Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

> Don't get me wrong...I tend to doubt it isn't rated
> for that, given the intended purpose...but at the
> same time, Monster is classic for selling snake oil.

Yeah, i wish they'd put some proper specs on their website, however i 
do remember checking that the cable was 75ohm after reading the 
manual when i bought it. Please tell me what brand of cable you would 
recommend?

> are you certain you do not have other grounding issues
> in your setup?

I have 3 other devices capable of sending/receiving SPDIF, 1) 
Waveterminal 192L 2) Audiophile USB 3) SBLive

Whenever i've made connections between those devices i never had any 
issues. I tried connecting the MP7 to all three devices and got the 
same result, random glitches average once every 20 seconds (this 
stopped once i ground the cable to the case screws).

> also, what are you connecting the XL-7 to, and what is
> your clock setup?

I'm primarily trying to hook it up to my audiophile USB and as i 
said, i've had no trouble since i ground the cable to the case 
screws. There aren't any SPDIF related options in the cards software 
setup, but i read in the manual that the card automatically slaves to 
the SPDIF input when it is enabled.