wangtastic
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Hi all,
I'm a long time browser but first time poster and I'd like to say that I think the site is EXCELLENT.
Here's my situation:
I got given an amp a while back that was somewhat outdated but still perfectly acceptable for my needs, the amp is a 5.1 Sony jobby (at work so don't have model number to hand).
It has no HDMI but it does have 3 optical in 1 out.
At the moment it has 2 PC's connected to it and an Xbox 360 all via optical, the devices are also connected via HDMI to an LG LCD TV.
I also have an astro mix amp for my headphones (for late night watching/gaming) connected to the optical out of the receiver.
this has worked great for me for the past year or so but I'm looking to upgrade as I'm fed up of having wires trailing round the room and would much rather have one cable going to the TV.
I'm also looking at adding a PS3 to the mix.
I've found an amp I like that's in my budget (£150) at richer sounds, however before I take the plunge I have a couple of questions:
1) the amp has no optical out but my TV does, am I right in thinking that if I connect my Astro mix amp to the TVs optical out, the TV can passthru the audio from the hdmi via optical out to the mixamp?
2) does dolby/dts HD make a big/noticeable difference in sound?
3) if I stay with my current set up and add a PS3 do optical splitters exist so I can let it share the Xbox 360'a port on the amp?
Thanks for reading
Steve
I'm a long time browser but first time poster and I'd like to say that I think the site is EXCELLENT.
Here's my situation:
I got given an amp a while back that was somewhat outdated but still perfectly acceptable for my needs, the amp is a 5.1 Sony jobby (at work so don't have model number to hand).
It has no HDMI but it does have 3 optical in 1 out.
At the moment it has 2 PC's connected to it and an Xbox 360 all via optical, the devices are also connected via HDMI to an LG LCD TV.
I also have an astro mix amp for my headphones (for late night watching/gaming) connected to the optical out of the receiver.
this has worked great for me for the past year or so but I'm looking to upgrade as I'm fed up of having wires trailing round the room and would much rather have one cable going to the TV.
I'm also looking at adding a PS3 to the mix.
I've found an amp I like that's in my budget (£150) at richer sounds, however before I take the plunge I have a couple of questions:
1) the amp has no optical out but my TV does, am I right in thinking that if I connect my Astro mix amp to the TVs optical out, the TV can passthru the audio from the hdmi via optical out to the mixamp?
2) does dolby/dts HD make a big/noticeable difference in sound?
3) if I stay with my current set up and add a PS3 do optical splitters exist so I can let it share the Xbox 360'a port on the amp?
Thanks for reading
Steve