Ran out of RCA inputs...

mrbiron
mrbiron Posts: 5,711
edited January 2014 in Electronics
In fact, i now only have a single set of RCA inputs on the new Peachtree Decco 65 which are being used by my phono pre.
My wife got me Sirius for my truck for xmas so i bought the home kit to have as background noise while putzing around the house.

So, the question is, what are my options for connecting the the Sirius Home Kit mini 3.5 to my device? Changing cables for what i am listening to is just not going to be an option. Also, i am to cheap to pay for the internet option as i won't be using this outside of my truck all that much.

Monoprice has a 3.5 to Optical....WTF?

The only other options are 2 digital coax and optical.

A little help please.
Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited January 2014
    That's how I connect my Apple Airport Express, or just buy the adapter for a few bucks and use any Toslink and that lets you use the DAC in the Peachtree.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited January 2014
    Well I guess for $3, it won't break the bank.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited January 2014
    I have about the same set-up! MY Peach tree Decco65's only RCA inputs are used by the Phono Pre, the CD is hooked via the Optical and my PC using the USB. leaving me only 2 Coax. This way both PC & CD go through the DAC. I really love the sound I'm getting from the DECCO65 using PSB Imagine 6's and now that it is starting to break in and I upgrade my interconnects and Cables.

    Its just a matter of finding a way to get everything though the dac and if you had hooked it up through the Analog RCA's it would not have used the DAC. At 1st I was wondering how to hook up my Ipad but since I'm running the pc through the usb using higher ripped files I would not want to use the ipad anyways :)

    BTW the needed driver for the PC that came on a disc from peachtree was blank LOL, but I was able to download it from the website.
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited January 2014
    Yeah it took me a couple minutes to figure out what was going on with the disk. Said F-bomb it, went to the site and SHAZAM!.....audio
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,805
    edited January 2014
    Probably too late and/or off-course, but I feel a need to respond to my interpretation of the original question - "How can I easily add some more line-level inputs?"

    Well, the best way is to build a switch box with high-zoot parts from your favorite boutique, I guess... the easy and perfectly satisfactory way to do it is to add something like this upstream of one's (single) RCA line-level inputs.

    http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/50-6175

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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited January 2014
    I will have to remember that 'Switch box" as it may come in handy some day!
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

    HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD
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