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Why so few devices with BNC's??

It's an ongoing amazement to me how many manufacturers use RCA's for 75 ohm digital connections.   Is this really to just save a couple bucks?  Lower end McIntosh stuff has RCA's as does most Japanese gear regardless of price.  It's not like BNC's are really so exotic, and 75 ohm cables are readily available.  In fact, the general lack of inputs is an annoyance.  Not everybody wants to use USB or Toslink.  Rant over. 😠  Thanks for reading.

[Please, this is NOT a thread to list all the exceptions.]

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charles1dad
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@cd318 

After I eventually ditched  the BNC/RCA adapters and got my Linn tonearm cable terminated with BNCs I was just a little disappointed to find that the amount of improvement in the sound equalled an absolute zero.

As Shakespeare might have said, it was all a much ado about nothing

This does not surprise me. Many listeners have enjoyed genuinely superb sound quality with audio /digital components utilizing RCA connection. As with all audio matters, it comes down to the level/quality of the implementation.  Sonic performance is the real life arbiter.

Charles

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charles1dad
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@russ69 If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The RCA’s only weakness is long cable runs, the XLR solved that issue and is a standard at this point. The BNC offers nothing in the way of improved sonics.

Is BNC genuinely better sounding in audio components than well implemented RCA? I have to believe if manufacturers truly felt BNC was superior sonically it would be used in place of RCA on a regular basis. Some of the absolutely best sounding audio components are utilizing RCA connection.

Charles.

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