Originally Posted by Carl
I did not get back to you on the audio advantages of SpeakerLink v SPDIF.

I believe the main advantage is that because SpeakerLink is a balanced digital signal it is therefore less prone to external noise. Thus my comment that for long runs mounting these new AC12 boxes at the Speaker side would (could?) yield more advantage than installing them at the processor side.
Thanks for that Carl

A Balanced Digital Connection may well be Incrementally better than SPDIF, but as mentioned previously, when I brought up that EXACT question (separately) with Bob, Rhonda and Des at HH2, each of them responded that any difference would be minimal at best, with each advising "no need to start ripping out existing cables"

For my personal situation, I laid out the room so that the distance from my 861 to the Front Three Speakers was minimal, with the longer runs being to the Side and Rears, so difficult to see that incremental difference being audible. The hassle of running a Speakerlink Cable would need some MAJOR justification in my case at least!!

As regards your interpretation of it being a User Choice to cable the DSP's in Pairs or in a Star arrangement.........Did you read or hear something that would lead you to believe that?? I must have missed it

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