Connecting pc to surround sound amp

Poppycat

I want to connect the audio out put of our pc to our amp for digital playback.

The sound card builtin is 6.1 and has a output (from manual S/Pdif output port) it looks like a RCA socket (coloured yellow) The mobo specs on here say its got SPDIF Out HERE

My Amp Yamaha RX-V357 is capable of playing dts along with 5.1 surround sound. It has two (from manual DTV/CBL Optical) Two little plastic lugs I assume is a optical inputs.

I looked on Maplins and you can get a convertor HERE that plugs into mains (I dont personnel want to plug any more stuff in mains) but is this the only way I can get it to play 5.1 from pc?

Am I right in saying I need Optical to Coaxial Digital Audio Convertor and a optical cable from amp to convertor and a rca cable to connect all of it up to pc from convertor.

Thanks for your help

Poppycat

Is there any audio fans here who can helo. Thanks

kerryallc71

hello have you tried what hifi website , they do a forum. someone there maybe able to help. if no one here will.

http://www.whathifi.co.uk

hope the link works for you.

see you from kerry.

or try ringing around hifi specialist shops.

sorry i cant help much.

MickKnipfler

alternatively, try avforums.com

Mattjimf

From what i can gather your mobo has spdif which takes a coax lead, looking at the specs of your amp it allows a coax input, unless your already using it, which means all you would really need is a coax cable like this http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=47291&criteria=Digital%20Leads&doy=13m9

Poppycat

Thanks guys I think that cable optical would work in mobo but it looks too big for the amp,I enlcose some pictures sorry about the quality both are hard to get at without moving tv out of an alcove where they are on a tv stand

espresso

They both look like phono connectors to me.

Poppycat

I just thought the yellow one on the amp its marked CD phono so I wonder if I could use a digital coaxial lead one cheaper here Rather than either of the two I think they also called toslink (plug out plastic things that I think are optical)

espresso

Yes I would think that you could. There is nothing special about a digital co-ax lead, It's basically phono connectors fitted to co-ax, which you could make yourself if you have a soldering iron. If you already have a phono to phono lead you could try it. The square plugs below it, are protecting the holes for the optical connector ports.

Poppycat

I ordered a digital coaxial cable from these guys in post 8 late afternoon and it came today. Plugged it into the amp (CD) and pc socket in pictures above, and its great, I can now play my music/videos via PC in 5.1 surround sound and Dolby digital brilliant just watched Robbie live in Leeds Thanks

espresso

And all working with no convertor required as Mattjimf spotted.

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