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JRsmoothy
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_ 		5. March 2008 @ 19:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
my question is if i will lose sound quality if i hook up my otpical cable to my tv and run it to my surround sound reciever or would i get the best sound from running the optical cable straight from my digital cable box to my receiver.... ya know what i mean
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david66
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_ 		5. March 2008 @ 20:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Run the cable to your receiver not the tv
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JRsmoothy
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_ 		5. March 2008 @ 20:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what i mean is if i run it through my tv will i lose quality?
or if i run it straight from my digital cable to surround sound(which is how i have it)
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JVC
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_ 		5. March 2008 @ 20:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If a tv even lets the signal go through, it's downmixed to 2.0 stereo. So, yes........you'll lose quality, as far as surround goes. Run optical from digital cable box, to A/V receiver.
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JRsmoothy
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_ 		5. March 2008 @ 20:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thank you JVC thats what i thought
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