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Question on Santa Cruz
"Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in message ... : Once again, I need about a 35 feet digital audio connection from my computer : to the main stereo. : The system connections would go something like this: : : TB analog input to the rec out of the preamp. TB analog output it tape input : of preamp. This allows normal record/play of analog sources from the preamp : to the computer, and monitoring of same there at the computer. : : At the same time, I need a digital connection for when I wish to make the : sound card output available to the main stereo, approximately 35 feet away : (as the cable runs, so to speak). I have been running Spdif out of an M-Audio 2496 usb to a theta probasic IIIA converter via the 30' AUDIO cable that came with a Paradigm x30 subwoofer crossover for about a year with no problem at all. I also used the same type cable to run the output of a SBL livedrive (now in the attic) to the same probasic IIIa as well as the output from my Fostex VF16 which is converted to coax with a 15 dollar toslink to coax converter with no problems. I also used the same cable to go from the Theta SPDIF out and back into the fostex and SBL. Try it and report. Phil Abbate I did buy the Santa Cruz - and just hooked up a SPDIF cable yesterday. It is 36 feet long, appears to be of the lower-capacitance "video" cable type. I had to cut one end off and solder on a 1/8" stereo plug for the Santa Cruz digital side. Seems to work fine - I was happy to see that the Winamp, etc volume control still works. I had already downloaded and read the TB manual, so I wasn't surprised that analog inputs to the sound card are NOT output via the SPDIF. I would have thought that since the card has to A/D the analog signal anyway to record a WAV, that it would be no problem to route the converted signal out the SPDIF jack. I guess there's probably a good reason why it can't do this, but if anyone can enlighten me.... Mark Z. |
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