It depends on the output of your TV and/or your specific DA processor. Some TV's offer the option of line level or speaker level outputs and some DA processors include a volume control.
How to connect external speakers to plasma TV
I want to connect external amplifier & speakers to my TV which has a digital optical audio output.Can I connect the TV digital optical audio output to the digital optical
input of a D/V processor converter (with the analog coaxial
output connected directly to an amplifier for the external speakers?)/or does the analog coaxial output of the D/V processor have to be connected to a preamp/amplifier setup?
input of a D/V processor converter (with the analog coaxial
output connected directly to an amplifier for the external speakers?)/or does the analog coaxial output of the D/V processor have to be connected to a preamp/amplifier setup?