Optical digital out

kornnutcase · 03-05-2005, 20:10

hello im going to buy the Xitel USB Pro Hi-Fi Link and this has a optical link. looking at my stero it has a optical digital out can i still connect the Xitel USB Pro Hi-Fi Link and have sound from my pc transfer into my stero? or is the optical digital out just to transfer sound in one direction and thts outwards and would this mean that it cannot except incomming sound?
thank you for any help

MaxCherry · 04-05-2005, 09:23

This should work providing your hifi has an AUX mode.

I connect an Xbox with a Dig audio cable, I think the signal only goes one way

chrisjr · 04-05-2005, 09:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by kornnutcase

hello im going to buy the Xitel USB Pro Hi-Fi Link and this has a optical link. looking at my stero it has a optical digital out can i still connect the Xitel USB Pro Hi-Fi Link and have sound from my pc transfer into my stero? or is the optical digital out just to transfer sound in one direction and thts outwards and would this mean that it cannot except incomming sound?
thank you for any help

The operative word here is

OUT

So which way do you think the signal goes?

Nearly all digital interconnections are uni-directional, ie signal flows one way only. So if the connection is labelled OUTPUT then it is not capable of receiving a signal into it.

TrevorPH · 04-05-2005, 12:25

I've just looked at the web page for this and it says that it has 3 output types: optical digital, coax digital and what looks like a standard analog stereo pair. If your amp has an optical socket labelled 'out' then that will be the direction that it goes in. Does it also have a coax digital socket - maybe that will go in the right direction. Otherwise I think you're down to using the standard analog stereo pair and then you have to ask yourself if there's anything else about this product that makes it useful because you've just lost the main advantage of keeping everything in the digital domain!

kornnutcase · 04-05-2005, 13:39

cheers
yeah this seams weird to me thought it would mean it only would go out but why would you want a stero that would transmit out, personally id rather it to transmit in.
kinda weird then lol
nah there is no other digital in, all there is, is the standard rca sockets.

JonMace · 04-05-2005, 14:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by kornnutcase

cheers
yeah this seams weird to me thought it would mean it only would go out but why would you want a stero that would transmit out, personally id rather it to transmit in.
kinda weird then lol
nah there is no other digital in, all there is, is the standard rca sockets.

Its for tramsfering CDs to minidisc

03-05-2005, 20:10	#1
kornnutcase Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 171	Optical digital out hello im going to buy the Xitel USB Pro Hi-Fi Link and this has a optical link. looking at my stero it has a optical digital out can i still connect the Xitel USB Pro Hi-Fi Link and have sound from my pc transfer into my stero? or is the optical digital out just to transfer sound in one direction and thts outwards and would this mean that it cannot except incomming sound? thank you for any help

04-05-2005, 09:23	#2
MaxCherry Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 8,825	This should work providing your hifi has an AUX mode. I connect an Xbox with a Dig audio cable, I think the signal only goes one way

04-05-2005, 09:31	#3
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	Quote: Originally Posted by kornnutcase hello im going to buy the Xitel USB Pro Hi-Fi Link and this has a optical link. looking at my stero it has a optical digital out can i still connect the Xitel USB Pro Hi-Fi Link and have sound from my pc transfer into my stero? or is the optical digital out just to transfer sound in one direction and thts outwards and would this mean that it cannot except incomming sound? thank you for any help The operative word here is OUT So which way do you think the signal goes? Nearly all digital interconnections are uni-directional, ie signal flows one way only. So if the connection is labelled OUTPUT then it is not capable of receiving a signal into it.

04-05-2005, 12:25	#4
TrevorPH Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,561	I've just looked at the web page for this and it says that it has 3 output types: optical digital, coax digital and what looks like a standard analog stereo pair. If your amp has an optical socket labelled 'out' then that will be the direction that it goes in. Does it also have a coax digital socket - maybe that will go in the right direction. Otherwise I think you're down to using the standard analog stereo pair and then you have to ask yourself if there's anything else about this product that makes it useful because you've just lost the main advantage of keeping everything in the digital domain!

04-05-2005, 13:39	#5
kornnutcase Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 171	cheers yeah this seams weird to me thought it would mean it only would go out but why would you want a stero that would transmit out, personally id rather it to transmit in. kinda weird then lol nah there is no other digital in, all there is, is the standard rca sockets.

04-05-2005, 14:01	#6
JonMace Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 464	Quote: Originally Posted by kornnutcase cheers yeah this seams weird to me thought it would mean it only would go out but why would you want a stero that would transmit out, personally id rather it to transmit in. kinda weird then lol nah there is no other digital in, all there is, is the standard rca sockets. Its for tramsfering CDs to minidisc

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