Cable Box Digital 5.1 converted to Digital Stereo


The cable company broadcasts quite a few all music channels and I would like to play that digital output into my Dac.

But, it seems the digital output is only in 5.1 and won't work with my Dac.
Is there any device that can decode (convert)the 5.1 Digital to a 2.0 Digital?
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Showing 2 responses by labtec

Some cable boxes have the option to choose lpcm output. Get to your audio settings and give it a try with your dac.

You may not have the option.
If you're with Xfinity, the new One boxes do pcm.

There is a product that will convert the bitstream to pcm, but I have no experience nor think it would work well.

However, lookup an article by Frank Van Alstine who I believe used such a product.