bryansamui Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I took a Toslink feed from my TV into my Non Oversampling Metrum Octave Dac and then into my 2 Channel (RCA Connects) Tube Preamp... The Dac decodes Youtube and Standard Def Tv but if i switch to a HD Channel i get that nasty digitized " Machine Gun " sound ie 'not decoding'.... Is it because my Dac is " non Oversampling"?... What do i do?... Is my best/only option to use the headphone socket on my TV straight to the RCA input of my Preamp..?. The problem is old school preamps have no digital connections and no Smart TVs have any RCA outs anymore! I really don't want to sell my 2 channel gear and buy an AV receiver if i can avoid it.... Please Help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirktoggler Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I had a similar problem with Netflix through my tv. I have an Audiolab M-DAC and it couldn't handle the Netflix signal - was fine with all TV stations and dvd / BlueRay output from a PS4. I bought one of these: FiiO D03K Digital to Analog Converter ADDICTEDTOAUDIO.COM.AU The FiiO D3 is a quick and easy way to convert digital audio output into high fidelity stereo analog sound.*USB Power... which solved the problem. The only downside to it is that its output signal is low, so I had to turn the volume on the amp up significantly compared to what I would listen to music at. Not a major drama except you need to remember to turn the volume back down when you are done watching tv. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromelang Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Switch the TV's digital output to "PCM"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryansamui Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 Thanks I will try changing the digital output.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirktoggler Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 If that doesn't work - it didn't work in my situation - then the Fiio was a simple and relatively cheap solution. I must add my TV doesn't have a headphone jack on it that I could use either - optical out only - hence the Fiio option. Workable, not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryansamui Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 Thanks jeromelang.. You're the best! Dac working now.. PCM is the answer... Would have trawled the net for days to get the answer you gave me in seconds...cheers..Thanks dirktoggler for your input as well .cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyW Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I'm late to the party it seems. I ran into this a few years ago. Setting to PCM fixed it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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