[GBP]

Heho!

Given: A small HTPC. Audioquest Carbon to the Pre. Sounds really good.
Just a real cheap optical cable just for testing purposes.

I wonder if - in general (!) - one beats the other.

What are your experiences? Good HDMI- vs good Optical-Cable. Who's normally the winner?



(If the winner is optical i could buy a real good optical cable and a normal Stereo-Pre-Amp just with optical input. Want to replace my too normal Rotel as everything else is in the High-End-League now. Hurricanes arrived yesterday...)