Optical Double Adapter

ShaneOC

Does anyone know of a device that would allow me to connect two optical inputs (Sky+ and PS2) to the single optical input on my amp?

There is only one coaxial input and one optical input available on the amp and they are both already in use.

KdjaCL

Not use the CD in or one of the others?
Only need the sound cable from a RGB.
Unless your amp has only 2 inputs


kdjac

ShaneOC

I have the sound from the PS2 running through the amp already, but it is only stereo (pro-logic'ed stereo - granted). Was just wondering if it is possible to get the digital sound.

Amp has one co-axial input and one optical input. Both are in use already (DVD & Sky+).

Fazer

Shane OC,

Would this be any use to you ?

http://www.peats.com/cgi-bin/shop/db.cgi?view=1&id=4256&type=6&path=11x153x601

Regards,

Fazer.

KdjaCL

What amp is it ?


kdjac

ShaneOC

Fazer, that is almost exactly what I need, but I am lazy and want one that would switch automatically.

It is a Sony STRDE475S amp.

Fazer

ShaneOC.

Sorry, you're SOL. I've searched for an automatic switch, with no luck, if there's a optical one on the market I couldn't find it.

Fazer.

KdjaCL

Me confused that amp has 4 digital surround sound inputs , 3 scart and 1 optical ,Sky + will be fine running into it with a Scart 5.1 an all that.

Why the need for 2 opticals?


kdjac

ShaneOC

Not certain about that. As far as I can recall the only digital inputs are the one coaxial and the one optical.

I didn't think that dolby digital could go through a scart lead, but I may be wrong.

MrPudding

Originally posted by KdjaC
Me confused that amp has 4 digital surround sound inputs , 3 scart and 1 optical ,Sky + will be fine running into it with a Scart 5.1 an all that.

Why the need for 2 opticals?


kdjac

It only has 1 optical and 1 co-ax. It also has a 5.1 input for a pre-processed signal. You cannot send 5.1 down SCART, only pure digital connections.

MrP

KdjaCL

Does sky+/ps2 not send that out ? (dont have either)


kdjac

MrPudding

Naw. You can just get left and right through a SCART lead. If you source doesn't have DD or DTS thats OK cos you can just take your stereo signal and give it some Pro Logic or Neo Cinema processing.

Also amps tend not to have SCART connectors, ShaneOC's doesn't, so you need a separate audio feed.

MrP

ShaneOC

That's what I thought . So it's back to the double adaptor for an optical connection (or a coaxial one as I have an optical to coaxial convertor gizmo). Ideally it must be able to detect which input is providing the signal and route the signal to the output (if you follow me) and all this should happen automatically. Anything for around €10 will do .

KdjaCL

Weird i had that Amp and had my DVD player going tru a Scart and got 5.1 and DTS ,used to use a Optical with my Panasonic DVD player but new crappy player didnt have one so used Scart and 5.1/DTS was perfect.

Strange that
Sold it here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=158328

kdjac

Fazer

kdjac.

A little off course for the thread.

If I understand you correctly you were able to connect your DVD player to your amp using a scart cable and got DD 5.1 or DTS 5.1.
You didn't have to use an electrical co-ax or a optical connection.
Is this correct ???

Fazer.

ShaneOC

I'll have a look at the instruction book to see if there is any mention of this. Don't mean to be a doubting Thomas but are you sure you weren't just getting pro-logic'ed sound? Was the big blue light on and was the display showing Dolby-Digital or DTS?

MrPudding

I too am slightly confused now. If you used a SCART then there was no connection to the AMP. How could the Amp decode a sound stream that it wasn't even connected to?

MrP

KdjaCL

Not sure not now she says we never used amp with new player (reason for selling) i think we did but not sure now ,my new player has no optical out but has a 5.1/DTS decoder.

Shane check i 99% sure i got 5.1 out of that amp without using Coaxial/optical as i couldn use Albla 45 player as it has no optical only a scart.

kdjac

MrPudding

With that amp you would have been able to connect the DVD player with the onboard decoder directly to the 5.1 inputs. Is this what you are talking about? If you did this the blue light would not come on as the amp is not decoding only amplifying.

KdjaC, If you connect your DVD player to you TV by SCART there is no input to the amp. The amp cannot decode a signal it does not receive. The amp does not have a SCART input.

You have 3 options for putting 5.1 through an amp. 1)Optical 2)Co-ax 3)5.1 inputs with the decoding done off board. That is it.

MrP

Krusty_Clown

Here's a remote control optical selector, for lazy gits...
http://www.b-tech-int.com/BTZ-42.html

and it's a steal at just £60 sterling: http://www.keene.co.uk/pages/downloads/dnl_files/pdfs/cat/Kcat06.pdf

ShaneOC

That's nearly it now. £60 is a bit steep though .

Tight lazy git here .

MrPudding

You should have spent a few more quid on the amp. The 333 has about 8 optical ins.:D

MrP

ShaneOC

Have had the amp for a few years now. Bought it as part of the HTK475 cinema kit. It was either that or the HTK215 and I went for the expensive one.

At the end of the day, I'm not hugely worried about having digital sound from the PS2. If I could get it cheap and easy I would. If I can't then so be it. If and when I replace the amp I'll get one with more optical inputs .

MrPudding

Do PS2 games have DD soundtracks?

MrP

ShaneOC

Some of them do.

Krusty_Clown

Some are DTS too.