Optical vs. Analog - Blu-ray Forum

Alaskankaijudude · 02-20-2008, 10:16 PM

Regarding connection for a CD player, would an optical hookup make that much of a difference over the L/R Analog setup?

musicman1999 · 02-20-2008, 10:29 PM

It could go either way, if you use analog hook up that means you are using the digital to analog converter in the cd player, while using a digital connection means you are using the digital to analog converter in your receiver.Whichever converter is of higher quality should produce the better sound.Also in most cases a coax digital cable will produce better sound than an optical cable.

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02-20-2008, 10:16 PM	#1
Alaskankaijudude Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:637 Blu-ray reviews:3	Optical vs. Analog Regarding connection for a CD player, would an optical hookup make that much of a difference over the L/R Analog setup?

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02-20-2008, 10:29 PM	#2
musicman1999 Active Member Member since:Nov 2007	It could go either way, if you use analog hook up that means you are using the digital to analog converter in the cd player, while using a digital connection means you are using the digital to analog converter in your receiver.Whichever converter is of higher quality should produce the better sound.Also in most cases a coax digital cable will produce better sound than an optical cable. bill

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