[headshrinker2]

Would AES-EBU be a preferred digital connection over coaxial between BCD-1 and BDA-1?

[won ton on]

yes it would,using a cardas between my bcd-1 and bdac

[headshrinker2]

Hey won ton on,
Thanks for the reply.  Which Cardas are you using?  How did you arrive at your interconnect?

yes it would,using a cardas between my bcd-1 and bdac

[Deftone]

Tried the spdif but preferred the aes/ebu.Digital cables from Pad's.

[headshrinker2]

Purist Audio Design?  Which cable to end up choosing/using?

Thanks.

Tried the spdif but preferred the aes/ebu.Digital cables from Pad's.

[won ton on]

headshrinker2      well all my other inter and speaker are cardas. just upgraded to balanced cross  inter and speaker. using the only aes/ebu they offer. i've been using cardas for over 20 years

[Deftone]

Purist Audio Design?  Which cable to end up choosing/using?

Thanks.

Aquaeaus Aureaus aes/ebu.Venustas xlr i/c and speaker cables.As you know the cables are garden hose size and its easy to work with, not as stiff as you might thought.

[headshrinker2]

Thanks very much for the details.  So many flavors of cable out there!

Mind describing your audio system?  And, what cable history/exerience lead you to what you current have?

Aquaeaus Aureaus aes/ebu.Venustas xlr i/c and speaker cables.As you know the cables are garden hose size and its easy to work with, not as stiff as you might thought.

[Deftone]

First of all,you have to listen to this cables yourself to match the system that
you are having.The Pad's cable has a lower noise floor and quieter
 background.Better dynamic, soundstage and clarity.
 I have a few cables that i had use before.Kimber,acoustic zen and aq,ending up with the Pad's which i can say i like most.The system that i am running right now consist of the cd1,da1,bp26 and 4bsst^. Still savinv for the Bit's or Torus 16.

[headshrinker2]

Clearly, a home demo is the best way to go when possible.  I read a few interesting articles on the web that compared various digital connection options.  It is common practice for folks on forums to readily recommend AES/EBU as superior.  In the articles I read, coaxial won a few "shoot outs".

First of all,you have to listen to this cables yourself to match the system that
you are having.The Pad's cable has a lower noise floor and quieter
 background.Better dynamic, soundstage and clarity.
 I have a few cables that i had use before.Kimber,acoustic zen and aq,ending up with the Pad's which i can say i like most.The system that i am running right now consist of the cd1,da1,bp26 and 4bsst^. Still savinv for the Bit's or Torus 16.