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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
I want to connect my TV up to my WaveRadio but the TV only has a digital
audio TOSLink output. I know there are very expensive outboard DACs but I am looking for a very simple and inexpensive DAC to make this connection. I am can't find such an animal... TIA, Dan |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
Dan wrote: I want to connect my TV up to my WaveRadio You have to be joking ! What on earth for ? Graham |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
On 6/28/07 11:41 PM, Eeyore wrote:
Dan wrote: I want to connect my TV up to my WaveRadio You have to be joking ! What on earth for ? Graham Because the WaveRadio sounds better than the built-in TV audio and I have space restrictions in my bedroom. (please no 'Buy Other Stereo Equipment' stuff). |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
"Dan" wrote ...
I want to connect my TV up to my WaveRadio but the TV only has a digital audio TOSLink output. I know there are very expensive outboard DACs but I am looking for a very simple and inexpensive DAC to make this connection. I am can't find such an animal... TOSLink describes the physical connector. What kind of digital signal is coming out of it? If it is simple stereo (SPDIF), there is (or was?) a simple and inexpensive converter available at Radio Shack. It doesn't seem very likely that a TV receiver would have SPDIF output, though. OTOH, if it is some sort of 5.1 surround sound, etc, then there is no simple solution to extracting L/R stereo to feed to your table radio. (Recommend not mentioning Bose if you can avoid it.) |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
"Dan" wrote in message
I want to connect my TV up to my WaveRadio but the TV only has a digital audio TOSLink output. I know there are very expensive outboard DACs but I am looking for a very simple and inexpensive DAC to make this connection. I am can't find such an animal... It turns out that there are a wide variety of iexpensive outboard DACs that feature exceptionally high powered outputs. They are also known as inexpensive surround receivers. Here's an example: Example: http://www.amazon.com/Sherwood-Surro.../dp/B0006ITPOS |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
Richard Crowley wrote:
"Dan" wrote ... I want to connect my TV up to my WaveRadio but the TV only has a digital audio TOSLink output. I know there are very expensive outboard DACs but I am looking for a very simple and inexpensive DAC to make this connection. I am can't find such an animal... TOSLink describes the physical connector. What kind of digital signal is coming out of it? If it is simple stereo (SPDIF), there is (or was?) a simple and inexpensive converter available at Radio Shack. It doesn't seem very likely that a TV receiver would have SPDIF output, though. OTOH, if it is some sort of 5.1 surround sound, etc, then there is no simple solution to extracting L/R stereo to feed to your table radio. (Recommend not mentioning Bose if you can avoid it.) Radio Shack had a "Signal Converter" #15-1242 but I think that it converts analog to digital. |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
Richard Crowley wrote:
"Dan" wrote ... I want to connect my TV up to my WaveRadio but the TV only has a digital audio TOSLink output. I know there are very expensive outboard DACs but I am looking for a very simple and inexpensive DAC to make this connection. I am can't find such an animal... TOSLink describes the physical connector. What kind of digital signal is coming out of it? If it is simple stereo (SPDIF), there is (or was?) a simple and inexpensive converter available at Radio Shack. It doesn't seem very likely that a TV receiver would have SPDIF output, though. OTOH, if it is some sort of 5.1 surround sound, etc, then there is no simple solution to extracting L/R stereo to feed to your table radio. (Recommend not mentioning Bose if you can avoid it.) It is labeled 'Optical Output Audio' and has a cover over it... |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
Arny Krueger wrote:
"Dan" wrote in message I want to connect my TV up to my WaveRadio but the TV only has a digital audio TOSLink output. I know there are very expensive outboard DACs but I am looking for a very simple and inexpensive DAC to make this connection. I am can't find such an animal... It turns out that there are a wide variety of iexpensive outboard DACs that feature exceptionally high powered outputs. They are also known as inexpensive surround receivers. Here's an example: Example: http://www.amazon.com/Sherwood-Surro.../dp/B0006ITPOS I can't use separates in my bedroom. No place for speaker placement without major within wall wiring. |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
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Richard Crowley wrote: TOSLink describes the physical connector. What kind of digital signal is coming out of it? It is labeled 'Optical Output Audio' and has a cover over it... Do you have the user manual? Does it have any clues? |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
Richard Crowley wrote:
wrote ... Richard Crowley wrote: TOSLink describes the physical connector. What kind of digital signal is coming out of it? It is labeled 'Optical Output Audio' and has a cover over it... Do you have the user manual? Does it have any clues? The User Guide just says "connect an optical cable". |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:24:30 -0700, "Richard Crowley"
wrote: wrote ... Richard Crowley wrote: TOSLink describes the physical connector. What kind of digital signal is coming out of it? It is labeled 'Optical Output Audio' and has a cover over it... Do you have the user manual? Does it have any clues? C'mon. If it's TOSlink, it's S/PDIF. How many instances are there of other formats |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
"Kalman Rubinson" wrote ...
