Bazirker Posted December 17, 2002 Report Share Posted December 17, 2002 Does anyone have experience using coaxial to optical converters? Is there any sound quality loss if you use a cheap one? I would think no, digital is digital, but I guess there's always a way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystyler Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 No problems here - even with El Cheapo $30AUD ones. If you're really tight, a resistor and a LED is all you need to convert coax to optical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazirker Posted December 20, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2002 WHOA NOW a resistor and an led? OK sooooooo i get the point of the led, but why the resistor? Don't you need an external power source? I'd like to see that done. So you can still get automatic track marks and stuff if you convert coaxial to optical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystyler Posted December 20, 2002 Report Share Posted December 20, 2002 The resistor is to stop the LED from over-drawing from the coax jack. I've no idea if it tracmarks, this comes straight from another guy who has used it and it work. I'd assume it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 No problems here - even with El Cheapo $30AUD ones. If you're really tight, a resistor and a LED is all you need to convert coax to optical.I'm from Sydney - where do I get a A$30 coax>optical converter? If I could find one, this would definitely improve the usefulness of my MX400 sound card! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 That guest comment above was me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted January 1, 2003 Report Share Posted January 1, 2003 Hmph! Just found out that the S/PDIF out on my MX400 is unsupported under Windows 2000. Damn SonicBlue haven't written a proper driver (and probably never will!). Still, would be interested in where I could find a A$30 converter - cheapest I found searching was A$65. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDX-400 Posted January 30, 2003 Report Share Posted January 30, 2003 www.partsexpress.com has these for $16.75 US with the AC Adapter but I have no idea whether they will ship to AUS and how much it would cost if they do... Go to the website and just search for "optical coaxial" (no quotes) and you'll see both the Toslink-->Coax and the Coax-->Toslink varieties. They also have an optical extender which amplifies the light in a Toslink connection for longer cable runs. They are all the same price I think. For a complete conversion solution, simultaneous bi-directional, I'd recommend the MidiMan CO2. It runs about $50 US... Roland M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 I just bought a converter from radio shack for $30. It can convert in either direction. I hooked up a pcm digital audio cable to the soundblaster audigy2 digital output, and ran a toslink from the converter to my sony MZ-N707. I am stumped because the minidisc displays no signal when I am playing an mp3 that I want to record. I am using creative software to play the mp3 files. I have checked all the connections many times. I'd be very grateful for any suggestions as to what could be wrong. Ivan Gepner gepner@monmouth.edu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazirker Posted February 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 I think we have the same converter...isn't there a little switch on there that chooses the input? Make sure you have that adjusted correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 27, 2003 Report Share Posted February 27, 2003 Right - I checked the switch and it is set properly - still no signal. Do you have this working??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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