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    • March 4, 2008 at 12:25 pm #105419
      simeon
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        hi there – i've started using my eclipse with the RCA input instead of the analog connections. the audio source is a gforce. i originally left the clock source set to internal and the sr-cnv set to on and the sample rate set to 48khz and everytthing works beautifully. i just looked at the manual and now i'm wondering if i should set the clock source to digi in and run the eclipse locked to the g-force at 44.1khz. is there any advantage to doing this, or should i leave it as it is and run the eclipse at 48khz – it'll sound better this way, won't it?

        sim

      • March 4, 2008 at 12:38 pm #117077
        IDeangelis

          Hi Simeon

          in general digital audio devices should be running on the same clock source, particularly when directly connected each other. So I would slave the Eclipse to the TC clock or vice-versa.

          Doesn't the TC support 48KHz? No? Too bad!

          cheers

          I 

        • March 4, 2008 at 1:19 pm #117078
          simeon
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            lol – no 48Khz on the g-force unfortunately!

            should i be using a special cable or the interconnect? i'm currently using a standard (cheap) rca cable, but are the so called "digital" ones available actually any different? i want to get a new, better quality cable, so i'd like to make sure i get the right one….and the input level seems quite low at the moment, so i'm thinking the cable impedance may be too high? not sure…

            many thanks!

            sim

          • March 4, 2008 at 1:45 pm #128139
            IDeangelis

              Simeon

              RCA analog audio cables are strongly not recommended. They might work but datas are incorrectly carried. You should get a true S/Pdif cable. These are coaxial data cable dedicated to digital information transfer.

              all the best

              i 

            • March 4, 2008 at 2:51 pm #128142
              tacman77

                 I haven't had any problems using the yellow cable that you get on a set of TV connectors with yellow, red, and white. The thicker yellow cables of good quality work fine for me.

              • March 4, 2008 at 2:56 pm #128143
                IDeangelis

                  The specs for S/Pdif cables are pretty much the same as TV antennas cables.

                  I've done several of them myself, using sucha wire.

                  Nevertheless today I prefer using branded audio S/Pdif cables…but that's just…ME!

                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/PDIF

                  IGeeked 

                • March 4, 2008 at 3:16 pm #128144
                  simeon
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                    thanks for the info – i've just bought myself a proper s/pdif cable to use now

                    cheers!

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