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If you want to use your tv as your streamer, since it hasTidal and it has a Digital Optical Audio out , if you run that direct to your DAC hiw will the quality of the sound be?
If you want to use your tv as your streamer, since it hasTidal and it has a Digital Optical Audio out , if you run that direct to your DAC hiw will the quality of the sound be?
Assuming your DAC does not come with Dolby or DTS, you would have to feed a 2-channel PCM audio signal thru the TV's optical output, as your DAC will not work with a Dolby 5.1 or DTS 5.1 (compressed/encoded) audio.If you want to use your tv as your streamer, since it hasTidal and it has a Digital Optical Audio out , if you run that direct to your DAC hiw will the quality of the sound be?
They are typically limited to 96khz, but there are some devices that can do 192 kHz over TOSLink I believe. I don't know if it's in the standard but I've seen devices that claim to support it.Optical connections are limited to 24/96 while coax and usb are greater. In addition optical does not carry a ground connection. Whether that matters or if you can hear the difference is not likely. But it is very important what formats you are trying to stream (ie SACD) as the connection does matter.
They are typically limited to 96khz, but there are some devices that can do 192 kHz over TOSLink I believe. I don't know if it's in the standard but I've seen devices that claim to support it.
TV output is 48k and probably 16 bit.What tv offers output above 24/96?
TV has 2 channel output optionAssuming your DAC does not come with Dolby or DTS, you would have to feed a 2-channel PCM audio signal thru the TV's optical output, as your DAC will not work with a Dolby 5.1 or DTS 5.1 (compressed/encoded) audio.
The only thing you're going to lose for optical vs. HDMI is certain types of multichannel support. If you are running stereo, it's unlikely you will hit any new audible problem over toslink. The only common issue is that some TVs have such noisy output from their optical outs that it causes dropouts in the DAC. If you don't hear any, you don't need to worry.Thoughts?
Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it!The only thing you're going to lose for optical vs. HDMI is certain types of multichannel support. If you are running stereo, it's unlikely you will hit any new audible problem over toslink. The only common issue is that some TVs have such noisy output from their optical outs that it causes dropouts in the DAC. If you don't hear any, you don't need to worry.
I have a very similar setup in my living room and it's aces.
BTW - upgrading your DAC or LAN streamer in pursuit of better sound are the 3rd and 2nd-worst uses of money for system upgrades, the first would be fancier cables.
Despite what many, many people on Youtube and various forums will tell you - The nice thing about digital sources is they don't really suck or not suck. You either get all your bits into the DAC and converted to analog, or you don't. In the latter case you will hear glitchy audio. There isn't some more subtle, nuanced form of sound quality hiding in the bits. Some people have a profound misunderstanding of digital audio and go around saying "bits aren't bits" and you should ignore those people.
These days, even mediocre DACs deliver better sound quality than good amps, so your limiting factor in a modern system is rarely if ever the digital stuff.
TL;DR buy better speakers if you buy anything, keep the stuff you have if it's working.