Audio out to RCA input on new Sony TV's?

Per RL, above:

There are devices available that can take an HDMI signal and churn out an RCA connectable signal. Give Google a try, they're usually about $25-$50....

He's right, these are out there, but....

I'd advise you to avoid this route, at least based on my experience with the audio/video version which provides stereo audio plus composite (?) video via RCA (red/white/yellow plug) from HDMI. I was trying to connect a video game console (HDMI out only) to an older TV (RCA only) in a dedicated gaming set-up for my daughter. I tried two different versions of this adapter and neither worked worth sh*t, even for a set-up where video and audio SQ was far from critical.

The first one I tried was cheap but had good reviews on Amazon. The second was cost a bit more, but was the highest rated version. So much for reviews. There may be better ones out there, but I'm not sure how to identify them.

I use an earphone mini jack to RCA cable. Under "Audio Settings" set the phone jack from "headphones" to "audio out". The quality is very good.

My Sony HDTV has an optical digital out. I run a toslink optical cable to a DAC and then into my preamp for 2 channel stereo. Sound is surprisingly good. This would mean using a DAC and going to the "digital out" on your TV and setting it for PCM. Hope this helps. good luck.

Not sure what OP is trying to accomplish, but title of thread suggests OP's trying to send audio to TV via RCA. I think OP wants audio from his new TV to go through his $8K stereo to achieve sound superior to that of the TV. If his $8K stereo can convert digital to audio but lacks HDMI, perhaps a device like that suggested by RW might work If his $8K stereo cannot convert digital to analog, he needs an external DAC.

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I am asking how to get analog out from a new Sony HDTV into the RCA inputs on my preamp.

Can I just use the headphone mini jack output on the new TV (with a simple mini jack cable to two RCA plugs} into my preamp?

Will this give good sound quality?

I do not want to go the D to A into my preamp (route) if possible.