Blown away with 2 speakers hifi sound!

Gongli3, in regards to connecting a DAC via the optical on your TV, doubtful. Most optical on TV’s are an input, and do not output sound. You may want to look for a DAC that has a HDMI input that can connect the DAC and TV as an input/output connection. And that would take some thought as well, as now all the sound coming out of your TV would, in all likelihood, be transmitted as 2 channel only. I’m no AV expert, so perhaps someone else could clarify. Bottom line, all sound from my TV is transmitted via HDMI, but I never listen to music via an HDMI input/output; the lone exception is when listening/watching the Berlin Philharmonic live or pre-recorded which I have a subscription to. 

I can tell you for certain that whenever I listen to any streaming service via the HDMI from the TV (if I’m being lazy or just checking something out) it’s sounds terrible vs streaming directly through my DAC and connected to my system via RCA stereo inputs. For serious listening I never stream from my TV, or CD player for that matter (which also has that capability). Perhaps a DAC/streamer would be the obvious choice.

My tv's all employ optical out to either my 2 HT receivers( family room,and living room) and a soundbar(bedroom)

Then I stand corrected. 

ozzy62

I stand by what I said. If you are listening to speakers instead of listening to the music, you are indeed doing it wrong.
Oz

You can be as self righteous as you want, hidden behind the safety of your computer screen.

Not really quite sure how people on this site can judge others. That point baffles me. Didn't think that was the purpose of the forum.

Gongli3; I've been listening to a speaker upgrade, then new interconnects, new Dac/power supply, new power cables, new fuses, and a myriad of tweaks. Still have a couple more to add. I will listen to all of them together. And what it does to my music.

Maybe once it settles, I will then listen to the music...

 yep ,  the Chinese did a pretty good job building
that Paradigm Speaker

@gongli3
Understand what you mean.
Even though it’s the whole of the system, it’s set up and the room, that determines the sound and stage - it is the speakers that delivers the magic. Good speakers, properly set up, let us know how well, or not, everything else is working. Bad speakers - not so much.

I do a lot of listening in the evenings or early mornings, with only a dim back light. Most always, I get caught up in the music and the performance, with little thought given to the system or speakers. On occasion though, I become aware that the little Maggies are still there, calling almost no attention to themselves. I then appreciate that disappearing, leaving only a large well rendered stage and compelling performance, is what they do so well.
I realize that there are many well thought systems and speakers, at all price levels, that can, when properly set up, provide a wonderful and engaging performance.

We, as audiophiles, will always arrange, tweak and change what we have, but lets not forget, on occasion, to appreciate where we’re at on this audio journey and take some time to just enjoy the music...Jim

   Seems to make sense - we are all in this for the reproduction of music as many have eloquently pointed out...if I can only ignore the magical sound of my gears for now that surpass live music making - and I am a classically trained musician with the sounds of Steinway Pianos and Strad Violins and Cellos in my ears memory...I prefer the liquid and transparent sound of my system better.

   Thank you for all the posters - was fun and enlightening...