Help - New cables

[JoelSim]

To go from an Airport Express to a Unison Research Unico CDP DAC stage

Optical cable

Optical to Coaxial converter

Coaxial cable

 

I'd obviously like these to be very good cables, and have had some good suggestions so far.

My latest thoughts are:

True Colour Coral

QED converter

QED Performance Coax

 

But I love cables and I'm wondering whether it's worth me spending more.

Any suggestions? 

Plus which plugs for either end, the optical to go into an Airport Express 

 

[Gerrardasnails]

JoelSim:
To go from an Airport Express to a Unison Research Unico CDP DAC stage

Optical cable

Optical to Coaxial converter

Coaxial cable

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I'd obviously like these to be very good cables, and have had some good suggestions so far.

My latest thoughts are:

True Colour Coral

QED converter

QED Performance Coax

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But I love cables and I'm wondering whether it's worth me spending more.

Any suggestions?ÿ

Forget the Performance cable Joel. There are a lot better. QED SR is better. Clearer Audio Silver Line is what I eventually went with. Chord Signature £100ish on ebay. As for optical, Chord Optichord.

 

[JoelSim]

What about Atlas Compass and Chord Optichord then?

I'm also a bit flummoxed about what plugs I need on these.ÿ

 

[JoelSim]

PJ Pro, can you help at all?

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Cheers

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Joelÿ

 

[Gerrardasnails]

JoelSim:
What about Atlas Compass and Chord Optichord then?

I'm also a bit flummoxed about what plugs I need on these.ÿ

What plugs? Coaxial is digital RCA and optical, well it's optical.

 

[JoelSim]

Doesn't the optical have to go into a minijack on the Airport Express?

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[professorhat]

You just need one of these, Joel.

 

[JoelSim]

Well they have been ordered as follows:

1 x IXOS 290 Mini Toslink Adaptor (IXOS 290) = £4.89
1 x Atlas Compass Digital Coaxial Audio Cable 0.5m (Atlas Compass Digital Coaxial Audio Cable 0.5m) = £58.50
Plugs RCA to RCA
1 x Atlas Fibre Optic Digital Audio Cable 1m (atals optic 1m) = £36.00
1 x QED Coaxial/Optical Bi-Directional Converter (QED Coaxial/Optical Bi-Directional Converter) = £44.03

1 x Airport Expressÿ

 

[Anonymous]

Noticed that your CD192 is finally on sale on E-Bay. Best of luck!

 

[JoelSim]

Yes it is. 12 people watching it at the moment.

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[Gerrardasnails]

JoelSim:
Well they have been ordered as follows:

1 x IXOS 290 Mini Toslink Adaptor (IXOS 290) = £4.89
1 x Atlas Compass Digital Coaxial Audio Cable 0.5m (Atlas Compass Digital Coaxial Audio Cable 0.5m) = £58.50
Plugs RCA to RCA
1 x Atlas Fibre Optic Digital Audio Cable 1m (atals optic 1m) = £36.00
1 x QED Coaxial/Optical Bi-Directional Converter (QED Coaxial/Optical Bi-Directional Converter) = £44.03

1 x Airport Expressÿ

You're going to be so pleased with the sound!

 

[JoelSim]

Hope so. Just got Airfoil and signed up for Spotify's free service. I will try it all out before buying a subscription.

What's the best way of getting internet radio?ÿ

 

[matengawhat]

i'm a bit late but was going to recommend these - http://www.moorgateacoustics.co.uk/index.php?product_id=822568&option=Prod_detail&image_id=492011

great cable - also really thin and easy to hide!!!

 

[Anonymous]

JoelSim:
What's the best way of getting internet radio?ÿ

The best way is to buy Sonos / Squeezebox or similar and stream through that.

Alternatively:

- download itunes and click on the radio option.

- try internet-radio.org.uk or live365.com or shoutcast radio

- "build" your own station with lastfm.com

- or for starters give Radio Paradise a go.

 

[Anonymous]

After the new purchase I'm guessing yours is not the "having a young family means I don't get the time for HiFi anymore" or "not used much - as I have loaded most music onto a music server" - lol. Good luck with the sale, but more importantly the new purchase

 

[JoelSim]

Definitely not, there's always time for hifi in my house, the kids enjoy it too.

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