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Thread ID: 56553	2005-04-08 10:35:00	Digital audio to home theatre...	Midavalo (7253)	PC World Chat

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342774	2005-04-08 10:35:00	A couple of questions: How long can a cable be between the output device and the input device? (Either optical or coax) Can you use a double-adapter (of sorts) to connect to coax (or even optical?) connections into the one input in the amp? I have a feeling my amp only has 2 digital inputs (one coax, one optical... could be wrong), but I have 3 digital output devices I want to connect to it :) Can this be done? Cheers, Midavalo.	Midavalo (7253)
342775	2005-04-08 23:21:00	I dont think the length of the cable matters . U mean RCA connections not Coax?? If this is on a soundcard you're talking about I would either use digital or RCA, not both . Are you talking about connecting the cable/s between the computer and the stereo?? If so, for what?? Just music or playing DVD's from the PC?? So, u can hear whatever thru the stereo? There are RCA adapters, I dont think there are adapters for digital tho . Altho, I think the more connections u plug into a RCA adapter, the less sound u may get .	Speedy Gonzales (78)
342776	2005-04-09 01:10:00	I dont think the length of the cable matters. U mean RCA connections not Coax??No, I mean coax - I'm talking digital audio here, like from a DVD player to a stereo... I can either plug in RCA audio from the DVD to the stereo, or I can use Digital coax or optical for 5.1 digital audio. If this is on a soundcard you're talking about I would either use digital or RCA, not both. Are you talking about connecting the cable/s between the computer and the stereo?? If so, for what?? Just music or playing DVD's from the PC?? So, u can hear whatever thru the stereo? There are RCA adapters, I dont think there are adapters for digital tho. Altho, I think the more connections u plug into a RCA adapter, the less sound u may get.I'm not sure you quite get what I mean? :) There are two types of digital connection - coax (has RCA type plug at each end) and optical. My HT I think only has one input of each, but I want to attach three devices to it - the computer, a DVD player, and a CD player. Can I use a double adapter on one of these (perhaps have the CD player and computer plugged in to an adapter and into the coax input, and have the DVD player connected via the optical input)? Hmmm... M.	Midavalo (7253)
342777	2005-04-09 03:18:00	Jaycars have a three Toslink+one 3.5mm optical to one Toslink switch in their new catalogue. (AC-1675) On the same page there's a selection of other selection boxes (4 RCA to1 RCA, 3 way AV, etc.	Graham L (2)
342778	2005-04-09 10:29:00	Ok yer I know what digital audio is . I have a soundcard here with Digital in/out and SPDIF in/out . Which goes on the back of a PC case	Speedy Gonzales (78)
342779	2005-04-10 03:26:00	A little bit of useless trivia: That little 2 pin connector at the left on the back of a CD rom drive (marked "digital" or "D G") that is never connected inside the computer is an SPDIF output. I made an adapter from that to a RCA connector, and it fed a "Digital Line" input perfectly. A further note to the original posting: You might find limits to the length of optical cables. I've seen the figure of 400 dB/km attenuation for the "fibre" used for audio. (It's not high quality glass; it's plastic). A few metres will drop the signal noticably.	Graham L (2)
342780	2005-04-10 03:35:00	A further note to the original posting: You might find limits to the length of optical cables. I've seen the figure of 400 dB/km attenuation for the "fibre" used for audio. (It's not high quality glass; it's plastic). A few metres will drop the signal noticably.The optical connection will more than likely be used by the DVD player, which is quite close to the HT. The CD player does not have an optical output (and according to the Sony cd player manual, optical connection is not as good as coax)... M.	Midavalo (7253)
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