TOSLINK to RCA cable

**titaniumkingpin** · 02-19-2005, 06:53 PM

Im getting a phoenix gold octane R5.1M amp that has toslink but where can i get the cable that connects to my VIA M10000 mobo?
thanks

**antimatter** · 02-19-2005, 07:57 PM

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**coach** · 02-19-2005, 08:32 PM

I thought the R5.1MT came with both a digital coax and digital optical input! If it has digital coax then you run a wire direct from epia to amp!

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**titaniumkingpin** · 02-20-2005, 04:01 PM

can someone please clarify which way im supposed to hook up this amp to my M10000?
do i use that converter to go from mobo to converter to toslink cable to amp?
or do i just use regular coax rca cables from the SPDIF of the mobo to the coax input on the amp?
thanks guys.

**titaniumkingpin** · 02-20-2005, 09:16 PM

bump

I tried using a regular rca cable from the coax input on the amp to the SPDIF on the EPIA VIA M10000 mobo and it would work.
Do i need to get that converter to work?
i thought i could use coax input.

**cheerio** · 02-20-2005, 09:36 PM

the coax input is still a digital signal while rca is still analog. if your amp supports digital, you might want to look at getting some kind of digital converter for your sound card, or add a sound card with digital(optical sounds great) out. my home computer connectes to my theater system via toslink, with a audigity w/ optical out add on card. you may want to read up on toslink, because the longest cable i have been able to successfuly find is 6ft. not sure if it has anything to do with the specfication.

**titaniumkingpin** · 02-21-2005, 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by cheerio

the coax input is still a digital signal while rca is still analog. if your amp supports digital, you might want to look at getting some kind of digital converter for your sound card, or add a sound card with digital(optical sounds great) out. my home computer connectes to my theater system via toslink, with a audigity w/ optical out add on card. you may want to read up on toslink, because the longest cable i have been able to successfuly find is 6ft. not sure if it has anything to do with the specfication.

do i have to connect to the sound card? i wanted to use the SPDIF on the motherboard.
and i only need the cable to be about a foot.

is there no other way to do this without the digital converter?
thanks