Bluray owners- Which connection to get best sound?


Just got my Pioneer Bluray player. Wow, amazing picture. Wondering if you guys are using analog out into your processor or just coax digital or HDMI connections. Which sounds beST?
Phil.
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Showing 2 responses by jmcgrogan2

All of the above?
I have the HDMI going to my 50" plasma. Then I have the FR & FL analog outputs going into my preamp, Sub analog output to sub. Then I have the coax digital out put going to my receiver to drive the surrounds. Simple as mud.
Probably not the optimal HT sonic setup, but I'm a 2-channel guy, what do you expect?
Great picture though.

John
Chris,

Thanks, but I would never buy a preamp with DAC's in it. To be honest, I rarely (once every couple months) even turn on the receiver, or run through my preamp. I'm not worried about perfect audio calibration. I rarely watch movies on a disc, and when I do, 90% of the time I just run it through the HDMI and listen to the audio through my TV.
I'm not a big HT buff. The video of the Blu-ray is nice, and I do use Netflix, but only two movies a month. Believe it or not, I have trouble squeezing that much movie watching into my schedule.

John