Arcam CD player - digital out to powernode

Answered

AndyB

• January 27, 2022 12:07
• Edited

HI All

I managed to get my hands on an Arcam alpha 1 CD player

Currently i am able to connect to the analog in on my powernode, and let the Arcam use it's built in DAC

However, i was keen to compare to the powernode DAC, but the digital out of the CD player is a digital audio co ax.

My trivial understanding is that i would need to convert the co ax to a toslink and attach as an optical in, but does that not mean i'd need a convertor, and this would the potential to degrade the sound?

 

Thanks

Andy

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• Official comment

  

  Bjørn Ulvik

  Hi-Res

  • January 27, 2022 12:52

  You will need a S/PDIF coaxial digital input to a TOSLINK digital output converter.
  In therory, a converter will not degrade the sound.
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  AndyB

  • January 27, 2022 13:45

  Thanks Bjorn,

  I was unsure if the converter by definition clipped the Frequency output,

   

  Then i was even unsure if it's worth it, and the analog out of the Arcam already sounds great!

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