When using the optical cable, does one have to use the one supplied by JBL or can another brand suffice?
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Any should do. I ordered one from monoprice.com. They have shielded cables for just a few dollars.
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Not sure. I'm using optical through my surround sound system and its phenomenal.
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Sorry but my english is very bad, whatever, I'll try to help you, what kind of cable are you use to output the audio? HDMI, Optical?
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Use the optical out on your player and the optical cable that comes with the soundbar. Don't forget to take the plastic covers off of the optical cables first. If your blu-ray doesn't have an optical out, buy a different sound bar.
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had no luck with optical cable for sound system. Buy gold cables HDMI usually available at Walmart.
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I should have added that I bought an optical splitter for my tv in conjunction with a Bluetooth transmitter, one optical went to a sound bar and the other to the transmitter, thus TV/sound bar sound is independent of Bluetooth which transmits to my Bluetooth headphones, you could do something along that line as well.
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Awesome, thanks. So I guess running my PC into the TV first then just using the universal optical out from the TV to the soundbar would be optimal anyway.
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U can use tru mini jack 3mm cable or plug it to 30pin connector/charger in jbl speaker
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No, optical cords are for audio only. Usually people will run component video, or S video. If you're going to do the HDMI there's no need for the optical.
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This looks like the device for you. I'm using the rca to feed our church's sound board. It looks like it'll do optical and rca out concurrently too.
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I don't know for sure. I would highly recommend using the SPDIF (coax) rather than the optical, though for better sound.
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I do not know of the DJ cable. If you have the equipment to play and monitor 2 independent sources (deck A & B) then you may not need this. I picked it up to enhance the output from my Sony laptop and to prepare tracks for mixing, for example, monitor Deck B while Deck A is playing out and heard though the speakers.
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Are there audio cables that are optical one one end and coaxial on the other (my receiver prefers coaxial)? or is that an oxymoron?
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Like everyone else says, there is no optical plug so you would need to use a splitter.
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My question to you is "If you are hooking up with an HDMI cable, why are you also using and optical cable?". HDMI carries the complete spectrum of audio and does not require an additional audio cable. You may be confusing either the player and/or your audio receiver.
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I would think you need a standard optical cable as long as the sound bar has optical input. I am using this to send audio from my TV into my receiver.
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I used regular speaker cables. I guess im not the best person to ask since im just getting into speakers.