"Richard Crowley" wrote: wrote ... Richard Crowley wrote: TOSLink describes the physical connector. What kind of digital signal is coming out of it? It is labeled 'Optical Output Audio' and has a cover over it... Do you have the user manual? Does it have any clues? C'mon. If it's TOSlink, it's S/PDIF. How many instances are there of other formats We don't know. It could be some combo DVD player and TV that has Dolby Digital 5.1 output or something. We're working in the dark here. "Dan" is dribbling out the clues one at a time. |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:22:55 -0700, "Richard Crowley"
wrote: "Kalman Rubinson" wrote ... "Richard Crowley" wrote: wrote ... Richard Crowley wrote: TOSLink describes the physical connector. What kind of digital signal is coming out of it? It is labeled 'Optical Output Audio' and has a cover over it... Do you have the user manual? Does it have any clues? C'mon. If it's TOSlink, it's S/PDIF. How many instances are there of other formats We don't know. It could be some combo DVD player and TV that has Dolby Digital 5.1 output or something. We're working in the dark here. "Dan" is dribbling out the clues one at a time. If so, that is determined by the settings on the source and, in general, can be reprogrammed to regular S/DIF at the cable box or TV. (BTW, I did not mean to send my previous message but hit "send" when I meant to hit "cancel." FWIW.) Kal |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
Richard Crowley wrote:
"Kalman Rubinson" wrote ... "Richard Crowley" wrote: wrote ... Richard Crowley wrote: TOSLink describes the physical connector. What kind of digital signal is coming out of it? It is labeled 'Optical Output Audio' and has a cover over it... Do you have the user manual? Does it have any clues? C'mon. If it's TOSlink, it's S/PDIF. How many instances are there of other formats We don't know. It could be some combo DVD player and TV that has Dolby Digital 5.1 output or something. We're working in the dark here. "Dan" is dribbling out the clues one at a time. I may have misspoke about TOSlink. I thought that was the digital connection. The manual just states 'optical audio output'. Never used an optical connection... |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
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Arny Krueger wrote: "Dan" wrote in message I want to connect my TV up to my WaveRadio but the TV only has a digital audio TOSLink output. I know there are very expensive outboard DACs but I am looking for a very simple and inexpensive DAC to make this connection. I am can't find such an animal... It turns out that there are a wide variety of iexpensive outboard DACs that feature exceptionally high powered outputs. They are also known as inexpensive surround receivers. Here's an example: Example: http://www.amazon.com/Sherwood-Surro.../dp/B0006ITPOS I can't use separates in my bedroom. In usual audio terminology, a receiver is not a "separate". No place for speaker placement without major within wall wiring. Are you saying that you want to use the speakers in your TV via its audio inputs? There's an out-of-production surround sound adaptor called the Technics SHAC-500 that could work. |
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Going from TOSlink TV Output to RCA Analog?
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I may have misspoke about TOSlink. I thought that was the digital connection. The manual just states 'optical audio output'. Never used an optical connection... If it is undocumented, you are left with just trying the optical output into an SPDIF input, and if that doesn't work, into other kinds of optical inputs. Is there no conventional audio output from the TV, only the mystery "optical" output? |
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