Streaming from a TV

Great Summary @mapman !  Certainly eARC over HDMI can carry the higher resolutions and formats, and can be very smart and clever when hooking components.  But I have had issues with incompatibility on some TV's.  For my simple video watching, Toslink direct from TV to DAC or Streamer works great for killer 2 channel with imaging that bests many center channel set ups; and it is bomb proof. 

@glennewdick  I see little advantage of converting Toslink to HDMI, unless you are missing the Toslink digital input.  Am I missing something?

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@glennewdick  I see little advantage of converting Toslink to HDMI, unless you are missing the Toslink digital input.  Am I missing something?

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I was refering to go from HDMI out of your TV converted to optical for your DAC. I think i missread your post sorry. 

@mapman Thank you for the info on eARK.  I haven't seen any eARK inputs on streamers or DAC's.  I already have a SMc Audio preamp so I need a streamer only or a DAC. 

I strongly urge you to try Toslink straight to your DAC - if it supports it. Tousling is used in TVs for good reason - it keeps the RF noise of a TV out from both the digital store, and more importantly -- the ground.  I have done it for years and you may be amazed how good much live music is on, say Youtube but also other services.

There are a few DACs now that have HDMI ARC inputs that you could use with your TV.