Blown away with 2 speakers hifi sound!

I think what made this hobby(industry) great is the shape (or shades) to approach to a sensation. I like to think of it a triangle, with different hobbyist like to push (approach) to a certain corner (direction) May it be in the sharpestest and cleanest notation digitally, or fattest and warmest reel to reel or lps, or thirdly, realism, like you were there with the music. In that triangle money change hands. Opinions going back and forth. Adding no two ears are the same now there are millions of combination. There is no right or wrong, just the direction you you want to go, or you wives(partners) allows you, or the monies to support you. Happy listening.....you will hear more when you are in a wonderful mood. 

Gongli3, in regards to connecting a DAC via the optical on your TV, doubtful. Most optical on TV’s are an input, and do not output sound. You may want to look for a DAC that has a HDMI input that can connect the DAC and TV as an input/output connection. And that would take some thought as well, as now all the sound coming out of your TV would, in all likelihood, be transmitted as 2 channel only. I’m no AV expert, so perhaps someone else could clarify. Bottom line, all sound from my TV is transmitted via HDMI, but I never listen to music via an HDMI input/output; the lone exception is when listening/watching the Berlin Philharmonic live or pre-recorded which I have a subscription to. 

I can tell you for certain that whenever I listen to any streaming service via the HDMI from the TV (if I’m being lazy or just checking something out) it’s sounds terrible vs streaming directly through my DAC and connected to my system via RCA stereo inputs. For serious listening I never stream from my TV, or CD player for that matter (which also has that capability). Perhaps a DAC/streamer would be the obvious choice.

My tv's all employ optical out to either my 2 HT receivers( family room,and living room) and a soundbar(bedroom)

Then I stand corrected. 

ozzy62

I stand by what I said. If you are listening to speakers instead of listening to the music, you are indeed doing it wrong.
Oz

You can be as self righteous as you want, hidden behind the safety of your computer screen.

Not really quite sure how people on this site can judge others. That point baffles me. Didn't think that was the purpose of the forum.

Gongli3; I've been listening to a speaker upgrade, then new interconnects, new Dac/power supply, new power cables, new fuses, and a myriad of tweaks. Still have a couple more to add. I will listen to all of them together. And what it does to my music.

Maybe once it settles, I will then listen to the music...