Hi guys. Im using an Altec Lansing ADA 885 speaker set. I love this speaker. If im not mistaken,this speaker set comes with digital connectivity capabilty. What cable should i buy?

You would need a digital coaxial cable which looks like rca - rca cable. Rca cable will actually able to output the digital transmission from your sound card to your ada885. It sounds so much different from the analog connection you using.

But trust me, it's worth it to spend money on those digital coaxial specification cable, as i 'stole' some cables from my bro and tested it and proved that the digital coaxial sounds so much better than the normal rca cable. I am using the ADA880, the little brother of ADA885.

I ordered some custom cable from a forummer, kings_audio. Can't wait to get the cables. Try pm him on the cable pricing.

This post has been edited by apexi78: Jul 15 2007, 11:18 AM

yeah, just like for Lcd monitor using VGA and DVI got diff quality pic, digital coaxial cable will improve ur sound quality better than RCA cable....try urself and u'll be amazed....

you guys are seriously funny.

Digital output via toslink (optical) or coaxial cable is superior only when your source (your soundcard) is inferior to the DAC inside the speakers itself. I can't find any info regarding the ADA885's built-in decoder, but I do highly doubt it will be any better than mid-range soundcards.

"Rca cable will actually able to output the digital transmission from your sound card to your ada885."
If your soundcard does not have an SPDIF output, how are you going to send digital signal to your speakers? Moreover there is no such thing as RCA cable; RCA is just a type of connector. There are digital and analogue cable, and coaxial cable has RCA termination, that's all.

But trust me, it's worth it to spend money on those digital coaxial specification cable
Not correct. It only applies if the decoder inside your speakers is superior to your soundcard.

If you have X-fi or Audigies, most probably you'll be greeted with loads of disappointments

hi sifu....
finally i found this thread =D
i have a ADA885 and a SB live 24-bit 7.1
http://asia.creative.com/products/product....6&product=10315
im now facin a problem...that is why i cant get surround sound ??
this ada885 got a green cable and black cable provided right ?
green is go into green socket at soundcard
then the black (surround) go into which 1 ?
or this soundcard doesnt support surround ? any other soundcard to recommend ?
budget budget 1 can use enough dee =D
thanks alot