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I sound as moronic as it could be but I found myself straggling with new thing. I am experimenting now with a new AD/DA processor in my system and to my big surprise my addiction to the Synopsis digital cables is nailing me down.

As now I have 4 AES/EBU cables, When I connect those AES/EBU cables between transport and Bidat then Synopsis cables make the AES/EBU to sound less interesting.  I initially thought that it has to do with specific of Bidat I/O implementations but the same story play with Lavry Gold DAC, which has both AES/EBU and S/PDIF interfaces (dispute that Lavry has one else gain stage for S/PDIF)

Now, the Pacific Microsonics DAC has no S/PDIF of course and I use my AES/EBU connectors with it.  So, I ask myself do those connectors sound like the AES/EBU cables when I use those cable with Bidat? The Pacific Microsonics does have some interesting things in its sound and I really would like to try to let it play its best. However, my twisted mind apparently needs the effect of Synopsisisation to call digital “acceptable”….

So, I decided to drive the Pacific DAC from my transport (in 16.44-in mode) with my S/PDIF Synopsis cables but trying to find a RCA-XLR adapter. I know it is kind of bogus as I will have the unnecessary double transformation but I would like to experiment to see what happens. Here is where the fun starts: I do not see any company who makes AES/EBU to S/PDIF adapters.

Advark, use to make them but they are gone nowadays. All the rest manufacturers who do the digital adapters (with built-in in 75R to 110R impedances matching transformers) do not make them XLR to RCA but only XLR to BNC. It means that I would need ANOTHER BNC to RAC adapter….

What the hell!!! Does anyone make a direct AES/EBU to S/PDIF adapters? Perhaps I need to call Devid Berning and ask him to put a switching amplifier between the AES/EBU to S/PDIF pins….  Sorry, Meriln could not resist… :-)

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