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On Mar 29, 3:29=A0pm, Kele wrote:
Piggy-backing on Steve's question...

I'm unexposed to HDMI cables, but think there will be at least one in
my future. =A0They carry the audio signal as well as video. =A0This is a
digital audio signal I presume, same as the composite (RCA) and
toslink type of digital signal carrier? =A0Is the HDMI better than the
composite pertaining just to the audio side?

Composite video is not a digital signal. Inexpensive HDMI cables work
very well so there is no need to spend anything over a few dollars for
one.

My preamp and five channel amp had an optional single wire connection
between the two so that a seperate wire needn't be used for each
channel. =A0I tried a seperate wire for each channel and it sounded so
much better than the single unified cable. =A0This is why I am wondering
if HDMI (single wire) is good for audio.

HDMI works very well. It is also surprising that you obtained better
results using individual cables for each audio channel. That would
suggest either the hardware was not set up right or there was
defective hardware. Most likely, your problem was caused by improper
setup.

Holly smokes! =A0Monster HDMI is almost a hundred bucks for one!


You can get an HDMI cable from Newegg for under $5 and even less if
you go to eBay. I have cables from both sources and they all work
fine. BTW, if there is a cable problem, the video is much more likely
to be degraded since it has much wider bandwidth requirements.

...one more thing - I have 75ohm "video" cables; it does work for
audio but I haven't done serious A/B comparison. =A0Is it generally a no-
no to use "video" cable for audio or no matter? =A0I wonder if Steve's
component cable set yellow wire is 75ohm.

There is no problem using 75 ohm cables for audio.