Re: Digital Output Cable Question

Arny Krueger wrote:
> 
> "Jeff Wiseman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > WarpedFrets wrote:
> >>
> >> "Is it a guitar jack."
> >>
> >> No, it's an optical out...
> >>
> >> It's smaller then the round fiber optic chords that you would use
> >> with a minisdisc recorder.
> >>
> >> It's a coaxial cable... or so it says.
> >
> >
> > It is either an "optical out" or a "coaxial" out. It cannot be
> > both and these two items are very different beasts. If it is a
> > coaxial cable connector of some sort, then forget the optical
> > cable--it cannot be used.
> 
> Ironically, that's not exactly true. Many portable digital recorders and
> players use a jack that accepts both standard 1/8" stereo headphone type
> plugs for analog and an digital optical connector that looks like a plastic
> headphone plug with an extended tip.

Interesting. So it's the same jack on the unit that can have
either a stereo headphone plug or a special digital optic plugged
into it?