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Digital question...

For audio out, my Panasonic TC-P65VT30 only provides for digital out; and, I want connect to one of the analog inputs on my integrated amp.

I tried the Gefen decoder and was not at all satisfied with the sound.

Would it be possible for me to use the Musical Fidelity V-Dac or the Cambridge Dac Magic as a decoder/converter to solve the problem. Thanks for your help.
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realremo
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Yes to both.
realremo
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Kr4 has a great point here, you might be better served buying a discounted AVR, like a Yamaha, and using its DACs to decode the 5.1 signals, using it to mix-down to 2-channel, and then going out to your integrated for amp/pre. Lots of prime time shows are broadcast in 5.1, football games too.
realremo
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I beleive PCM is 2-channel in this case, Dolby is multi-channel. When Blu Ray players output their multi-channel soundtracks from the front-center-surround outputs on the back panel, that is a PCM signal, I think, but in this case I would think the PCM is 2-channel only.
You know when you're watching a prime time show, like CSI or whatever, and there is an emblem that fades in on bottom that says "broadcast in surround sound?" That is when you need to see if your TV can be set to only output 2-channel (PCM) signals from the optical connection.
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