How come DAC and Cable dont mix?


Hey all,
I wanted to hook up my TW Cable box (Pioneer Digital DVR) box to my Theta DAC for 2 channel occasional music sessions but I get a pulse sound and thats it, is this a PCM sound?
I dont get how come any digital siganl cant be hooked up to the DAC...please educte me, and thanks Chad
chadnliz

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Dishnetwork outputs PCM via toslink. I just upgraded to the Dish 622 HD box and it gives me a choice of Dolby feeds or exclusive PCM. Yes, my better DAC is an improvement in sound quality.