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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
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      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
      Member

      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
      Member

       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
      Member

      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
      Participant

      thanks for the info – i've just bought myself a proper s/pdif cable to use now

      cheers!

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