RE: S/P DIF connections and Sony STR-DB925 amp

["Rowdy" <aoop43@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the reply Bill,
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looking in the manual I've found a bit where you can either have the amp
select the digital signal over an analogue one if present or you can
manually specify digital (optical) or digital (coaxial) so I might just
use that for testing. I'll probably look at getting a proper cable as
well I think, knowing my luck something would break otherwise.
=20
Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: W T Taylor [mailto:bill-taylor@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 09 October 2003 21:00
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] S/P DIF connections and Sony STR-DB925 amp


R> Just about to build myself an Epia machine around the M10000. The
board
R> has an S/P DIF connector on the back and I've never used these
before.
R> Looking on the back of my amp I currently have OPT DVD IN which is
R> connected to my DVD player and there is also a COAX DVD IN, can I
just
R> connect up the Epia to this or will the amp not like having two
machines
R> connected, or would it be ok as long as they are not switched on
R> together? Also is this a special cable or can I just use a bog
standard
R> phone cable to test it.

Electrical SPDIF is designed to use 75 ohm coax, but for short lengths
any reasonable screened cable short work.

>From the terminology I would imagine that both the optical and
electrical inputs got to the same input circuit, so it would be one or
the other - unless you have a high end amp that has assignable inputs.

Bill