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Reddit mentions of Optical SPDIF Toslink/Coaxial Digital to Analog Audio Decoder Converter with PCM, 5.1 Digital & DTS Support
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We found 5 Reddit mentions of Optical SPDIF Toslink/Coaxial Digital to Analog Audio Decoder Converter with PCM, 5.1 Digital & DTS Support. Here are the top ones.
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Converts Digital, DTS, PCM digital audio (up to 5.1CH) to 2CH analog stereo audioSupports digital audio input: Optical SPDIF (Toslink) or CoaxialSupports simultaneous RCA L/R and 3.5mm Headphone outputSupport all digital SPDIF audio formats including PCM 32KHz/44.1KHz/48KHz/96KHz, Digital 5.1 and DTS; 24bit spdif incoming bit stream on left and right channelsPlug and play. Supports US standard power adapter.Note : 1.This item does not support audio 7.1. 2.Please switch the correct channel which you need via press the key "SPDIF/COAXIAL" in the side of the product. 3.You need to push the cable in with a little more force than you're used to. You should hear it "click" in when you've properly made the connection.
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Your sound bar does not support Dolby Digital 5.1 only 2ch PCM. Many TVs do not support converting Dolby digital to PCM from the antenna feed.
You will need a converter box to go in between the TV and the sound bar.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DZXWHJA/
This will work.
That looks interesting as a future project but it decodes digital to 6 separate line level outputs. There was however an Amazon recommend link on the bottom that looks promising.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DZXWHJA/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_328_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=2ADX548RPEEEEJN5VBCR&dpPl=1&dpID=61RFdh8mIQL
Edit: a word. Stupid autocorrect...
Edit2: a number
Just saw some dacs support Dolby and DTS and most of moviesand TV I watch are in Dolby or DTS. So would that be an advantage over analog out of vizio TV?. Looked at fiio d3 but doesn't specify wether it supports that. But this wiistar one supports it Optical SPDIF Toslink/ Coaxial Digital to Analog Audio Decoder Converter with PCM, 5.1 Dolby Digital & DTS Support https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DZXWHJA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_xNGQzbAQKSDQA would that be an okay choice?
They are called A and B, not zone 2. I suspected it might have been the digital input...
I don't think I want to connect the TV by RCA because I want to keep the digital 5.1 for movies. Also I have the TV mounted on the wall, with the S/PDIF cable going through the wall and under the house then up into the closet where the receiver lives, and I don't think fishing more cables sounds like a good time.
So, this looks clugey to me, but... could I use this and this to split the S/PDIF signal and downmix it to stereo for whole house? Then just run that downmixed RCA to a different input on the Onkyo. Would that get me (for instance) CBL/SAT is digital 5.1 in one room, and DVD is whole house 2 channel?
Regarding splitting, I wasn't planning on wiring in parallel. I am planning on using a switch box that has an impedance protection circuit. Like this or this. That would prevent the burn out, right?
No line-level outputs on this model either...
Also, thanks for helping out a newbie!
hmm, I was hoping to keep it relatively inexpensive. I've been tossing around the idea of getting a new motherboard, but i'm not quite ready to bite the bullet since it's working just fine despite the minimal drawbacks i'm running into because i'm trying to be all fancy.
It looks like I can at least try and keep it under 40 if I get this adapter:
https://www.amazon.com/Optical-Toslink-Coaxial-Digital-Converter/dp/B01DZXWHJA/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=toslink+adapter+3.5mm+5.1+compatible&qid=1567199000&s=gateway&sr=8-4
This way I can at least take advantage of the fact that my current motherboard supports it in the front panel, right?