Does digital cable affect skipping ?

Soundbitten · « **on:** 15 Feb 2006, 04:11 am »

I replaced my old digital cable with a DH Labs D-75 and noticed cd skipping was dramatically reduced . Is it a coincidence or would the cable change make a difference ?

Rich Carlson · « **Reply #1 on:** 15 Feb 2006, 10:53 am »

Yes, replacing the cable certainly could make a difference. The DH Labs is well-constructed and the 75-ohm rating is probably accurate, and some digital devices are pretty sensitive to impedance and grounding issues.

JoshK · « **Reply #2 on:** 15 Feb 2006, 02:37 pm »

I can see how cable would affect jitter, but skipping? I am not convinced.

Soundbitten · « **Reply #3 on:** 15 Feb 2006, 07:38 pm »

It's been remarkable . The skipping or misreading ? was getting so bad I thought the laser was getting weak and on it's way out . I've been playing discs ( some that always skipped ) for 2 days straight and not 1 skip . Not to mention I'm hearing much more information in the music now . What's puzzling is that the previous skipping occured whether I used a DAC w/ my old digital cable or not ( just interconnects ) with my cdp . Maybe the interconnects were a bad match too ?

JoshK · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 Feb 2006, 07:44 pm »

maybe it was a ground loop causing skipping. I've had that happen before.

Digi-G · « **Reply #5 on:** 15 Feb 2006, 08:02 pm »

Are you sure the disk was skipping? Could it have been drop-outs? Possibly your previous cable was bad. I hadn't considered the that electrical issues (like ground loop) could affect a player mechanically... Hmmm. Glad to hear this one has improved things though...

Soundbitten · « **Reply #6 on:** 15 Feb 2006, 08:33 pm »

Whatever ... it works .

I've learned a lesson ... don't always blame the player .