In many (but not all) cases you can connect an AES source to an S/PDIF input by just using pins 2 and 3 of the cable (no shield). It does not matter which way round they are connected.

The Eclipse will reliably produce S/PDIF out at 96K. We do not recommend S/PDIF inputs at this rate as they may be unreliable, due to ground noise, low signal level, etc.