Al, several people suggested using longer cables but you're the first one who's explained why. Than you! I'll try both suggestions ASAP.
Truly weird Rega transport issue.
I recently purchased a used PEACHTREE DAC-IT (S/N 107010). My first DAC. It brought a truly weird phenomenon to light.
Using my Rega Planet as a transport (digital coax out) it will not recognize a signal when the cable is shorter than a couple meters.
Yep, you read that right...I've tried about a dozen different coax cables (MIT, BlueJeans, Acoustic Research), both traditional audio (unbalanced) and a 12" Blue Jeans purchased especially for it (a BJ Belden 1694A digital cable - 1 foot). Nothing. I double checked the output connector, seemed fine with no intermittents when I jiggled it.
My NAD CD player, on the other hand, does just fine from it's digital out to the DAC, at any length.
On the other hand, I just happened to have bought a 12' long sub cable (Blue Jeans LC-1) the other day and that works fine. Longer is better?
My first assumption was that the cables I was trying were older except for the sub cable,BJ LC-1. Nope. Found an ancient, super cheap 15' Acoustic Resarech that worked fine, too.
Thinking it might be an issue of digital cable design versus analog optimized cable, I purchased a 1 foot BJ digital cable...nope, didn't work.
Now it gets really weird. I hooked up a splitter on the digital out of the Rega, ran my new digital cable to the DAC (no sound) and then hooked the 12' sub cable to the other output on the splitter but left the other end of that cable unterminated. Got sound.
So, is there someone who can suggest what might be going on? Even better, how to fix it?
Thanks, Dan (AKA dancub)
Using my Rega Planet as a transport (digital coax out) it will not recognize a signal when the cable is shorter than a couple meters.
Yep, you read that right...I've tried about a dozen different coax cables (MIT, BlueJeans, Acoustic Research), both traditional audio (unbalanced) and a 12" Blue Jeans purchased especially for it (a BJ Belden 1694A digital cable - 1 foot). Nothing. I double checked the output connector, seemed fine with no intermittents when I jiggled it.
My NAD CD player, on the other hand, does just fine from it's digital out to the DAC, at any length.
On the other hand, I just happened to have bought a 12' long sub cable (Blue Jeans LC-1) the other day and that works fine. Longer is better?
My first assumption was that the cables I was trying were older except for the sub cable,BJ LC-1. Nope. Found an ancient, super cheap 15' Acoustic Resarech that worked fine, too.
Thinking it might be an issue of digital cable design versus analog optimized cable, I purchased a 1 foot BJ digital cable...nope, didn't work.
Now it gets really weird. I hooked up a splitter on the digital out of the Rega, ran my new digital cable to the DAC (no sound) and then hooked the 12' sub cable to the other output on the splitter but left the other end of that cable unterminated. Got sound.
So, is there someone who can suggest what might be going on? Even better, how to fix it?
Thanks, Dan (AKA dancub)