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RE: NO ANALOG OUTPUT?

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cloudwalker

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In Reply to: RE: NO ANALOG OUTPUT? posted by BCR on July 30, 2014 at 15:14:53

why do you want an analog audio signal out on your TV? There are 3 places that can convert digital audio to analog signals...the DVD player, the TV or the receiver. You want the receiver to do it so that it sends a separate signal to each speaker. The coax route is easiest. The video can go directly from DVD player to TV. Either HDMI or component gives you 1080p but if you use HDMI you will have to turn down the volume on the TV. I do it all the time. You will need a receiver with a DAC (a coax input.. (usually orange or black)

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Here's why one might want analog out. I do.... - AbeCollins 11:16:45 08/03/14 (2)
We have our flat screen TV mounted on the wall above the fireplace mantle with just enough room to place a wide sound bar on the mantle just below the TV.

The sound bar has digital and analog inputs. I prefer analog because we can use the TV remote to control the analog output level from the TV driving the sound bard.

Had we used a digital output from the TV, we would have been forced to use the remote control that came with the sound bar to adjust it's volume, having to deal with two remotes instead of one (TV Remote & bar remote).

Sometimes analog is just much more convenient. Our Sony has variable analog out and the next TV we get will require it too.
- RE: Here's why one might want analog out. I do.... - cloudwalker 16:57:57 08/03/14 (1)
  so, the soundbar has a DAC? Did not know any speaker did. I have never used a soundbar. I thought that was what people used when they did not have room for a center speaker below the TV? I have a question then...do you connect the soundbar to the center channel output on the receiver? I use a pinnacle center speaker and it sounds pretty good to me.
  - RE: Here's why one might want analog out. I do.... - AbeCollins 19:57:28 08/03/14 (0)
    A soundbar is often used instead of a full-blown AV surround sound system. They typically come with digital inputs and analog inputs and through digital signal processing (DSP) they attempt to synthesize a surround effect.
    
    In my case I do not have a surround sound receiver and all the associated speakers. I can simply drive the soundbar via a digital input or stereo analog input. Yes, it has it's own built-in DAC and amplifier.
    
    I simply drive the sound bar via the 2-channel analog output from my TV in order to get a more robust sound vs the TV's tiny speakers. And I disable the DSP surround effects which sound annoying, 'phasey', and artificial.
    
    You wouldn't use one of these soundbars if you have a full-blown surround AV setup. Instead, you would use a passive center channel speaker along with your AV receiver and associated speakers for all the other channels.
    - ZVOX Audio Soundbars (Open in New Window)

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