smart tv into naim amplifier

[Andrew Moisley]

Samsung UE40H5500 to play through Naim pre-amp. How do I connect the HDMI output to the phono sockets in the amp? How do I convert the digital signal from the tv into analogue?

 

[chebby]

Connect the optical (Toslink) output from the TV to a DAC. A suitable DAC could cost anything from £30 to tens of thousands of £s.

Then just run the RCA interconnects from the DAC to your pre-amp.

For a TV, the one I linked will be fine. (Although I expect - as a Naim owner - you will want something more expensive. The choice is vast.)

 

[Andrew Moisley]

Chebby

Thank you for your reply. On the back of the TV is a socket marked Digital Audio Out Optical. is this what you refer to as toslink? Please excuse my ignorance of IT terminology.

Regards

Andrew

 

[chebby]

Chebby

Thank you for your reply. On the back of the TV is a socket marked Digital Audio Out Optical. is this what you refer to as toslink? Please excuse my ignorance of IT terminology.

Regards

Andrew

Yes that's the one.

 

[MeanandGreen]

I'd look out for something like an ARCAM rLink second hand. They go for more than the Fiio models do new, but the rLink gives a 2V line output which is more on par with modern sources these days.

I'm not sure what the Fiio DACs are like, they may give a decent output out too. In which case go for it, but I have something very similar in price and spec for my TV and I've decided to get the rLink. I'm a bit sick of hitting 12 and 1 o'clock on the volume dial of my amp just to get a half decent output from the cheap DAC I'm using. Not fun when switching between sources!

just something to think about.