Blu-ray/reciever audio connections

[kordon]

Is there any difference in 5.1 sound quality between optical and component connections?

 

[mperfct]

I assume you meant optical and coax, both digital transports for 5.1 sound. If so, then your answer is no.

Component is the red/blue/green video cable. Not as good as HDMI or DVI. But if you had HDMI, you wouldn't need optical or coax, since HDMI carries up to 7.1 sound.

 

[kordon]

I assume you meant optical and coax, both digital transports for 5.1 sound. If so, then your answer is no.

Component is the red/blue/green video cable. Not as good as HDMI or DVI. But if you had HDMI, you wouldn't need optical or coax, since HDMI carries up to 7.1 sound.

No, I didn't mean coax. I don't have a receiver with HDMI so I either connect the audio with optical or component, or is it composite?

 

[Adam]

No, I didn't mean coax. I don't have a receiver with HDMI so I either connect the audio with optical or component, or is it composite?

Hi. What is the model number of your receiver? That might clear some things up. I'm also the impression that you mean digital coax.

As Chris mentioned, digital audio connections are termed optical or digital coax (which is really just an RCA cable connection, so that might be the confusion here). Video connections are termed component video or composite video.

 

[kordon]

Hi. What is the model number of your receiver? That might clear some things up. I'm also the impression that you mean digital coax.

As Chris mentioned, digital audio connections are termed optical or digital coax (which is really just an RCA cable connection, so that might be the confusion here). Video connections are termed component video or composite video.

Its a B & K AVR 305. I just need to know the best way to connect the audio from either a PS3 or OPPO 83.

 

[Adam]

That AVR has plenty of optical digital audio inputs and coax digital audio inputs. You can use whichever is available and convenient. Either type of connection will provide the same level of audio.

An optical connection requires a fiber optic cable, while a coax digital audio connection requires a regular RCA cable - that might come into play if you have an RCA cable around the house but don't have an optical cable.

 

[kordon]

That AVR has plenty of optical digital audio inputs and coax digital audio inputs. You can use whichever is available and convenient. Either type of connection will provide the same level of audio.

An optical connection requires a fiber optic cable, while a coax digital audio connection requires a regular RCA cable - that might come into play if you have an RCA cable around the house but don't have an optical cable.

Now I get it, thank you.

 

[Seth=L]

If you are going to get the Oppo I would suggest using the analog multichannel output on the Blu-ray player to connect to the receiver. The PS3 is not capable of such a connection and it would be a shame to get rid of such a reliable/solid receiver just to be "up with the times".

The Oppo can decode HD audio internally and put it out over the analog outputs. With your current setup there is NO other way of getting the full potential out of Blu-ray's sound codecs. If you use Optical or Coax you are getting bare bones Dolby Digital, DTS, and 2 channel PCM as Digital Rights Management has decided to not allow any HD audio to be passed of SPDIF type connections, even if it is theoretically possible.

Go with the Oppo, get some sets of RCA cables (or better two sets of component video cables which are guaranteed to be 75ohm and they are color coded) to connect your Oppo to the B&K.

 

[Seth=L]

That AVR has plenty of optical digital audio inputs and coax digital audio inputs. You can use whichever is available and convenient. Either type of connection will provide the same level of audio.

An optical connection requires a fiber optic cable, while a coax digital audio connection requires a regular RCA cable - that might come into play if you have an RCA cable around the house but don't have an optical cable.

You don't want to just use any old RCA cable for a digital coax connection. If you use something other than a 75ohm cable you may experience signal loss. In SPDIF's case signal degradation results in audio drop outs, much like a poor signal on a digital tv makes the picture drop out or macro block.

 

[kordon]

What will I gain by replacing my B & K 305 with a new B & K that has HDMI?