Spec-chart for digital cables


Don’t want to start a flame war but looking for a comparison chart for the specs on digital cables.

I have read multiple articles, digital coaxial vs optical vs HDMI vs USB, I would like a comparison chart showing bandwidth, through put etc.

I seem to read that USB provides the widest, followed by coaxial but would like to see a true comparison chart.

Also, would entertain a discussion of opinion of users, what experiences have users found?

Lastly, I understand the conversation might want to direct to the material of construction, but I would like to stick to the direct fact of the cable 

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Showing 2 responses by ghdprentice

If you are thinking a spec sheet will somehow help you determine what they might sound like, or to construct to a sound. It is not going to do either of those.  
 

Somewhere in the research labs of some of the major cable producers there may be such a thing. With long lists of variables and how they may affect the sound. But even these would likely only be generalities. 
 

I am by my nature a numbers man. As a scientist in my first career and years as an analyst in the corporate setting. I threw away the numbers other than a few high level ones in audio. They just led to erroneous conclusions. 

OP,  “For streaming you have packet loss, latency, bandwidth etc. which effect the signal prior to reception..”

 

A good streamer will buffer and cashe and completely make up for deficiencies in the data stream.