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There is some debate over the best way to connect a DVD to an
amp -
Optical or Coax. I have mine connected using both.... Why??? Well I will
explain.
The DVD player also plays CDs right, so SWMBO puts in a CD uses the
'listen to music' button on the pronto, and the amp switches to DVD etc.
Easy.
No. The pronto has no way of knowing if the surround sound is on or off on
the
amp, so it leaves it alone. Result=SWMBO listens to all CD in pro-logic.
Yuk.
Solution. Easy. Connect the DVD player optical to DVD on the amp,
leave
the surround set to on on that input. Connect the DVD player coax to
CD on
the amp and leave the surround set to off on that input. Minor changes to
the
pronto macros and everybody is happy.
Getting back to the original point. I can genuinely hear absolutely
no
difference using the same DVD player and same amp with either optical or
coax
connections. Use whatever is convenient to you.
The Sky issue is different. Only a Sky+ can (currently) send DD to
an
amp. I have a Sony digibox, that is connected using the optical output (the
only
digiboxes that have these, other than Sky+). It happily sends a 48k PCM
signal
to the amp, but there is no software option to send DD at the moment. NG
discussion has it that the Sony _could_ support DD, but Sky need to allow a
software update (which could kill a revenue stream from Sky+
sales!).
Regards - Steve
Would one of you home cinema buffs be able to tell
me
what sort of cable I need to connect my DVD player to a home cinema
amp.
Both
units are JVC and have both the optical and 'phono' type coaxial
connections
on the back. The amp/controller can be configured to accept either
or,
as far as I know my sky box doesn't support this (I know sky are trialing
some
DD at the moment, but my box only has stereo out 'phono' style sockets that
I
presume wont have the correct encoded bits), it's the pace unit. So
what
would be my best option to use for the DVD player - optical or coax, and
where
night one get the correct cable/s -would I be correct in assuming that an
ordinary unshielded wired one will be 'bad'.
Thanks,
Steve
BTW
anybody over this side of the pond wanting a Psion Wavefinder - PCworld in
Sprucfield have about a dozen left - Thanks,
Michael.
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