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daniel2229 · 05-13-2008, 07:02 PM

I have a coaxial cable connection on the back of both my Sony receiver and my new HDMI dvd player.

The weird thing is that the coaxial connector looks just like an RCA connector. Does it carry audio or video, or both?

When I think of coax, I see the wire connector that leads from my wall to the TV, the in and out ports of my VCR, and the like.

Is this coaxial connector something new? Will one RCA cable work in it?

Thanks!

Lucy Diamond · 05-13-2008, 07:04 PM

You are talking about Digital Coax. It is a sound platform as opposed to the Coax cable that feeds you cable from the cable company.

Over short distances, you will have the same sound quality as an Optical (toslink) cable.

un4gvn94538 · 05-13-2008, 07:05 PM

the coax cable is for digital sound. works just like optical. as far as any rca cable works with it? i dunno. but its not new

daniel2229 · 05-19-2008, 06:01 PM

Tried the RCA cable in the Coaxial connector and got sound right away.

Thanks for the help.

Sabian576 · 05-20-2008, 05:24 AM

Yeah, the RCA Cable should work no problem as you found out. the difference between a normal analog "RCA" and the "Digital" Coax is resistance.

Honestly, as you see in my sig I use studio monitors and therefore I use the more studio like XLR connectors instead of RCAs (Well I use a RCA to XLR cables hows that

) I use "digital cable to pass my "analog" signal. Because of the lower resistance in the Digital cables the signal gets there cleaner/clearer, but the biggest and most noticable difference comes in long runs, the digital cable does much better in that respect.

anyway a little possibly useful knowledge for ya.

05-13-2008, 07:02 PM	#1
daniel2229 Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Ohio	coaxial cable connection I have a coaxial cable connection on the back of both my Sony receiver and my new HDMI dvd player. The weird thing is that the coaxial connector looks just like an RCA connector. Does it carry audio or video, or both? When I think of coax, I see the wire connector that leads from my wall to the TV, the in and out ports of my VCR, and the like. Is this coaxial connector something new? Will one RCA cable work in it? Thanks! Last edited by daniel2229; 05-13-2008 at 07:09 PM. Reason: add info

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05-13-2008, 07:04 PM	#2
Lucy Diamond Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Tomb of Annihilation 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:3	You are talking about Digital Coax. It is a sound platform as opposed to the Coax cable that feeds you cable from the cable company. Over short distances, you will have the same sound quality as an Optical (toslink) cable.

05-13-2008, 07:05 PM	#3
un4gvn94538 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Limbo (Bakersfield, Ca.) 4K collection:141 Blu-ray collection:809 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:1492 Trading Score:277	the coax cable is for digital sound. works just like optical. as far as any rca cable works with it? i dunno. but its not new

05-19-2008, 06:01 PM	#4
daniel2229 Junior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Ohio	Tried the RCA cable in the Coaxial connector and got sound right away. Thanks for the help.

05-20-2008, 05:24 AM	#5
Sabian576 Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:326 Blu-ray reviews:1	Yeah, the RCA Cable should work no problem as you found out. the difference between a normal analog "RCA" and the "Digital" Coax is resistance. Honestly, as you see in my sig I use studio monitors and therefore I use the more studio like XLR connectors instead of RCAs (Well I use a RCA to XLR cables hows that ) I use "digital cable to pass my "analog" signal. Because of the lower resistance in the Digital cables the signal gets there cleaner/clearer, but the biggest and most noticable difference comes in long runs, the digital cable does much better in that respect. anyway a little possibly useful knowledge for ya.

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