Should I connect my TV to my DAC?

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    warren wrote: »
    Got HDMI?

    Yeah, and I thought that I could use the ARC to get the TV signal to the Cambridge. That doesn't work and I prefer not to do that anyway. I think I have to take it in to the Geek Squad because it's only a 40". I don't want those people in my house anyway.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    "The radio is broken, it don't work no more" I don't remember what happend but it didn't work with coax or optical.
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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
    afterburnt wrote: »
    "The radio is broken, it don't work no more" I don't remember what happend but it didn't work with coax or optical.

    Haven't seen you in a while Bruce. Glad to see you're still kicking!
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    codycatalist wrote: »
    afterburnt wrote: »
    "The radio is broken, it don't work no more" I don't remember what happend but it didn't work with coax or optical.

    Haven't seen you in a while Bruce. Glad to see you're still kicking!

    Kicking and screaming all the way, I won't go quietly!
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,378


    DSkip wrote: »

    You did for a little while. Welcome back bud. I missed your antics.


    Me Too, it's has become too sane around here!

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    DSkip wrote: »
    afterburnt wrote: »
    codycatalist wrote: »
    afterburnt wrote: »
    "The radio is broken, it don't work no more" I don't remember what happend but it didn't work with coax or optical.

    Haven't seen you in a while Bruce. Glad to see you're still kicking!

    Kicking and screaming all the way, I won't go quietly!

    You did for a little while. Welcome back bud. I missed your antics.

    Are you making sport of my behavioral disorder? Hmmmm
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Maybe there is a problem because thr TV output is some fancy format?
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    @DSkip ehat do you think? I am thinking it is an AV codec so it wont work.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    I bet you are right. I will figure it out evetually. I may even start watching it with decent sound.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Solved the problem by connection the coax from my BR. I only want to use it on occasion and this is a perfect solution.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,983
    afterburnt wrote: »
    Solved the problem by connection the coax from my BR. I only want to use it on occasion and this is a perfect solution.

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    afterburnt wrote: »
    Solved the problem by connection the coax from my BR. I only want to use it on occasion and this is a perfect solution.

    The BR went weird on me after playing a data disc. I went into settings and changed it to PCM from Bitstream and it worked again. Maybe the data disc switched it to Bitstream? I switched the TV to PCM but I have to get back there and connect a cable to see it corrected the problem too. Too tired to try it now, I may get stuck back there and starve to death.
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  • afterburnt
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    warren wrote: »
    How did you ever hook up all this great gear? Parlor: ifi iDSD Micro*Yamaha RX-A2030*Parasound Halo P5*Parasound Halo A-31*Parasound 2250v2*Emotiva XPA-200 Gen1*LSiM707 Fronts*LSiM706c Center*LSiM702f/x Surrounds*Monitor70 Series II Rears*Monitor40 Series II Presence*SVS PB2000 Sub X2*OPPO BDP-103D*Sony PS3*Samsung-55" LED 1080p Smart 3D HDTV UN55H7150AFXZA*TEAC TN-300*Wireworld Solstice cables* Wireworld Stratus power cables*Blue Jeans Cable LC-1's IC's*BJC Silver-Plated IC's* Bens Silver IC's

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  • HzTweaker
    HzTweaker Posts: 795
    DSkip wrote: »
    If it won't play you should be able to convert the signal to a PCM stream that the DAC can handle. Most standalone dacs won't do Dolby or dts

    I agree with Skip. I had same issue/sound during play back when I first hooked up my Samsung smart TV via Opt. to my little SMSL DAC. Then I switched the TV's playback to PCM and its worked ever since.
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