Maybe you should give optical another honest evaluation. I find the wave-particle duality exhibited by light traveling though an optical cable provides an intriguing synergy with binary data resulting in an audio signal with absolutely no degradation from source to destination.

I understand. The aortic resonances and ventrical overtones can make a huge difference during the D/A process. I was hoping the Trinnov technology might compensate for these, but I guess not.

BOTH of those digital audio transmission formats were created for consumer use - "laymen" as you would have it. I guess you're a "layman" no matter how you slice it.

I've been following this thread for a few days. For those who either want more digital inputs and/or want to conver optical to coax or vice versa here is a product I use with great advantage into one of my 990's inputs

MSB Digital Director

They claim it reduces jitter as well, though I don't know if I have it or not. It has priority auto-switching. There are four optical and two coax inputs. It has coax and optical outs.

They can be found from time to time on Audiogon and ebay.

True story. Only AES/EBU could be considered not for "laymen." Coax and Toslink connections transmit identical signals. There was once a lengthy discussion on the subject here.

You need to get the Emerald Toslink connectors. They feature rare natural emerald connectors with cedar oil reserve tanks to assure their almost perfect clarity. The Emerald Toslink also features dual solid silver and 99.999% OFC shielding to provide tempest quality EMF shielding. The overall result is a cable that is breathtaking in its crystalline qualities.

The key to maintaining these cables is of course the Audio quality cedar oil. For optimum results, this cedar oil needs to be changed every 3 months or 6000 notes. It can be found for $99.95 per .5ml at all better hi-fi stores.

Hey 73Bruin,

Are you sure that it is cedar oil and not "Snake Oil"!!!

TUBES Rule, do not be a solid state fool!

This thread is a joke, right?

I use a compound that contains (depending on atmospheric pressure) approximately 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% Argon, and .03% CO2 among other chemicals. My entire listening environment is saturated with it. I have an electronically actuated system which contstantly monitors temperature changes and initiates a circulation of this substance around my entire temperature-controlled environment.

Although you can buy some of this in small doses as seen here , I prefer to obtain my own from the environment where I live.