givenall Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I am having a hard time finding a Hi-Fi system with optical digital input that does not cost less than 19k bth. I find many with digital out puts I am trying to connect my tv that has an optical digital output to a reasonably sound Hi Fi so I can have a better sound that TV provides. Any help will be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Presumably you mean "does not cost more than 19K"? What exactly do you mean by "system"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
givenall Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Presumably you mean "does not cost more than 19K"? What exactly do you mean by "system"? Yes I mean around 10k to 15k I want to connect from my LG TV to a hi-fi with min of two speakers and via a digital optical output from TV to the hi-fi digital optical input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 You should check out Yamaha. I bought a Yamaha receiver with sorround speakers in 2010 for about 16k on a promotion. I have all my components connected to the TV with HDMI cables. And the sound through a optical cable from the TV to the receiver. When I first bought the system, I connected all my components via HDMI straight to the receiver. And via HDMI from the receiver to the TV. But couldn´t get any sound. Turns out that the Yamaha receiver I bought didn´t support digital audio via HDMI, only Optical. Cheers Nana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazk Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 dont you have other outputs available from the tv ie phono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I have a Samsung surround sound DVD system with an optical input. It's over 5 years old now. Can't remember how much, but I know it was not expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeeya Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Just been shopping around for a reciever. The onkyo 509 I think has optical input. Going for ฿14'900 Sent from my HTC One X using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 The sound output from your TV, even via an optical socket, will be pretty poor as there is no terrestrial digital service here and so any decent quality sound would have to come from a satellite receiver, cable receiver or a DVD/BluRay player etc. So why not just connect your satellite box or other player directly to your hifi? Most these days will accept HDMI audio inputs, some have optical or SPDIF, at worst you can connect via phono leads. There certainly are some cheapish big-name all-in-one systems with both HDMI and optical/SPDIF inputs; I have seen them here but I cant remember exactly which they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazk Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 The sound output from your TV, even via an optical socket, will be pretty poor as there is no terrestrial digital service here and so any decent quality sound would have to come from a satellite receiver, cable receiver or a DVD/BluRay player etc. So why not just connect your satellite box or other player directly to your hifi? Most these days will accept HDMI audio inputs, some have optical or SPDIF, at worst you can connect via phono leads. There certainly are some cheapish big-name all-in-one systems with both HDMI and optical/SPDIF inputs; I have seen them here but I cant remember exactly which they were. nothing wrong with phone leads i have some very high end audio back in uk still uses good old phono leads as you say the signal from a tv does not warrant digital optical cabling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 nothing wrong with phone leads Well, I wouldn't go that far. There's nothing wrong with phono (not phone) leads if the source is analogue. But if the source is digital there is a hell of a lot wrong with using phono leads to connect to a digital amp as by definition they will introduce at least one digi/ana conversion that isn't really necessary. Ideally the only conversion in the entire chain should be the one from the amp to the speakers. That way your only weak link is the speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazk Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 nothing wrong with phone leads Well, I wouldn't go that far. There's nothing wrong with phono (not phone) leads if the source is analogue. But if the source is digital there is a hell of a lot wrong with using phono leads to connect to a digital amp as by definition they will introduce at least one digi/ana conversion that isn't really necessary. Ideally the only conversion in the entire chain should be the one from the amp to the speakers. That way your only weak link is the speakers. lets not open the analogue vs digital can of worms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boonchu Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 LG do a home theatre system that has optical input. Reasonable sound quality and priced less than 10k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersombat Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I am having a hard time finding a Hi-Fi system with optical digital input that does not cost less than 19k bth. I find many with digital out putsI am trying to connect my tv that has an optical digital output to a reasonably sound Hi Fi so I can have a better sound that TV provides. Any help will be appreciated You should check out power buy website or check out one of their stores. I got a Sony surround sound home theatre with DVD player and the optical input you need for about 15k. They obviously have many other brands too. Might be an option for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 lets not open the analogue vs digital can of worms The OP asked for digital, so lets keep the discussion that way and not get diverted by analogue phono connections, please. Moved to Hi Fi section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazk Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) lets not open the analogue vs digital can of worms The OP asked for digital, so lets keep the discussion that way and not get diverted by analogue phono connections, please. Moved to Hi Fi section sorry just trying to be helpful maybe the op is not aware that phono connections will be just fine for the job he wants doing Edited July 13, 2012 by dazk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petertucker48 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 You might find this interesting decoding to analog and cheap increases your choice of amps many times. http://www.fiiothai.com/product?ser=D3&cat=794602 Have used it to setup Apple TV3 to Nad Amp and get a really good sound out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tungbgs Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 You can buy my "mint" home theatre system 5.0 for 12k Harman Kardon AVR-134 and 5 M.I.E Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I wonder what the source is for your TV? True Cable/Satellite/ Local cable network? The latter will have the least quaility. If the source is not good then connecting an external amp may not help at all @tungbgs offer may be worth considering but do go an listen before buying!! Here is a the spec for the amp he is offering, no idea about the speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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