Which is Better for a Home DVD player Audio out to Receiver: Coaxial or Toslink?

[thatsright]

I ask, as my Denon AVR3300 Receiver has only 1 Coaxial Input, but 2 (or 3?) Toslink Inputs. Right now I use my Toshiba DVD player with its Coaxial audio cable to the Denon, thus, using the Only Coaxial Input on my Denon. But my Soundblaster Live Original card comes with the Digital I/O riser card, that supports Optical S/PDIF out, with Coaxial cables. So what I'd like to do is hook up my sound card and PC system to my Denon Home Theater so it can play my games, and DVD's in Dolby Digital Surround sound 5.1, if the media will support it on my PC. But if I do this, I will have to change my DVD player to Toslink Audio cable. Do you think I would loose Audio quality while watching DVD's on my TV and Toshiba DVD player?

I Could buy a Coaxial Cable to Toslink converter at like Radio Shack; but I suspect, I would loose a lot of the audio quality?

So basically, it all boils down to; is it better use your DVD player at home with a Coaxial Cable to the Receiver or Toslink Cable?

Opinions, Please. Thanks

 

[bubbadu]

Originally posted by: thatsright
I ask, as my Denon AVR3300 Receiver has only 1 Coaxial Input, but 2 (or 3?) Toslink Inputs. Right now I use my Toshiba DVD player with its Coaxial audio cable to the Denon, thus, using the Only Coaxial Input on my Denon. But my Soundblaster Live Original card comes with the Digital I/O riser card, that supports Optical S/PDIF out, with Coaxial cables. So what I'd like to do is hook up my sound card and PC system to my Denon Home Theater so it can play my games, and DVD's in Dolby Digital Surround sound 5.1, if the media will support it on my PC. But if I do this, I will have to change my DVD player to Toslink Audio cable. Do you think I would loose Audio quality while watching DVD's on my TV and Toshiba DVD player?

I Could buy a Coaxial Cable to Toslink converter at like Radio Shack; but I suspect, I would loose a lot of the audio quality?

So basically, it all boils down to; is it better use your DVD player at home with a Coaxial Cable to the Receiver or Toslink Cable?

Opinions, Please. Thanks

If you are choosing between Coxial and Optical cable outputs, I would say that Optical is going to give you the best quality.. that is what i use from my dvd player to my reciever

-Bubbadu

 

[Aves]

I've had both Digital Coax and Toslink Fiber and I can't really tell a difference.

 

[Jadow]

If you are choosing between Coxial and Optical cable outputs, I would say that Optical is going to give you the best quality.. that is what i use from my dvd player to my reciever

wrong.... digital is digital. it doesnt matter. i say go with coax just because its cheaper

 

[dolph]

Originally posted by: aves2k
I've had both Digital Coax and Toslink Fiber and I can't really tell a difference.

most can't. it's a very small difference.

 

[Paulson]

I think optical is better but that's just my opinion...

 

[EvilYoda]

As with all interconnects, it's very subjective...some say optical's "better", even tho they're both a digital feed, but optical cables are usually more prone to interference, whereas digital coax has shielding built into the cable. I use digicoax myself.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
As with all interconnects, it's very subjective...some say optical's "better", even tho they're both a digital feed, but optical cables are usually more prone to interference, whereas digital coax has shielding built into the cable. I use digicoax myself.

Fiber Optic cable is immune to interference, RFI anyway.

 

[m2kewl]

use both, cant tell difference

 

[xchangx]

fiber doesn't have any interference, which would be helpful for long distances, or if you're around a ot of monitors, etc..

Coax is great though, we run coax from a audigy 2 to a thx processor. no complaints.

Chang