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Old February 10th 04, 02:07 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
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Default Q: How long can I run a digital line?

Nutter wrote:

No actually I was providing another alternative to Ian's advice that
the poster should buy an optical cable. Ian stated Optical is cheaper,
I pointed out that that is not the case.


He didn't say it was cheaper, he said it was just as cheap.


I don't think trying to save an unsuspecting newbie from spending
unnecessary money on an optical cable, or worse an overpriced 'digital
coax'.


My original point was that advising someone to make their own isn't much
good as advice - if they know how to do it, they're unlikely to ask newbie
questions. Making your own is almost always cheaper because the labour of
manufature is removed from the cash outlay, but that doesn't mean it's
neccessarily a viable option.


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