Cable box to outboard DAC


I would like to connect my cable box , a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2200 , to a DAC . The cable company says that the digital audio out connection is AC-3 . It looks like a single RCA connection . Is this correct ?
Does an aftermarket DAC manufacturer make a component that will read this type of signal ? I would like a better sound than I am getting from the analog RCA outputs which uses the cable box DAC . This is for the cable company's CD quality music only channels not the regular TV channels .
saki70

Showing 2 responses by audphile1

hit the settings button on your remote control twice and go into menu and look through the options.
I think other is PCM. Try it. If it is something that the dac can not digest, most likely it will not output anything.
Just have the volume in your system lowered when you do try it.....just in case.