Enter to Win: TOSlink or S/PDIF Cable from Impact Acoustics

[talannar]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

1. I prefer S/PDIF. I like the firm connection.
2. S/PDIF
3. I have heard both TOSlink and S/PDIF, and I thought they sounded pretty much the same.
4. Most of my equipment has both

 

[HiRez1394]

Preferred digital connection

Contest Questions:
1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

Responses:
1. I prefer a digital coaxial connection.
2. I use only digital coaxial connections in my system (which includes a DVD player, CD player, and digital cable box as digital source components).
3. I have not compared the two connections (but have read that digital coaxial can have a "higher bandwidth capacity" and therefore has the potential dynamic frequency range to sound better).
4. My DVD player has both connectors; my digital cable box has only a digital coaxial output; and my CD player has both.

 

[bearearz]

TOSlink or S/PDIF Cable from Impact Acoustics

Contest Questions:
1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

1) TOSlink,(Optic)
2) TOSlink.
3) Both sound the same.....
4) My gear accepts both.

 

[jhanley]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
S/PDIF, less worries with bending.
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
Both.
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
I can hear no difference.
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
Both, and I use both. Fiber for DVD
and COAX for DVR

 

[robemyers]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?


1) I would like to try TOSlink, I have only ever used RCA
2) As of right now neither, currently using RCA.
3) Not sure
4) Both

 

[apatel25314]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

1.Toslink
2.Toslink
3.Toslink because it uses red beam, and also, can be written simpker
4. Most of my devices that can decode mulitchannel audio have toslink

 

[Cozmo]

TOSlink vs S/PDIF

Contest Questions:
1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

1. TOSlink
2. TOSlink
3. I have not demo'd S/PDIF so I am not sure. Although both being digital, would one expect a difference?
4. TOSlink

 

[abboudc]

Contest Questions:
1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
I really don't have a preference, whichever is cheaper.

2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
TOSlink

3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?]
They both sound the same to me.

4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
Both

 

[Jack Hammer]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
I prefer a S/PDIF connection simply because it is a sturdier interconnect and has a better connection (it won't wiggle loose over time).

2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
I use both, but only have a TOSlink connection because it is the only option on some equipment (TV, PS2) for surround sound. That and my AVR only has 2 S/PDIF inputs.

3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
They both sound identical to me. I am unable to tell any difference between the two (My interconnects are all 6' or under).

4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
My reciever has both, but more TOSlink (5) than S/PDIF (2).

Thanks

Jack

 

[project86]

1) I prefer S/PDIF because it is just easier to use. No little cap to lose, and if you have spare cables they can be used for other things (I know, blasphemy)

2) I use both because my receiver has a few inputs for each but I have them all used up. Luckily most devices offer both.

3) I can't tell a difference.

4) My receiver also offers both, but more TOSlink than S/PDIF.

 

[f0am]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

1) Depends on the compenent, for some reason I feel certain outputs perform beter depending on the compenet. TOSlink for my cable box, S/PDIF for my dvd player.
2) Both.
3) Depends on the compenent.
4) Both.

 

[kono144]

Contest Questions:
1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

1) Does not matter, whatever is available
2) Both
3) Never tested, always thought they sound the same
4) Both

 

[Hanse18]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?

I prefer S/PDIF because it can use the same cables as those used in other HT applications, and it is much easier to connect, especially if you are reaching around back from the front of your equipment.

2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

TOSlink, because it seems every piece of hardware comes with that standard. Also, my receiver has more TOSlink

3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?

Have never heard a difference

4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

Both, mostly

 

[genesis471]

Contest Questions:
1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
S/PDIF - better fit

2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
S/PDIF first, and TOSlink only when that's all that's available.


3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
Can't honestly tell any difference

4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

Both, and DL3

Mike

 

[10010011]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?

Since they sound the same I really have no personal preference.
I find my chioce is often made for me by the equipment manfacturers.

2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

Both

3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?

They sound the same to me.

4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

Both

 

[Mike JL]

Contest Questions:
1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

1. I like the TOSlink better.
2. Mostly TOSlink, but I do have one S/PDIF cable connection.
3. I have not noticed a difference in sound quality between the two.
4. My main AV receiver does not have S/PDIF capability, but a secondary system does.

 

[larry2456]

Contest Questions:
1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?

Answers:
1) TOSlink.
2) TOSlink.
3) Not convinced there's any audible difference between the two.
4) Some of my components have both.

 

[bersik]

1. I prefer TOSlink
2. I use TOSlink only
3. They are close - I can't tell the difference
4. Both

 

[Rik]

1. I don't prefer one over the other

2. Toslink, from my TV to my receiver.

3. I never have done an A/B comparison between the two, so I don't know.

4. My system can use both.

 

[Unreal1997]

1) S/PDIF
2) S/PDIF
3) Honestly, I cannot hear a difference
4) S/PDIF