Recent content by Sirharoon

And for the sake of confirmation, the cheaper DAC's won't cut out if a HD or blu ray channel/film is played through it? As this is something I read which put me off getting a dac previously. I do only have a 2 speaker system, but read that the audio would cut altogether if a 5.1 signal...

Wait should I go for £30 Fiio DAC or a cheaper alternative on amazon (best seller) http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00KNNSKV0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1422187029&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=41bXR%2BOgJhL&ref=plSrch

Right thanks then, I'll give it a go and see how it works -hopefully it will work. I'll probably just get the fiio DAC that was posted at the start of the thread and I don't know if my judgement is all that good, but there was a decent looking cable on amazon too. Will report back to let you...

Also does the price/quality of the optical cable make any major difference? I know with HDMI cables they are often priced very high even though a cheap alternative performs just as well. Is this true for optical cables too?

Thank you for your fast reply. What difference does the pricing actually make? As in how much difference actually is there between a £3 DAC and a £30 DAC? I have read that sometimes cheaper ones can't convert 5.1 surround sound like that which I believe HD channels have and this will result...

Hi all. I recently purchased a new 4K TV (LG 49UB850V) and although the sound on it is above average, I wanted an upgrade. Now I had an old HiFi from the 90's sometime (Sony MHC-W555) lying around and wanted to hook it up, but this has been quite difficult. The hifi only has an Optical...