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Post Subject: Caveat Emptor!Posted by Paul S on: 11/15/2026
Jarek, if you are using a CD transport with a stand-alone DAC you will (obviously...) need 2 runs of IC. While YMMV, my own case establishes that the sum of the links into and out from the DAC may well sound better to you with different cables for each link (SPDIF and 2X RCA, for instance). The old Belken Synapse is definitely one to try from transport to DAC. There is actually a SPDIF thread somewhere on the GSC board. It absolutely matters, unless you insist it does not, in which case, have it your way. Old (NOT new...) Acoustic Revive single conductor might be too much for some systems, as it's fairly raw, but it does pass the extras, for sure. Too bad, but this is another case where one has to pony up, clean and prep connectors, then wait for break-in. Many insist that links to and from a DAC have to be min. 1.5 meters (with all respect to DNM, etc.). AI thinks that's a myth, FWIW. In the end, you buy, you try, you decide.
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