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Hi, I'm new.

I have a nice int. amp and speakers. (Music Fidelity A-5 and Gallo 3.10). Two channel. I want to include a tv in the chain. As I like to listen some of the audio channels, vh1 etc. offered by comcast do I need a dac anywhere in the chain for the cable box?

Thanks, jj
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jackiejr OP
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Ok,

So an hdmi cable is not needed. Just the coax cable (cable feed to cable box, cable box to tv. And then rca's from cable box to amp. Right? jj
saki70
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Yes.

Good luck .
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I would strongly recommend taking the digital out (optical = toslink) to a digital in on your HTR if available. It will be much better than the audio out. The cable box has very cheap DAC.
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Hi

The Musical Fidelity doesn't have a digital out so I'll have to use audio out. So, as I had queried earlier in this thread, should I use a dac?

Thank-you for all the insight. I have a better understanding now and it does seem that a dac is necessary. Correct?

jj
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