2. pc-audio
  3. 1209278894

AppleTV to external DAC?

Is there more than one way to get a digital signal out of the AppleTV to an external DAC?

On the surface of things, it appears to only have the toslink and HDMI outputs (one could conceivably use an HDMI Y-adapter to output to both the TV and something else, but I wouldn't know how to get that to SPDIF other than using one of these electronic splitters (HDMI -> DVI+SPDIF)

I would love for there to be an easy, high-quality solution, but at the moment, I don't see one...

Does that mean I am stuck using toslink?
t_bone

Showing 2 responses by macrojack

macrojack
1,303 posts
 
I just ordered an Apple TV which should arrive next week and I share your confusion. My reading here on Audiogon leads me to believe that the optimum arrangement is USB out of Apple and USB in to your DAC. I don't yet have a USB DAC so I'm going to try coming straight out of the analog audio outs on the Apple TV to see if that will do.
A problem I find in reading these comments is the density of acronyms. I realize I just used some of them above so I'm not trying to be critical of anyone else's use. It's just that I don't have a dictionary for all of it.
macrojack
1,303 posts
 
T Bone - I already have component video cables snaked through the wall to my DVD player. I was planning to just switch them into the Apple TV and use a computer as a transport either wirelessly or via some digital connection like USB. What now?

I'm hoping this move creates a slicker, more compact and maybe better performing setup. I'm not really unhappy with what I have but I want to add internet radio to my system and I would like to be able to access all of the hard drives in the house wirelessly if possible. Am I on the right track?
More to discover