Using Oppo 105 for Audio from Cable Box?


I'm thinking about getting an Oppo 105, and using it to do the D/A conversion for my TV audio; i.e., instead of the Comcast cable box or TV doing the conversion. I am using an integrated amp, not an AVR or processor. And using only two-channel sound in my video system.

Does anyone have experience doing this? If so, is the sound significantly better than through the cable box? I would think it would be, but we are talking about audio from the cable company that is somewhat compromised to begin with.

Thanks!
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I have the Output from my Comcast cable box going into the coaxial input of my Oppo 105, and the video directly to the TV. It sounds good and works fine apart from one thing - the audio and video are out of sync. Strangely, the delay seems to vary, but at it's worst it is pretty noticeable. Oppo say they are going to address this in the next firmware release, but I thought i would give you a heads up.
I don't think my cable box has HDMI (I'm away from home right now so can't check). If it does then of course you can use it. Maybe I need to upgrade my cable box.