What you are proposing should work fine, although I am not sure what you mean by a D/V processor... if you are referring to an Audio/Video processor that decodes Dolby Digital and PCM datastreams and has analog audio outputs and a volume control, then yes.
How to connect external speakers to plasma TV
I want to connect external amplifier & speakers to my TV which has a digital optical audio output.Can I connect the TV digital optical audio output to the digital optical
input of a D/V processor converter (with the analog coaxial
output connected directly to an amplifier for the external speakers?)/or does the analog coaxial output of the D/V processor have to be connected to a preamp/amplifier setup?
input of a D/V processor converter (with the analog coaxial
output connected directly to an amplifier for the external speakers?)/or does the analog coaxial output of the D/V processor have to be connected to a preamp/amplifier setup?