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Toslink to SPDIF RCA digital converter

Suppose you had a transport that only had a Toslink out (and a transport that you were loath to get rid). And suppose you had a DAC that only had a digital RCA (SPDIF) in. I know there are converters such as the one listed below, which allow for a change in socket type, but is there on that was considered audiophile quality and did not “color” or degrade the signal in any way.
http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/audio_toslink_adapters.html
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avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
I don't remember the 'Lense' had a toslinc;but hey,I'm old.
edesilva
768 posts
 
If you want a cheap option, look at the M-Audio C02. Bidirectional conversion with two in, two out. I used to use one for conversion of signals from my PS2 and XBox.
mt10425
1,138 posts
 
It's only money! Buy a new transport.
treyhoss
287 posts
 
The CHEAPEST way to go without sacrificing quality was a device made by Audio Alchemy called a Data Stream Transciever Cable. It was/is a powered cable (uses a wall wart) and had a toslink and coax input on one side and a coax on the other. Its main use was coax to coax but could also "turn" a toslink signal into coax as well. It think you can pick one up for well under $100. I used it years ago with a laserdisc player I had at the time to send the digital signal to my DAC - it only had an optical out. I later used it with a newer laserdisc player a couple of years later that had a coax out. In that set up I used it as a pure coax cable. I found it to be a really good digital cable. You can probably find one on eBay or here on the 'Gon. They pop up from time to time. - Tony
hbrandt
272 posts
 
The digital Lens does indeed have a toslink input.
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