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April 23, 2021

Coax Digital Audio cable

  • April 23, 2021
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I’m in the process of upgradng from a Sonos Connect to a Port.

Before I do so I’m trying to test the connectivity between the Connect and my amp, to see if the amp is up to the job.  I’ve gone and purchased what I’m told is a coax digital cable (a Digitech WV7304 from Jaycar), and connected it to the “coax” output on the Connect but just can’t make it work.  I was previously using the “optical” output port and that was working fine.  (So all I’ve done is replace the optical cable with what I’m told is a digital coax cable; my thinking being that if I can make the new cable work with the Connect then I should be fine to go ahead and purchase the Port.)

So my question is, what exactly is a digital coax cable, and does this differ from a modern rca/rca cable?  Have I gone an purchased the wrong cable, or do I have some other (hidden) problem??

Thanks.

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April 24, 2021

Thanks @Corry P and @106rallye.  That’s the item I purchased, and yes, the picture is mis-lead-ing indeed :joy: (it’s simply showing both ends of the same cable).

And it sort of brought me ‘round in circles again.  The Sonos website advises to use a “digital coax cable” for setting up both a Connect and a Port. To the best of my knowledge the Jaycar item is a coax cable (even though they list it as an analogue video cable).  So both are referring to the same thing as far as I can tell, just different terminology.  It might be useful for the set-up instructions on the Sonos website to clarify (or explain) that a coax is simply a coax.

I’ve ordered the Port, and should get it later next week.  To close this loop, after I set it up I’ll put a brief post here to let you know how it went - that is, whether the coax/digital output worked, or whether I still had to rely on the analogue.

Thanks again, regards, Peter.

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