[TV] Audio Out Options on Scientific Atlanto 8300

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troop @rogers.com	[TV] Audio Out Options on Scientific Atlanto 8300 Off Topic--My deepest, deepest. What is the better audio out option ? There are three obvious ports at the back-digital, optical and audio out. Can someone explain the difference ? I would like the sound from the cable music channels to go to the stereo speakers and then be able to turn off the TV. Anyone who listens to these channels , recently with value added, will understand. The distance to the old receiver is an issue--around and about the room--maybe 20 feet. The receiver -a Yamaha 596 -uses analog in ports so perhaps "audio out" is the correct out port . Is it active on the Rogers system, what about the distance factor ? Tia.
	to forum · permalink · 2012-05-13 10:20:44 ·

Paolo Mr. Wireless join:2004-05-29 canada	just use the analog l/r outputs, you may not even notice any difference
	to forum · permalink · 2012-05-13 11:11:17 ·
LazMan Premium join:2003-03-26 canada	reply to troop Depends more on your receiver then anything... I've got a Pioneer VX series, that has optical and digital inputs, as well as the ol' analog L/R RCA's... My STB (and BluRay and AppleTV) all connect to my TV via HDMI, then an optical out from the TV goes to the optical in on my reciever... What I did (for the exact same reason as you...) was run a co-ax with RCA ends from the digital out on the STB, to the digital in on my reciever. That way, I can switch off the TV when I'm just listening to a music channel... Works great, I still get surround for channels that broadcast it. The analog L/R will also work fine, but you're down to stereo sound - dunno if that's an issue for you or not... But it will work just fine, too.
	to forum · permalink · 2012-05-17 12:54:19 ·
troop @rogers.com	thx for the answers
	to forum · permalink · 2012-05-20 20:14:21 ·

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