optical to ordinary audio

[ocean55]

hello guys,

I have a s/pdif out (optical) in my laptop i would like to take that input and give it as input to a device which has normal rca type in.. the red and white ones.. can i do that.. what kind of cable should i buy.. thanks a million.. please reply

-K

 

[korgoth]

hello guys,

I have a s/pdif out (optical) in my laptop i would like to take that input and give it as input to a device which has normal rca type in.. the red and white ones.. can i do that.. what kind of cable should i buy.. thanks a million.. please reply

-K

dont think its going to work, and even if they do have the converter, it wouldnt make much sense becasue the sound wouldnt be any better than the analogue.

id just buy a splitter that goes from your headphone jack to two rca outs.

 

[j_garcia]

*EDIT - I looked around and found this. Seems to be exactly what you are looking for and it's under $4.

 

[furrycute]

If you are talking about audio optical out, then you need a DAC in order to connect the audio optical out from your computer to your receiver.

In fact, most receivers have optical in. You just need to plug the optical cable into that optical in.

If you receiver is of an older type that does have an optical in, then you need an external DAC (digital to analog converter).

Keep in mind the quality of the DAC greatly affects the quality of the analog signal generated

Most standalone DACs are quite pricey. Your best bet would be to spend about $200 on a cheap receiver that has an optical in.

 

[markw]

Yep. You're right. Ain't no cable adapter gonna do that.

He needs a DAC. No way around that. As you said, he either gets an expensive standalone DAC or uses a reveiver with an optical input.

 

[furrycute]

I have used a Benchmark DAC1 in the past, and liked it quite a lot. But at $975, I couldn't justify keeping it. I have since sold it. I still miss it sometimes. Maybe one day I'll get around getting another one.

Nowadays I'm using the DAC built into my CD player to connect the optical out from my computer to the rest of my stereo rig. It's quite nifty having a computer based jukebox. I have access to thousands of albums at my fingertips.