A couple of questions for you guys. The I2S leads (looks like CAT6) on my Wadia 3200 transport are too short to reach from my transport to my kdac if i put them side-by-side, so i presently have the DAC sitting directly on top of the transport.
Q1: Obviously, shorter leads are always better, but does anyone have any experience or at least advice on whether there would be any performance penalty if I used longer leads so that i could put the DAC and transport side-by-side?
Q2: Am i mistaken to think that doing so would be better? In general i like to space my gear apart (vibration, magnetic fields, etc), but maybe it's actually a good idea to have them on top of one another? (Weight on the transport: reduced resonance etc). Incidentally, the transport is sitting on a sheet of slate that is supported by 4 squash balls... and boy are they squashed now, after supporting both units for a few months now...!
Thoughts?
- r.