Digital out using 3.5mm mono to phono or analogue 3.5mm to phono?

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As title really,

Noticed the digital out on my Audigy soundcard yesterday and the digital in on my receiver, a bit of playing around and i've got it working using a mono 3.5mm jack to phono cable. I previously had it set up using an analogue 3.5mm stereo to phono cable.. but which is better? I'm guessing the digital?

B@
 
Is it a 5.1 AV receiver?

Why are you using stereo analogue connection to it? Unless of course, it has no multi channel analogue input.
 
Ok, makes sense.

Well, when using digital connection, the AV receiver will be converting the digital data into sound. When using analogue connection, it will be the sound card.

As you have only two speakers ATM, then use whichever connection sounds best to you.

When you get more speakers, if your AV receiver doesn't have multi channel analogue input, then digital is the best way, as that can pass 5.1 audio that is Dolby or DTS encoded.
 
Sorry to hijack B@Th*nG

Marsman - you seem to know what your talking about! ;)

I have a SB Audigy hooked up to a Denon 7.1 AV amp, Kef Eggs all round and an after market sub (kef sub was farty, didint like it!). I have these hooked up via optical cable. Am I using the best form of cable for conectivity?
 
Marsman said:
Depends whether your Denon has multi channel analogue input, and what you use the system for. Movies or gaming.
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Thanks for your reply... hmmm will need to go check on multi channel analogue input.

I dont game on my TV so wont use the amp for gaming. I use the PC > Amp for music.

You say about movies... I do have a Blue Ray drive in the PC so could watch movies in the future. Dont have any BR disc's in my collection yet! :D

EDIT - Here is a pic of the back. I did try to see in the specs but there was no mention.

http://denon.co.uk/Assets/images/products/AVR-3806/EL_AVR-3806_back.jpg
 
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If you have a fairly modern graphics card, then you could use that to pass audio via HDMI to your Denon.

Edit: Some older AV receivers that have HDMI connection, cannot not receive audio via HDMI.

Well your Denon does have multi channel audio input, it's labelled EXT IN. You could use those to connect direct to your sound card, if sound via HDMI is not possible.
 
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Marsman said:
When you get more speakers, if your AV receiver doesn't have multi channel analogue input, then digital is the best way, as that can pass 5.1 audio that is Dolby or DTS encoded.
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ahh ok, my av receiver does have multi channel analogue input and is seemingly capable of applying the same post processing effects to either analogue or digital.

which begs the question: is the digital only 2.0/.1? If NOT then does that mean my decision to go digital or analogue is based purely on what i think sounds best?

B@
 
B@Th*nG said:
ahh ok, my av receiver does have multi channel analogue input and is seemingly capable of applying the same post processing effects to either analogue or digital.

which begs the question: is the digital only 2.0/.1? If NOT then does that mean my decision to go digital or analogue is based purely on what i think sounds best?

B@
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What receiver do you have?
 
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