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

[blowfish]

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 prefer TOSlink, not quite sure why.
2. Neither. Digital audio is running over HDMI.
3. It depends on the cable. If the cables are good enough quality, and they arae run correctly (no tight loops in TOSlink, no electrical interference in S/PDIF), then they will both transmit the digital signal perfecly.
4. CD player has TOSlink, DVD player has both (and HDMI), receiver has both.

 

[varkeast]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
TOSlink simply because my receiver has 3 TOSlink and only 1 S/PDIF

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?
can't really tell a difference as long as using quality cables

4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
most things have both, but a fewer number of S/PDIF on the reciever makes it the second choice

 

[malvado78]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
S/PDIF because they make a more sold connection than TOSLink.
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?
Can't tell a difference
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
Both

 

[snowy1]

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.- both. 3.-toslink. 4.- both REGARDS SNOWY1

 

[GACrabill]

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

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't tell.

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

 

[raf1005]

1) TOSlink
2) both
3) TOSlink
4) both

 

[ziggster]

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. doesn't really matter to me, if i had to pick one it would be TOSlink
2. both
3. i think they sound about the same
4. both

 

[misterkit]

1)S/PDIF
2)S/PDIF
3)S/PDIF
4)Both, but I use my computer mostly

Impact Acoustics wants you to win!

Impact Acoustics is giving away a SonicWave TOSlink Interconnect (1m, 2m or 3m) OR SonicWave S/PDIF Interconnect (3ft, 6ft or 12ft) – winner’s choice to three (3) eligible forum members. This prize is valued at up to $98.99!

To be eligible to win, you must: 1) Be a registered Audioholics forum member, 2) Have USA Residence 3) Answer the following questions in this contest thread.

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?

Note this contest ends on January 31st, 2007. Winners will be drawn shortly thereafter.

Have fun and good luck!

 

[Reorx]

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) Both.
3) I cannot here a difference, except maybe in SPL.
4) Both. DVD player uses 1, Cable box uses another.

 

[jimmy13]

Impact Acoustics wants you to win!

Impact Acoustics is giving away a SonicWave TOSlink Interconnect (1m, 2m or 3m) OR SonicWave S/PDIF Interconnect (3ft, 6ft or 12ft) – winner’s choice to three (3) eligible forum members. This prize is valued at up to $98.99!

To be eligible to win, you must: 1) Be a registered Audioholics forum member, 2) Have USA Residence 3) Answer the following questions in this contest thread.

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?

Note this contest ends on January 31st, 2007. Winners will be drawn shortly thereafter.

Have fun and good luck!

Before I answer, I'm going under the assumption when you're referring to S/PDIF, you're referring to the coax connection format? After all, S/PDIF can refer to either of these two digital formats. So, with that said, here are my answers:

1. I prefer the digital coax connection because it is more durable. Extra care is essential when using even high-quality toslink cables as not to damage fibers inside the jacket.
2. I use all digital coax with the exception of my Playstation 3 which only accepts HDMI or toslink. The HDMI runs to the TV and the toslink to the receiver because I do not have a receiver with an HDMI input.
3. I cannot tell the difference when good quality cables are used. I have yet to meet anyone who can tell the difference.
4. All my equipment has both types of connections except my Playstation 3 and flat panel TV which have HDMI and toslink only.

 

[RudeDog]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
I prefer TOSlink since it is fiber. No worries about electrical interference with other cables.
2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
Both because I'm forced to. Scientific Atlanta cable box only has an S/PDIF connector.
3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
No, I haven't noticed a problem with either one although I've never done any blind A/B testing, either.
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
It's got both in most cases, or one or the other on other equipment.

 

[alphamajor]

1) Either one is fine. As long as the cable is good then the signal is unchanged.
2) Currently I use TOSlink. I've been waiting to find a nice quality cable so I can try S/PDIF.
3) Assuming the signal is reconstructed properly and not fouled up in the cable, you couldn't possibly hear a difference.
4) Both.

 

[tiggers]

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
I prefer TOSlink since I believe the optical give less of an opportunity for electrical interference.

2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
Both. It depends on the source. Some have only one connection type.

3) Which connection sounds the best? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
I cannot tell the difference

4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
Receiver has both. One DVD player has both. Tivo has optical. One DVD has S/PDIF. Computer has S/PDIF. HDTV has optical out.

 

[PUKnEH]

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) S/pdif for no apparent reason just what I usually use.
2) S/pdif from my cd player and Didgtal out of the DVD player and HDCable box.
3)Not sure unfamiliar with TOSlink.
4)S/pdf

Thanks

 

[bluecaps]

My opinions

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


2) What is the connection type you use with your system? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
I am using both of them.

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

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

 

[redcaps]

Contest

1) What type of digital connection do you prefer? TOSlink or S/PDIF?
TOSLINK
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?
TOSLINK
4) What types of connection does your audio equipment have? TOSlink, S/PDIF or both?
BOTH