Optical to SPDIF converter?
10-20-00, 01:58 AM
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Hi I'm getting a PS2 but it only has a optical out and my DTT2500 receiver only has a SPDIF input. I'm wondering if there is such converters out there? and what is the cheapest I can get one for?
This might sound ignorant...is coaxial same as SPDIF?
I found a optical-coaxial converter at http://www.soundprofessionals.com/ha...digformat.html
thanks
This might sound ignorant...is coaxial same as SPDIF?
I found a optical-coaxial converter at http://www.soundprofessionals.com/ha...digformat.html
thanks
10-20-00, 07:12 PM
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quote:<HR>Originally posted by BillumillAmerika:
SPDIF = Sony Philips Digital Interface!
Just another word for Optical!!!! Same
exact thing!!!!
Good enough answer?<HR>
S/PDIF is coax, not optical.
10-20-00, 10:34 PM
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To clarify this, the SPDIF is a coax digital connection as opposed to a optical digital connection.
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10-21-00, 12:39 PM
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quote:<HR>Originally posted by BillumillAmerika:
Anyone interested can refer to Technical
Bulletin 51286 for the true and original
specifications of what SPDIF called for!<HR>
I don't know where to find that technical bulletin, but I do know that there was a spec for an optical version of S/PDIF or SP-DIF or SPDIF (they can't even agree on the name). It was rarely used and has pretty much died out. So consumers are probably never going to see one. Certainly never going to see a converter between the two types of optical!
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Wow, it's good to see someone actually answered Ron's original question 
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10-22-00, 12:22 PM
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okay, okay bill - technically you are correct. s/pdif technically is a digital interface that was originally specified for use over a coaxial line, but later optical was named as an alternate form for physical connection. but because coaxial was first specified, the usage of s/pdif has become synonymous with coaxial, not optical (which is sometimes called Toslink)
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No, No, No hahn! The Optical "connection" was and is and never was an alternative to
coaxial!!! It is MUCH MORE than just the
physical aspects of the connection that are
involved! Btw, Toslink is, YES, just another
name to the endless list this "connection"
has been called, stands for Toshiba link!!!
coaxial!!! It is MUCH MORE than just the
physical aspects of the connection that are
involved! Btw, Toslink is, YES, just another
name to the endless list this "connection"
has been called, stands for Toshiba link!!!
10-22-00, 03:50 PM
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sigh...okay, not alternative, SECOND...regardless of what you want to call it, the specification for optical linkage came AFTER the coaxial. alternative may be a poor choice of words, but you know what i mean. :P
10-22-00, 07:12 PM
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To help answer your question Ron,
You found a very good price for a converter. Most people buy a MidiMan Co2 or Co3 which costs even more than what you found.
If you want to do it for the absolute lowest cost, you can build one yourself. Here is a link to a site that describes the circuitry: http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/d...dio/spdif.html
And here is a site where you can obtain a Toslink receiver module for $6 (if they're still in business): http://www.castaway.dircon.co.uk/daudio/to176.htm
Edited to add:
I guess that is 6 pounds, not $6. I missed that when I first posted...
[This message has been edited by catware (edited October 22, 2000).]
You found a very good price for a converter. Most people buy a MidiMan Co2 or Co3 which costs even more than what you found.
If you want to do it for the absolute lowest cost, you can build one yourself. Here is a link to a site that describes the circuitry: http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/d...dio/spdif.html
And here is a site where you can obtain a Toslink receiver module for $6 (if they're still in business): http://www.castaway.dircon.co.uk/daudio/to176.htm
Edited to add:
I guess that is 6 pounds, not $6. I missed that when I first posted...
[This message has been edited by catware (edited October 22, 2000).]
10-23-00, 04:22 AM
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Well, I'm not going to do his work for him. Those two links came up after I typed a couple words into google.com. I heard they cost around $10 or so just for the receiver. I constructed a coaxial/optical digital out for my diamond mx300 (computer sound card) for $12 in parts (yes, it works fine btw), but that was the optical sender (and a standard rca jack) not the receiver. I saw the list price of 6.00 and thought it was in $ until I looked again.
