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But what if you use that cable for DIGITAL (i.e. S/PDIF). Suddenly we're sampling that audio at 44.1kHz (like a CD), and the bandwidth is defined as 128 times the sampling (5.6448 MHz, if memory serves).



This is the line, the 128 multiplier makes no sense... it's like he pulled it out of thin air. A 16 bit stereo signal would be 32x, a 16 bit 5.1 signal would be 96... 24 bit x 5.1 is 144. I'd like to meet up with this guy for coffee one day.

Too late to keep thinking about this stuff...

Bren R.