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In Reply to: RE: Any Comments on Ayre Codex DAC using its Optical Inputs? posted by howgeif on November 07, 2016 at 12:33:31
Yes, as Abe suggests make sure your tv can output stereo PCM. I was looking forward to using my Arcam rDAC for my tv and found it wouldn't work. I figured it might be my DAC. Then I tried it with my Bluesound Node 2 and same result, no sound.That's when I found out my tv doesn't output PCM (sometimes it takes me awhile to catch onto things). I did purchase a DAC specifically for the tv that could take the multi-channel signal and output stereo. I'm not so concerned about ultimate audio from my tv and the reasonably priced DAC does a great job and the tv audio is very satisfying.
Just wanted pass on my experience, you may not have a problem at all. Good luck.
Cheers,
Scott
Edits: 11/15/16Follow Ups:
If your TV is a Smart TV, the optical output will output PCM. However, as you noted, if the TV is not a Smart TV, then the optical output cannot be used for inputting to a DAC. My previous Pioneer Elite Plasma would not output a PCM signal. The capability must be verified for every TV to ensure it works as you require.
Another option is to run the optical output from your cable box to your DAC (I did this with my Pioneer TV and it worked fine). Please NOTE that the correct settings must be set in the cable box to output the correct signal type.
Thanks for the reply, howgeif. I'm in the same boat you were; I have a Panasonic Plasma that doesn't output PCM. And unfortunately I don't use a cable box; we stream and watch antenna tv. Thanks for the suggestion though.
Cheers,
Scott
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