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Old 2nd March 2004   #10
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"Is this a jitter issue? I can see how glass transmits light better than plastic, but I was under the impression the cable itself can't introduce jitter"

I dont have any data, the only jitter study I ever did was at college where we looked at transport jitter and how changed both the jitter data and sound...

However, I know that improper impedence or less than perfect impedence can add jitter in a s/pdif line. Cable reflections can also add jitter. I would assume that the lower bandwidth of plastic would add jitter compared to a better polished glass fiber.

As for the BNC, I totally agree but lots of 001 or rme users dont have a wc input.

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