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Optical fiber vs Coaxial cable...
Optical fiber is glass strands and uses light to transmit the sound in 1's and 0's (digital). No interference from magnetic fields, lights, power Transformers and other things that can introduce noise into your sound or music.
Coaxial cable is metal strands and uses electrical impulses to send the sound or signal down the wire. Because it is metal strands and is using electrical signal to send the sounds down the wire it is susceptible to interference from radio waves, magnetic fields created by transformers (wall warts), microwaves, fluorescent lights, anything else in the room that has an electrical signal can potentially impact and muddy your sound going down the wire.
That being said, it is fairly well shielded and unless it is near strong electrical fields or noise producing environments it might be OK. If you have a choice, I would choose Optical cable. Less noise, less chance for interference, cleaner sound.
-BW
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What is a optical audio cable used for?
An optical audio cable is used to transmit digital audio (AC-3) signal from the source to the receiver, such as from a DVD player to a digital audio amplifier/receiver. You can transmit 5.1 dolby digital or DTS surround sound with an optical audio cable, same as digital coaxial audio cable.
Can you hook up dolby digital surround sound to high def receiver?
A Dolby Digital stream from a DVD player can be sent to a high def receiver by digital optical or coaxial cable.
Will plugging an optical audio cable directly into the stereo amplifier offer better sound quality than plugging it in from the television or not?
The optical cable would be the best choice.
What is the meaning of optical sp dif outport?
S/PDif is a digital communication standard. It stands for Sony/Phillips Digital InterFace. S/PDIF is a way of digitally sending sound in up to dolby 7.1 digitally, so there's no analogue noise or signal loss. S/PDIF has two interfaces; optical and coaxial. Both are equal in quality, but the optical interface uses a laser and fiber optic cable to transmit the data, whereas the coaxial uses electrical signals. With S/PDIF, the communication is one direction; in other words, input or output. Many computers today have a S/PDIF out, which can go to a receiver that has a S/PDIF in.
What provides better sound quality- an optical cable to the TV then the system or directly to the system?
If you're connecting out of the device to the TV's optical in, then from the TV's optical out to the receiver, you're wasting an optical cable. Just connect directly to the receiver. There shouldn't be any sound quality difference either way since it's a digital connection, but it's much cleaner with only one cable.
How do i hook up surround sound with HDMI cable if i dont have optical hook up?
If you are using a Blu-Ray player and your blu-ray and surround receiver both have coaxial digital audio connectors, you can use those to connect the two, bypassing the TV for the audio.
Will you get 5.1 audio if you connect a sony DVD player to a 46 inch plasma tv with an HDMI cable and or coaxial cable?
No, you will need a surround sound receiver or amplifier with 5 speakers and a subwoofer to hear surround sound.
What is better HDMI audio or digital optical audio?
HDMI and optical are both physical carriers for data. Whatever signal is put onto the cable or fiber will come out the other end and will be identical quality. The quality of the signal is entirely dependent on the signal source and not the interface cable. The better interface is the one that fits better into the system in question. For an audio only set up, optical fiber will probably be the right choice. For video based systems with soundtracks for video content, HDMI will be the more convenient solution. The important point to note is that neither method will degrade the audio quality nor will either of them enhance quality. The cable or fiber is effectively completely transparent and has no effect on the resulting sound. Please note: HD audio formats like Dolby True HD and DTS Master Audio cannot be transferred by optical cable.
If you use a digital optical audio cable do you need to use the standard audio cord as well For surround sound?
Digital optical audio cable can carry data to decoder-enabled devices in a few formats; Dolby DTS is one of many such formats. Some of these can carry surround sound. Besides, optical is digital, and standard sound card output is analog.
How do you get dolby 5.1 sound while watching tv on computer to be 5.1 sound on receiver?
You will need a sound card with a digital output (coaxial or optical) or a sound card with surround audio outputs and a receiver with 5.1 analog inputs to make it work.
Sound cards for hp desktop model a813w?
You can add any PCI interface sound card of your choice. I added a Diamond Xtreme Sound XS71 to my Pavilion a813w. I purchased it from newegg.com. I chose this card because of the coaxial connections. If youre not planning on connecting the card digitally (coaxial or fiber optic) to a receiver then go with a Creative Sound Blaster card.
How do you connect Sony Bravia KLV32EX400 to a 5.1 channel surround sound system?
The KLV32ex400 has no surround output capability. The only audio output is a stereo 1/8" headphone jack. If you are using a Blu-Ray or HD cable or satellite receiver, you can run an optical or coaxial digital cable from those directly to the receiver for surround sound.Read more: Need_to_connect_Sony_Bravia_klv32ex400_which_has_no_clear_audio-out_port_to_5.1_channel_surround_without_hdmi_so_where_do_you_connect_the_5_cables_from_the_surround_sound_system_to_the_HDTV
