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Can't find one at Maplin. Everything I've found goes to stereo RCAs... EDIT: OK. Yet another google search would suggest this is the right thing: http://www.dtvsbatteries.free-online.co.uk/leads.htmlItem J3a
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"Can't find one at Maplin. Everything I've found goes to stereo RCAs..."
If you had to you could use them, I think the tip is normally wired to the left channel.
J3A sounds like the right cable.
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EDIT: Went for this one in the end. Postage was only �2 second class. http://www.revealcable.co.uk/acatalog/info_AA_1203.html
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Need to be careful. I suspect most of these 3.5mm Mono to RCA are Audio cables and not true 75 ohm (Video/Digital) cables.
I have tried using "Audio" cables in place of "Video/Digital" cables and they could pass 44Khz or 48Khz but crapped out on 96Khz.
Even though I don't believe in spending too much on cables that cable VK picked out looks a little to cheesy for my taste. And nothing mentioned about impedance.
I think the best bet is to get a RCA to RCA Video cable and lop off the end and put on an 3.5 connector.
- Fiddler (IMHO)
If you think listening to music is fun, try learning an instrument.
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I agree George, but they will have to do until I find something better or, more likely, have some cables made up.
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They will most likely work fine. I was passing 96kHz over the 1/8" to phono cable I listed earlier without an issue and have tested the boards up to 192kHz with just regular non-75ohm cables.
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I'm not quite sure what you are suggesting. I have to connect three 3.5mm female sockets to three RCA female sockets. Why on earth would I want to bring RJ45 and baluns into the mix? I was observing on a slow mobile connection in the middle of nowhere so didn't read the whole thread in its entirety - the bits that I had read made me assume that you could not fit an extra set of digital outputs within the box so were going to use stereo jack plugs. My suggestion would have been to go RJ45 like speakerlink or a VGA connector as per smartlink sticking with a solution that is either a known entity or a possible future M standard.
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Maybe a cable is available as a spare part from Creative, Audigy cards used to come with a "3.5mm to Single RCA Coaxial Cable" for digital sound out...
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I'm not quite sure what you are suggesting. I have to connect three 3.5mm female sockets to three RCA female sockets. Why on earth would I want to bring RJ45 and baluns into the mix? I was observing on a slow mobile connection in the middle of nowhere so didn't read the whole thread in its entirety - the bits that I had read made me assume that you could not fit an extra set of digital outputs within the box so were going to use stereo jack plugs. My suggestion would have been to go RJ45 like speakerlink or a VGA connector as per smartlink sticking with a solution that is either a known entity or a possible future M standard. Everything does fit in the box. You only need 4 outputs. Each output a single SPDIF output which carries TWO channels. I got confused on this too. The Jacks are Stereo Analog but converted to a Single SPDIF that also carries two channels.
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If you think listening to music is fun, try learning an instrument.
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There's something waiting for me at my local mail depot...  My HDMI and 3.5mm-to-RCA cables also arrived today. 
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We all wait with bated breath, for you to report back.
Happy tinkering.
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Very much so!! Looking forward to it
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