optical input help

£100 is a good price for video/audio switcher, remote controlled. If/when I consideri DVD-Audio I could do with one, my HT pre-amp lacks 5.1 but if I route my pre-amp to one of these, and the DVD player as well, then output into poweramps that'll sort out the problem.
 
Y splitter in reverse doesn't work, I got one and tried it. You just get nothing from both sources.
 
Thanks for that that's all we needed to know....Bang goes the cheap option.. ;)

Seems a little strange though, did You pull it apart to find out why ? would think its just an optical splice
 
In the end I just shelled out £15 for a coaxial cable and switched the DVD player to that freeing up the optical for the sky.
 
JAKUS said:
Thanks for that that's all we needed to know....Bang goes the cheap option.. ;)

Seems a little strange though, did You pull it apart to find out why ? would think its just an optical splice
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No I didn't take it apart, I can't understand why it doesn't work either. Something does get through as you can see the red light at the end, but for some reason the signal is obviousy disrupted.
 
Gman said:
In the end I just shelled out £15 for a coaxial cable and switched the DVD player to that freeing up the optical for the sky.
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a £2.99 rca cable would have done the job just as well;) glad you got it sorted though.



merry christmas:D
 
james.miller said:
a £2.99 rca cable would have done the job just as well;) glad you got it sorted though.



merry christmas:D
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Now you tell me :) thought it might have been something to do with the length as I needed a 3 meter one.
 
james.miller said:
a £2.99 rca cable would have done the job just as well;) glad you got it sorted though.



merry christmas:D
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There is impedance differences between proper coaxial cables and standard RCA cables
 
squiffy said:
There is impedance differences between proper coaxial cables and standard RCA cables
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so by that are you saying I did right avoiding the cheap stuff ?
 
DreXeL said:
Y splitter in reverse doesn't work, I got one and tried it. You just get nothing from both sources.
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you did not have both sources on at the same time right?
and you did enable spdif(optical out
put)on the sound settings? :)
 
Gman said:
so by that are you saying I did right avoiding the cheap stuff ?
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Yup. Coaxial cables are used for electrical digital audio and component cables. Shouldn't use standard RCA cables (red & white) for digital audio or component feeds.
 
james.miller said:
still works :)
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Yes but cheapo RCA cables are inferior to decent RCA. Even with a digital signal.

A digital signal is still a wave.

It's possible to get clicking and sound blips with poor cables.
 
lol i know:) i use a 10meter rca to transfer digital pc > amp just fine but it's only at long lengths such as 10m where it can start to become a problem. a few meters has never been a problem in my experience:)
 
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ANDARIAL said:
you did not have both sources on at the same time right?
and you did enable spdif(optical out
put)on the sound settings? :)
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Only one source at a time was switched on, and optical out was enabled. It just doesn't work.
 
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