AC-3 converter?

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AC-3 is just another way of saying Dolby Digital 5.1.

Could you by chance mean that your box has an RCA type coaxial output and
what your receiver wants is an optical type input?

Gotta learn the language before you try communicating with the natives.


"Spenzdad" <Spenzdad@aol.com> wrote in message
news:HxBCo8.Gqw@news.boeing.com...
> My new cable box has a SPDIF output with AC-3 surround sound.
> My Home theater receiver does not decode this but will take 5.1 audio
inputs
> (like my DVD is hooked up).
>
> Is there an inexpensive SPDIF AC-3 to 5.1 audio decoder that would do
this?
>
> Id rather not have to buy another Hometheater receiver if its more
> economical to do the above.
>
> thank you for any thoughts
>
>
>

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Spenzdad wrote:
> no..my receiver does not decode.....but will accept audio 5.1
> input......so that was why I was wondering if a cheapy was available.
> Thats why when I bought my cd player I got one with a built in
> decoder and it outputs 5.1 ...45 channels of analog audio. From what
> I have seen, it probably makes sense get a new reciever iwth decoder
> built in.
>
> thanks
>
> "Curmudgeon" <gary@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:WCVmc.34633$UG2.23814@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
>> AC-3 is just another way of saying Dolby Digital 5.1.
>>
>> Could you by chance mean that your box has an RCA type coaxial
>> output and what your receiver wants is an optical type input?
>>
>> Gotta learn the language before you try communicating with the
>> natives.
>>
>>
>> "Spenzdad" <Spenzdad@aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:HxBCo8.Gqw@news.boeing.com...
>>> My new cable box has a SPDIF output with AC-3 surround sound.
>>> My Home theater receiver does not decode this but will take 5.1
>>> audio inputs (like my DVD is hooked up).
>>>
>>> Is there an inexpensive SPDIF AC-3 to 5.1 audio decoder that would
>>> do this?
>>>
>>> Id rather not have to buy another Hometheater receiver if its more
>>> economical to do the above.
>>>
>>> thank you for any thoughts

Are you saying your receiver has 5.1 analog inputs for sources (like a
DVD player with a built-in DD decoder) that have 5.1 analog outputs? If
that's the case, and yourcable box has a digital audio output
(coax/optical) then you need to feed it to a source that can decode the
signal.

If you want a great deal on a new receiver assuming you don't have a
huge room, check out the HK AVR-230 from J&R. It's under $400.
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.pr [...] 27685&HP=t



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David G.