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Re: Optical vs. Coax patch cord...Which Is BETTER???

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COAX without a doubt. I have personally heard this in mine and several of my friends system and everytime the optical cable was of higher cost and the performance was very low. I used a Technics decoder, a friend's 1105, and HK 65 the sounds all had the same problems: compression of dynamics, bass limiting, and shrinkage of the soundstage. Though detail was still there it seemed like it was faint. Using the DVD Essentials and a Spl meter all speaker levels dropped 1 db and bass 2-3 db with the volume in the same position. Even a cheap coax is more effective than a good (not great) optical.



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