Will this work?

[shinester184]

Sup.

I have a Sony DAV-S800 5.1 Digital Home entertainment system spare, am just wondering if I will be able to use it with my PC? As far as I can see it would.

Here is what I have:

http://www.avland.co.uk/sony/davs800/davs800lrg.jpg

Here is a piccy of the Amp's connections on the rear:

It had really great sound quality even off the scart, which is analogue so I'm intrigued to know what the digital is like. We only used it a few times so it's still basically brand new.

So basically, you can see where the speakers and woofer go into the Amp, but then I am wondering if I could use a Optical Audio Cable from the 'Optical Digital In' from the SP/DIF on my motherboard and put it inot the amp?

Surely this would work? Just want to know before I start unpacking it all, and I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to audio!

Will also get a soundcard very soon if it does work.

Cheers!

 

[shinester184]

Just noticed, will require a TOSlink Optical cable coming from the Amp, then it will have to go into a TOSlink to Coxial Signal Converter and then a Coxial Optical Cable from the signal converter into the SP/DIF in my motherboard?

Pleeeaaaaassseee can someone help, I really have no clue?

 

[Marsman]

Does your computer not have optical out then? Only Coaxial?

If that is correct, then you will need one of these.

As for the sound card thought, there is very little point. A sound cards job is to convert the digital into analogue, by using optical or coaxial you are bypassing most of what a sound card is. Using digital connection from the computer to the Sony receiverr, you will get no better audio from a sound card than you would the onboard as the Sony system will convert the digital into audio.

 

[shinester184]

Fraid I've been a bit of a noob, but my mobo does have Optical OUT, never noticed it before! So will go out and buy a TOSlink cable tomorrow and test it out!

 

[Marsman]

Nice, hope all goes well.