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PoM
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Posted : Apr 17, 2006 18:25

hi,some sound cards have a software switch for digital i/o ,consumer spdif or pro aes/ebu but the physical i/o is coaxial spdif and aes is xlr?if someone can tell me more about this ... thanks

Colin OOOD
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Posted : Apr 17, 2006 19:21

As far as I know:

AES/EBU and S/PDIF are pretty much identical in terms of format, with the exception of a few flags. The physical specifications describe different connectors and line voltages for each format but data-wise, the two are broadly interchangeable.

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PoM
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Posted : Apr 17, 2006 20:10

maybe the software switch change the line voltage but can be used with a standart coaxial s/pdif cable ?

Colin OOOD
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Posted : Apr 17, 2006 20:26

That's the way it works with my Yamaha DS2416 soundcard.

PoM
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Posted : Apr 17, 2006 22:16

thanks colin

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