Action Jackson
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Looking for an RCA-type SPDIF switcher box to toggle between three different Axe-Fx units connected to my main audio interface. The only ones I can seem to find that are specifically for SPDIF coaxial/RCA connections (everything else seems to be optical/Toslink) are a couple made by Inday, and they are significantly more expensive than other types of switchers I'm seeing.
https://www.markertek.com/product/d...udio-switcher-with-power-supply-and-ir-remote
Not exactly sure what the RS232 option does on this second one:
https://www.markertek.com/product/d...al-audio-switcher-w-remote-rs232-option-cable
I've read some discussions in other forums about this, and there seem to be differing opinions about what is required for an effective switcher of this type. Some are saying that a passive mechanical switcher should be used instead of an electronic one, because an electronic one may/will introduce high frequency noise into the signal. Some are saying any simple switcher with RCA connectors will work, regardless of whether it's marketed for analog or digital/SPDIF audio, while others are saying that analog and digital cables use different kinds of shielding, and therefore a switcher needs to be internally shielded properly for a digital/SPDIF signal.
https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=404292
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-computers/1223869-spdif-rca-switch-box.html
I thought this would be a simple purchase, but now I don't know what to think. I don't want add anything to - or lose anything from - the signal. Don't want any cross-talk / bleed-through / jitter / word clock error / whatever-the-hell can degrade it.
Thoughts? Recommendations?
https://www.markertek.com/product/d...udio-switcher-with-power-supply-and-ir-remote
Not exactly sure what the RS232 option does on this second one:
https://www.markertek.com/product/d...al-audio-switcher-w-remote-rs232-option-cable
I've read some discussions in other forums about this, and there seem to be differing opinions about what is required for an effective switcher of this type. Some are saying that a passive mechanical switcher should be used instead of an electronic one, because an electronic one may/will introduce high frequency noise into the signal. Some are saying any simple switcher with RCA connectors will work, regardless of whether it's marketed for analog or digital/SPDIF audio, while others are saying that analog and digital cables use different kinds of shielding, and therefore a switcher needs to be internally shielded properly for a digital/SPDIF signal.
https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=404292
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-computers/1223869-spdif-rca-switch-box.html
I thought this would be a simple purchase, but now I don't know what to think. I don't want add anything to - or lose anything from - the signal. Don't want any cross-talk / bleed-through / jitter / word clock error / whatever-the-hell can degrade it.
Thoughts? Recommendations?