Optical to Coax

Question asked to me:

Whats the best (ie maintain sound quality) of getting an optical out on a cd player to a coax only dac??

I dont think Im allowed to play with the cd player (boo) but the dac maybe.

Ta

 

ummm, maplin has one of these: http://www.maplin.co.uk/images/Full/29291i0.jpg

for £15. It converts optical spdif to co-axial spdif.

I'm also guessing that it absolutely massacres the sound too

DT

 

If your allowed to toch the cdp....

you need
one good rca socket
1 short length of coax pref silver plated copper teflon type
a couple of resistors
optional pulse transformer

You need to id the digital signal and digital ground.
you can solder the wires close to the chip or at the toslink. drill an 8mm hole in the back plate.

If you need more details or the parts pm me ......

some more info in the data sheet of cs8416

 

thanks for that. I dont think Im allowed and tbh Im not inclined to do it at the moment, but you never know.

 

A Monarchy Audio DIP would do the job, and possibly even improve the sound, but it depends how much you're willing to spend.

 

M-Audio Co2

I need one of these myself....

Is there an easy way to convery co-axial to optical?