Virgin V+ Audio Quality

[Steven Wilcox]

I'm considering signing up for the Virgin V+ box but I'd like to know what kind of 2 channel audio quality I can expect?

My intention is to connect the V+ box to my Musical Fidelity kw250s (this has a high quality DAC and amplifier) using the optical out. I'm currently using the the optical out from my TV in this way and I've found the Freeview audio quality to be fairly decent; radio quality from the TV, for example, is generally better than DAB. Should I expect better or worse audio quality from a Virgin V+ box? What bitrate is audio transmitted at via freeview and cable?

 

[8009514]

Bit of a task finding out about this. I can tell you that BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 are at about 320kbps. Too much to do to find out for all of them. Hope this helps.

 

[Steven Wilcox]

Thanks. That sounds quite promising - a much higher bitrate than DAB. Does anyone else have any knowledge or experience of this?