Replacement Stereo Amp

[TheFlyingSquirrel]

So, this has been a problem for a while and now i want to resolve it..

 

(Netflix Dolby Digital) Panasonic CX802 - Optical Out (PCM) -> FIIO Converter -> Cambridge Audio 350A (Stereo Amp) No Audio

 

When optical output is used the dolby digital format remains.. Which won't work with the converter and gave static noise when i tried the d30 Amp(Licensing maybe).

 

It is used for Music, PS4, Netflix in order of current usage

 

I want to simiplify my setup, Arc into an AV receiver would do the trick but i am plenty sure it will cause a drop in stereo sound quality, the other option was like a Marantz PM6005 which has an optical input but i was concerned about dolby digital.

 

What do you think? Looking to especially hear from those who were in similar situations.

 

[dalekphalm]

On 9/27/2019 at 5:33 AM, TheFlyingSquirrel said:

So, this has been a problem for a while and now i want to resolve it..

 

(Netflix Dolby Digital) Panasonic CX802 - Optical Out (PCM) -> FIIO Converter -> Cambridge Audio 350A (Stereo Amp) No Audio

 

When optical output is used the dolby digital format remains.. Which won't work with the converter and gave static noise when i tried the d30 Amp(Licensing maybe).

 

It is used for Music, PS4, Netflix in order of current usage

 

I want to simiplify my setup, Arc into an AV receiver would do the trick but i am plenty sure it will cause a drop in stereo sound quality, the other option was like a Marantz PM6005 which has an optical input but i was concerned about dolby digital.

 

What do you think? Looking to especially hear from those who were in similar situations.

 

Why would HDMI ARC into an AV receiver drop the audio quality over TOSLINK? Standard HDMI ARC supports 5.1 compressed (same as TOSLINK) or uncompressed PCM stereo (again, same as TOSLINK).

 

If you need better then that, you'd have to make sure your TV and AV Receiver support eARC, which allows up to 37 Mbps HD Audio over ARC - but you'd need support on both ends - and it requires HDMI 2.1 if I recall correctly.