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Why has OPTOCORE just a maximum of +18dBu input level, as +24dBu are generally preferred for long distance cables?

April 26, 2017cables input level long distance maximum optocore

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Why has OPTOCORE just a maximum of +18dBu input level, as +24dBu are generally preferred for long distance cables?

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Because OPTOCORE utilizes a digital transmission method, completely different from the analog style. This means that even for long distances there is no signal loss and due to the interference free behavior of the fiber the signal arrives to the destination point undistorted, clean and with the same level of the origin. Since with 18dBu any analog input (Power amplifiers, Analog consoles, Recorders, PA management systems, …) can be fully driven, there is no reason to accept higher signals in input.