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Assuming quality coax wire and clean connectors, what is the maximum run-length for unbalanced digital (S/PDIF) wires, or the maximum length others have gotten away with? I can't seem to find a definative answer anywhere. Anyone?
Thanks, Paul
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Assuming the 50 Ohm rating is per 1,000 feet... 100 feet would introduce a 5 Ohm load. But, capacitance usually causes singal degradation or distortion. My guess is 50 feet is tops without assistance.
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Originally posted by bpark@prorec.com: Before anyone can give you a useful answer, you need to be more specific. You want to go 30 feet? 300 feet? 3,000 feet? what is the situation?
Bill
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Thanks for the quick get-back and the info. I've set up unbalanced(RCA) digital ins/outs, through patch bays, from different modules. The longest total run is about 25'. No problems yet, but for-warned is.. well you know. I've run into wire length problems with FireWire connections before, and thought I'd ask about digital. Paul
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Originally posted by AudioMaverick: Assuming the 50 Ohm rating is per 1,000 feet... 100 feet would introduce a 5 Ohm load. But, capacitance usually causes singal degradation or distortion. My guess is 50 feet is tops without assistance.
