Is there a reason to use RCA over BNC connectors to transport analog audio?

[JMFahey]

Not trolling, just suggesting the next logical step in avoiding ground problems for good.

And by the way, more and more program is coming already digitised, so why go backwards and decode it to analog somewhere in the path?

By the way, not more ridiculous than "going balanced all the way" ... within Audio devices which ar at most a few feet apart .. if that much.

 

[bear]

Bah, optical schmocktical!

Go wireless!!

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

I would probably prefer a copper connection - less fragile, and the optical spdif connectors don't stay in place brilliantly.

Then add one - it's got the SPDIF signal inside it, just no external socket.

 

[billshurv]

And by the way, more and more program is coming already digitised, so why go backwards and decode it to analog somewhere in the path?

By the way, not more ridiculous than "going balanced all the way" ... within Audio devices which ar at most a few feet apart .. if that much.

Fine if you don't have any analog front ends. If you do then it becomes more complicated. Balanced makes a lot of sense at the cartridge end of things.

I am seriously considering the tiny XLR for all my connections, even single ended as it ticks a lot of boxes and the 4.5mm OD limit on cable means that cable paranoia can be forgotten as most boutique cables won't fit.