| Weird audio problem with optical cable
I've noticed recently, with two different DVD players, that when I'm using the optical audio connection from DVD player to my AV amp, the first second of sound when playing a menu selection seems to be muted. In other words, if I select a movie or chapter from a menu, and the selected movie starts playing, if there is audio right at the start I miss the first few words.
For example, on the Buffy DVD's, Tony Head's "Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is truncated to something like "...uffy the Vampire Slayer".
This is incredibly annoying now that I've noticed it. What I want to know is; do I happen to have two malfunctioning DVD players, or does this always happen when using an optical audio connection? If the latter, then will it still happen if I splash out on a co-axial cable instead? Or could it be some sort of problem with my AV amp?
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