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New TV: what to do with TOSLINK optical output

Dumb questions incoming: I got a new TV that only has optical out, but I got no optical input on my Cambridge Audio 640A; Do I need a newer receiver or a dedicated DAC to convert the optical out to regular RCA? I see even the new CA receiver (851a) doesn’t have optical input.

Or should I swap to something like the hegel h90 or CA CXA80 with tons of optical inputs?
mrgreenfur

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audioengr
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I use this excellent Toslink cable:

https://btpa.com/TOSLINK-XXX.html

to go from my smart TV to this reclocker (which lowers jitter for dolby digital as well as PCM):

https://ifi-audio.com/products/spdif-ipurifier/

Then this low-jitter signal is sent using my excellent $275 BNC-BNC coax cable with adapters to my SS processor. It is important to have a 4 foot cable to reduce jitter from the cable. Incredible surround-sound for movies.

You could also cable to a PCM DAC, but I would use a Synchro-Mesh reclocker instead of the iPurifier if you only need PCM playback. Lower jitter.

Steve N.

Empirical Audio

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