Hope I don't start an argument about digital here but, I need some help deciding how best to setup my new system.
I'm getting a Rotel RA-1520 with an Audiolab MDAC which has two digital optical inputs and two digital coaxial inputs and I want to know the best way to connect all my kit together.
Things I want to connect through the MDAC are:
TV (3 x HDMI in; digital audio optical out)
PS3 (digital audio optical out; HDMI out)
Apple TV 2 (digital audio optical out; HDMI out)
SkyHD box (digital audio optical out; digital audio coaxial out and HDMI out)
I was thinking of connecting it all together as follows:
TV optical digital audio out -> Audiolabs
PS3 HDMI -> TV optical digital audio out -> Audiolabs
Apple TV 2 optical digital audio out -> Audiolabs
SkyHD coaxial digital audio out -> Audiolabs
So, would chaining the PS3 through the TV using HDMI from PS3 to TV and then optical from TV to MDAC bypass the DAC in the TV and allow the MDAC to do the processing for both the PS3 and the TV? Or is there a better way to do the whole setup? :help:
I'm getting a Rotel RA-1520 with an Audiolab MDAC which has two digital optical inputs and two digital coaxial inputs and I want to know the best way to connect all my kit together.
Things I want to connect through the MDAC are:
TV (3 x HDMI in; digital audio optical out)
PS3 (digital audio optical out; HDMI out)
Apple TV 2 (digital audio optical out; HDMI out)
SkyHD box (digital audio optical out; digital audio coaxial out and HDMI out)
I was thinking of connecting it all together as follows:
TV optical digital audio out -> Audiolabs
PS3 HDMI -> TV optical digital audio out -> Audiolabs
Apple TV 2 optical digital audio out -> Audiolabs
SkyHD coaxial digital audio out -> Audiolabs
So, would chaining the PS3 through the TV using HDMI from PS3 to TV and then optical from TV to MDAC bypass the DAC in the TV and allow the MDAC to do the processing for both the PS3 and the TV? Or is there a better way to do the whole setup? :help: