Spdif or aes/ebu - any difference in sound quality

[gregf]

I can connect my transport to my dac with either spdir or eas/ebu. I know eas/ebu supposed to be better but will I notice a better sound quality?

 

[michaelab]

Try it and see

 

[zanash]

A lot depends ......if you have a good spdiff cable and a bad ebu....your not going to hear much. You need either the same type of cable or quality of cable to make the comparisons otherwise there are too many variables.

 

[Andrew B.]

Some people (including some on this thread) are getting confused. S/PDIF and AES/EBU are digital formats (or standards). You can deliver either format over the same physical interface - optical, coaxial or XLR.

Andrew

 

[badchamp]

FWIW at one point I had both an XLR (aes/ebu) and COAXIAL (spdif) AZ MC2 cables. The coaxial sounded more "splashy", less sharp. The XLR was for me a definitely more preferable sound.

Jeff