Help with coaxial cable please? (1 Viewer)

[Michael D. Allred]

Hi guys,

I got a new Sony bd player and it needs a coaxial cable to hook up to my audio receiver but all the coaxial cables I find are (and excuse my ignorance with terminology) the kind that has a needle like protrusion that gets screwed in.
Both my bd player and receiver have ports that don't fit that, looks more like a regular plug in.
Is this descriptive enough for anyone to understand what I mean?

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

You’re referring to coax cable used for cable and satellite TV, which is an RG-6 cable. You’re also right that the connections on your player and receiver look like the standard kind (RCA). A standard RCA cable will work fine, but one designated for digital coax would be a better option.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[Michael D. Allred]

You’re referring to coax cable used for cable and satellite TV, which is an RG-6 cable. You’re also right that the connections on your player and receiver look like the standard kind (RCA). A standard RCA cable will work fine, but one designated for digital coax would be a better option.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

So it's called "digital coax" cable then

 

[JohnRice]

BTW, you know you don't need that cable at all if your receiver has hdmi inputs. hdmi carries video and audio.

 

[Michael D. Allred]

BTW, you know you don't need that cable at all if your receiver has hdmi inputs. hdmi carries video and audio.

It's an old receiver

 

[JohnRice]

It's an old receiver

Just checking.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Just use any old composite video cable you have laying around -- the ones included with old DVD or VHS players are usually yellow. No need to spend extra money on a special "digital" coax cable.

 

[Michael D. Allred]

Just use any old composite video cable you have laying around -- the ones included with old DVD or VHS players are usually yellow. No need to spend extra money on a special "digital" coax cable.

The new bd player doesn't have those outputs unfortunately.
I got a digital coax cable and sadly got no audio. Tried everything to no avail.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

The new bd player doesn't have those outputs unfortunately.
I got a digital coax cable and sadly got no audio. Tried everything to no avail.

Are you sure the BD player has a coaxial digital output? Some only have digital optical (i.e. Toslink) outputs. If you post the model number of the player, we can check the specifications. If your receiver has such a matching optical input, then you will need an optical cable. Here is an inexpensive one on Amazon.

 

[David Norman]

I'm a bit confused what inputs your receiver and outputs your BDP have, but assuming you don't want to get a new receiver, there are several fairly cheap audio converters -- either HDMI to analog/digital Audio or Digital to Analog

 

[Edwin-S]

Does your receiver have a digital coaxial input?

 

[Lord Dalek]

Both the BDPX3700 and 6700 have coaxial outs. I'm baffled.

 

[Michael D. Allred]

Both the BDPX3700 and 6700 have coaxial outs. I'm baffled.

The bd player has a coax cable input but my receiver doesn't have that one

 

[Todd Erwin]

This may be what you need, then:

See on Amazon