3.5mm adapter: digital vs analog
May 27, 2016 at 8:14 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 3

E-swizz

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Hello,
 
I have a Onkyo HT-R510 receiver hooked up to an assortment of 8 speakers and a sub, which I use for movies and music. The receiver doesn't have a 3.5mm input, so I use an RCA to 3.5mm adapter to play audio from my computer. The receiver also has several digital inputs-- both coax and optical-- and I'm wondering if using an optical (or coax) to 3.5mm adapter would give me better quality. Does anyone know if this would be a worthwhile upgrade, or should just stick with the RCA adapter?
 
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E-swizz
 
May 27, 2016 at 10:29 PM Post #3 of 3
  Hello,
 
I have a Onkyo HT-R510 receiver hooked up to an assortment of 8 speakers and a sub, which I use for movies and music. The receiver doesn't have a 3.5mm input, so I use an RCA to 3.5mm adapter to play audio from my computer. The receiver also has several digital inputs-- both coax and optical-- and I'm wondering if using an optical (or coax) to 3.5mm adapter would give me better quality. Does anyone know if this would be a worthwhile upgrade, or should just stick with the RCA adapter?
 
Thanks,
E-swizz

 
I doubt the computer or receiver has a 3.5mm (mini-toslink) digital port.
All the computer's 3.5mm ports (mini stereo) jacks should be analog.
If your computer has a S/PDIF optical (or coaxial) output, it can be connected to the S/PDIF input on the receiver.
 

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