I am a complete newb when it comes to a/v and am confused about something. I recently purchased a Russound R1250MC amplifier in order to power various zones using Sonos. The Sonos has two digital outputs and an RCA output. The amp has only RCA inputs. I was concerned I got the wrong amp and then researched that almost every amp I saw only had RCA inputs as well.
From what I understand, and I could be wrong, digital inputs are "supposed" to provide a higher quality sound than RCA inputs. If that is the case, then what is the point of even using these optical outputs when an amps connection will just degrade the signal via the RCA inputs? What am I missing here?
From what I understand, and I could be wrong, digital inputs are "supposed" to provide a higher quality sound than RCA inputs. If that is the case, then what is the point of even using these optical outputs when an amps connection will just degrade the signal via the RCA inputs? What am I missing here?