Coaxial cable

[rossop]

Just put an ASUS Xonar Essence STi sound card in my PC. I am running it to my Peachtree Audio Nova via coaxial cable on RCA.It sounds a bit better than the USB link. In the Nova manual it says you must use a wide bandwith 75ohm cable to get the best sound. Can anyone advise me of a good value cable that might improve the sound?

 

[firedog]

Not sure if I understood the question as you phrased it. If you want a true 75 ohm cable, you need to use BNC video type or F connectors.

 

Technically, if you are talking about RCA type connectors to SPDIF, then it can't - by definition - be true 75 ohm, as the RCA architecture prevents it. In spite of this, these digital cables are often referred to as "75 ohm"; I'm assuming this is what the manual is referring to.

 

So for RCA you should just get a well made digital cable, not some off the shelf cheapo one. It should be "close enough" to 75 ohm.

 

I've had good luck with bluejeanscable, (http://bluejeanscable.com/store/digital-audio/index.htm) they will make them length, connector type, and color to order. Not expensive, relative to what's out there.

 

[rossop]

Thanks for the tip. I ordered the Belden 1694A