Cable cable cable hookup question (1 Viewer)

[Allen Longcor]

I was wondering if it would be a problem to hook up my CD player (an average one) to my receiver via digital coaxial cable. I think I read somewhere that people prefer this as it gives a little bit better sound. I will probably have to do this because when I get an XBOX I will need to use one of the digital optical ins on the receiver. If anyone has an XBOX setup please let me know how you have everything connected. Thx.

 

[Bob McElfresh]

Hummm.. I'm not up on CD players, but I thought CD players tended to come with Toslink Optical connections rather than coaxial.

But if you have the connections, go for it.

 

[Allen Longcor]

That actually may be true as I haven't looked yet. So in my laziness I guess I could be wrong. So what items do use digital coaxial connections?

 

[Bob McElfresh]

As far as I have come across, DVD players are the start/only devices that use coaxial digital.

The SPDIF (Sony Phillips Digital Interface Format) specification was written for DVD players.

 

[Daniel T]

Coaxial digital outs can be found on CD players. I have the H/K FL8300 and it is connected to my H/K receiver through the coaxial digital output. Maybe the coaxial output is not put on many CD players but I am not real sure. Hope this has helped.

Daniel