Do I get full sound capabilities with RCA cables?
I have a low end Yamaha deck http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/HTIB/HTR5830.htm that has digital optical inputs for DVD and my Sony DVD player has coax digital audio, so I’m stuck using component for video but RCA for audio.
Does this impact the features to my 5.1 setup, or does it just decrease the quality of the signal. Will I still get all these audio capabilities? If so, will I really hear the difference?
From the Yamaha site, the sound realism features.
Dolby Digital/Matrix 6.1 and DTS/Matrix 6.1 Compatibility plus Dolby Pro LogicII Decoding
Quad-Field CINEMA DSP Programs and 14 Surround Programs
Night Listening Mode and SILENT CINEMA
You probably would noy hear the difference. You did not say what kind of speakers you have. That makes the biggest difference in my experience, between good & weak sound quality. If the rest of your system was all top-shelf stuff, the optical connection might be more noticeable.
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