What is the best optical cable for a high end audio system?
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Bits are bits and light is light, it's all 0's and 1's over light, if the cable transmits ok, find the cheapest you can and enjoy and don't listen to anyone that tells you differently.
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I would recommend the Coaxial Connection over the Toslink. Better sound, imo. In fact, I think "The Absolute Sound" did a comparison write up.I'm considering one of these myself. On the "Short List".
311634
There are many adapters in the marketHere is one :Digital Optical Coaxial Toslink Signal to Analog Audio Converter Adapter RCA L/RYou can get it on amazon or ebay
1309704
The optical cable audio signal should be the same or close to the audio signal that comes from the hdmi. The hdmi just carries video signal in addition to the audio. I use the optical out of my bluray player into my Polk 9000 and it plays louder than I would ever need. Hope this answers your question.
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optical audio out in TV to sound bar optical audio in.. need to buy separately
1638120
Connect your computer audio output to one of the audio inputs on your receiver. If you have optical out on your pc that will give you the best sound quality. If not, you may have to get audio cables that fit your computer's small jack to the red and white input on your receiver.
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Something like these for the analogue audio http://www.amazon.com/Emotiva-MRCA-1-0-RCA-Cable/dp/B00DMI06B0/ref=sr_1_416?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1394099870&sr=1-416&keywords=rca+cable If you are using the SPDIF via coax, something like this http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-102681-Quality-Digital-Coaxial/dp/B001V52PSI/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1394100005&sr=1-5&keywords=digital+coax+cable If you are using the SPDIF via optical, something like this http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Toslink-Digital-Connectors/dp/B004CANMCM/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1394100154&sr=1-10&keywords=toslink+optical+cable
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I have two Asus Xonar sound cards that send digital signal from my computers to older MSB DACs. The sound is quite wonderful, very musical. I prefer to use the optical out if I can, but coax seems to work very well too. These are both in older computers that are dedicated to audio playback only.
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Yes, just need an digital audio out for optical cable. This cable comes with the speakers.
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I am unsure if that will work or not. I have used the optical cable aqnd have been very pleased.
1762297
Yes! This will do it, but you will also need an adapter to convert the optical audio.
1867304
I bought a pure silver cable for mine, which brings out the highs and detail much better in my system. However, they are not "forward" in the upper range. The whole spectrum just blends nicely. If you're looking for a bright upper range, these may not do it for you.
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This cable should work with any device that supports Digital Optical Audio and has the appropriate optical input/output port. Consult your manual to verify it has the correct port. I just Googled your device and the instruction manual shows an optical digital-audio port. This cable should work just fine.
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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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James, do you have an HDMI connection on your cable box and or other peripherals (DVD, bluray etc)? Optical is a good solution for component or analog video connections with digital audio (surround sound) decoders. If you have HDMI then your best possible video and audio solution is to go directly from your cable box and DVD/bluray with HDMI cables which would carry 1080p (high definition) video as well as 7.1 surround sound on a single cable. If this option is out of the question then you could go the lesser quality route of using optical connection into 2 inputs on the rear of the v375. This unit would replace your current surround processor. Any further questions feel free to reply!
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This has been my problem too (digital optical/ TOSLINK/ SPDIF compatibility). I think I might go for gaming headsets such as Turtlebeach (PX5 etc) and use it for both games and movies. Plus, they have a digital optical OUT that you can hook up with your home theater/ sound bar system.
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