Question:
Can someone please tell me the difference between phono & digital coaxial cables? and what one I should use to connect my amp to my sub?
Hi there Bamse
Phono (or RCA) connections are usually used to connect the source (eg, CD player) to the amp & enable you to play stereo tracks (as the leads come in 'stereo pairs'). You can link your VHS to a TV via the amp with these if you wish to give prologic capabilities & 'upgrade' terrestrial viewing to prologic also.
Coaxial is an electrical cable which connects the source to the amp. This will give you ability to play the digital soundtracks on a DVD (eg, DD 5.1, DTS etc, etc). 2 types of digital interconnects are available: optical, which has a small Toslink socket on each end, or the Coaxial type you mention with a more 'conventional' connector. In my experience the coaxial connector is more secure & I think the preferred choice if available.
Hope this is of some help.
PS - I'm no expert but this should be correct
Have a good weekend.:)
Thanks:thumbs:
I have it sorted now.
nothing at all. phono is a type of connection. round center pin with circular shield ring on the outside. only real difference is the quality of the components, but never found a difference between a cheepie & a quality "digital" cable
This is terminology from Hell time.
Here goes
Phono = RCA = a type of plug used for a few home entertainment uses. including; stereo connection between say, a CD player and an amp; composite video connection like in old VCR or analogue cable boxes, although this application is rare these days; digital audio to connect your DVD player to an AV amplifier.
Co-axial = A method of desgining a cable so that the earth is wound arround the signal wire on the same axis, this prevent magnetic flux linkage and so reduces the chance of noise. This type of wire is used in all leads that have RCA plugs on them as well as RF leads from say, ariels, sattellite dishes, the cable TV box out in the street etc.
If we're talking about connecting your DVD player to an amp, the choices are usually referd to as optical or co-axial. As above, the co-axial, to all intents and purposes co-axial means the same as phono or RCA in this case. The lead looks like one lead of a stereo audio pair. The only real difference is it's got a rating of 75 Ohms rather than 50 ohms, which coincidentally is the same as old fashioned composite video leads, which is what I use. Optical is an optical fibre. It's a funny looking stiff cable with a squarish connector that is made of quartz. The general concensus is that for the vast majority of users, there is no difference between the two methods of connetion and the quality of connector makes no difference becasue it is digital, it either works or it doesn't, so take whichever's easiest, cheapest, came in the box, etc.
Hope that clears things up a little, or at least doesn't make you even more confused.
Phill
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Hi there Bamse
Phono (or RCA) connections are usually used to connect the source (eg, CD player) to the amp & enable you to play stereo tracks (as the leads come in 'stereo pairs'). You can link your VHS to a TV via the amp with these if you wish to give prologic capabilities & 'upgrade' terrestrial viewing to prologic also.
Coaxial is an electrical cable which connects the source to the amp. This will give you ability to play the digital soundtracks on a DVD (eg, DD 5.1, DTS etc, etc). 2 types of digital interconnects are available: optical, which has a small Toslink socket on each end, or the Coaxial type you mention with a more 'conventional' connector. In my experience the coaxial connector is more secure & I think the preferred choice if available.
Hope this is of some help.
PS - I'm no expert but this should be correct
Have a good weekend.:)
Answers:
Thanks:thumbs:
I have it sorted now.
Answers:
nothing at all. phono is a type of connection. round center pin with circular shield ring on the outside. only real difference is the quality of the components, but never found a difference between a cheepie & a quality "digital" cable
Answers:
This is terminology from Hell time.
Here goes
Phono = RCA = a type of plug used for a few home entertainment uses. including; stereo connection between say, a CD player and an amp; composite video connection like in old VCR or analogue cable boxes, although this application is rare these days; digital audio to connect your DVD player to an AV amplifier.
Co-axial = A method of desgining a cable so that the earth is wound arround the signal wire on the same axis, this prevent magnetic flux linkage and so reduces the chance of noise. This type of wire is used in all leads that have RCA plugs on them as well as RF leads from say, ariels, sattellite dishes, the cable TV box out in the street etc.
If we're talking about connecting your DVD player to an amp, the choices are usually referd to as optical or co-axial. As above, the co-axial, to all intents and purposes co-axial means the same as phono or RCA in this case. The lead looks like one lead of a stereo audio pair. The only real difference is it's got a rating of 75 Ohms rather than 50 ohms, which coincidentally is the same as old fashioned composite video leads, which is what I use. Optical is an optical fibre. It's a funny looking stiff cable with a squarish connector that is made of quartz. The general concensus is that for the vast majority of users, there is no difference between the two methods of connetion and the quality of connector makes no difference becasue it is digital, it either works or it doesn't, so take whichever's easiest, cheapest, came in the box, etc.
Hope that clears things up a little, or at least doesn't make you even more confused.
Phill
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