothing definitive and I figured I'd ask before buying an $$$ AES/EBU cable