Toslink vs. Coaxial


Need some help please.
I'm fairly new in the sceene, and I'm wondering if I use a toslink to connect my C.D. player (onkyo integra) to my D/A converter (Adcom GDA-700) will I loose alot of signal??
Or is the difference between toslink and coax. minimal??
and is their a toslink thats as good as a coaxial.???
Thanks in advance.
hasaw

Showing 1 response by bmpnyc

Hasaw, This topic has been covered many times before, and the consensus is that coax is considered by 98% of the people to be better than Toslink, although I am sure that in sdcampbells particular circumstances that he is correct. You have some nice gear and I think if you were listening to good cables that you would hear a diference between Toslink and coax, but be careful, in 5.1 channel mode the difference is not as obvious as in stereo.