Got a nice 2-meter optical cable from Atlona; they also make decently-priced coaxial cables - They're out of San Jose (Support local industry).
I think that going through the optical link from the cable box dodges the built-in Comcast HD/Dolby decoder in the box, which allows my preamp(Anthem 30)to apply its own Dolby PL-IIx. TV sound is acceptable (Not my area of interest - Annoying ads are the same in any decoding). In any event, the two classical stations on Comcast are quite tolerable.
Cheers,
Jon
I think that going through the optical link from the cable box dodges the built-in Comcast HD/Dolby decoder in the box, which allows my preamp(Anthem 30)to apply its own Dolby PL-IIx. TV sound is acceptable (Not my area of interest - Annoying ads are the same in any decoding). In any event, the two classical stations on Comcast are quite tolerable.
Cheers,
Jon