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Streamer to Denafrips Iris to Pontus need cable suggestions please

I’ve got a Iris on the way to mate to a Pontus and have no idea of the type or brand or the quality/price cable I will need. It’s coming from Auralic g2 which has usb, coax, aes,  tos, lan. L-link. 
 

What type and brand/ model do I go from Auralic to Iris. Then what type cable and then brand/ model do I use fro Auralic to Pontus.

 

There will be a HiDiamond RCA’s going from Pontus to Audio Hungary a50i. Audience au24 se and TG Audio speaker cables going to Joseph audio Pulsar and Reference 3a towers. 
 

I know this is a lot to ask but I am not familiar with digital cables. Only digital cable I ever owned is a spdif. I’m using a JPS Labs superconductor true digital coax from streamer to Pontus now. Can I get away without spending a lot of money since some say it’s just digital, probably not, sure hope so. 
 

 

paulcreed

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Looks like USB is your obvious choice from Aurender to Iris.   Iris and Pontus both support AES/EBU and I2S.  The problem with I2S is there isn't a good standard and few great cables.  I would lean toward AES/EBU.  I'm using an audiosensibility silver signature cable and it is spectacular.  Avoid optical and coax digital.

all digital cables should be either silver or silver plated.  That is what my ears tell me and I think it handles the high data density better.  also, forget everything you've heard about silver wrt analog cables.

Jerry

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