I have not heard any degradation in using .5m and 1m lenghts for digital audio. However, per Ethernet specs 1.5m is correct but that is a local area network.
What is the optimum rca digital cable length?????
Hello,
I've been looking to buy some used digital cables to experiment with my system. My line of thinking has always been the shorter the cable, the better the sound, for all my cable applications. A fellow Audiogoner with lots of knowledge recently corrected me and told me for rca digital cables, 1.5 meters was optimum. He explained that in a 0.5m cable the signal has to many reflections, and when you get much past 2m, the signal arrives out of phase. Can anyone enlighten me with their expertise, as I'd like to KNOW before I start shelling out DOE!
Thanks A'goners
dudeaudio
I've been looking to buy some used digital cables to experiment with my system. My line of thinking has always been the shorter the cable, the better the sound, for all my cable applications. A fellow Audiogoner with lots of knowledge recently corrected me and told me for rca digital cables, 1.5 meters was optimum. He explained that in a 0.5m cable the signal has to many reflections, and when you get much past 2m, the signal arrives out of phase. Can anyone enlighten me with their expertise, as I'd like to KNOW before I start shelling out DOE!
Thanks A'goners
dudeaudio