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Streaming from a TV

I am setting up a nice system in an audio/video room.  I am trying to think thru how I'm going to play movies and music thru a TV with a nice DAC.  I will probable stream music through a streamer when I am listening to music but I would like to take advantage of my nice equipment when watching movies.   Is there any streamers that I can run the toslink from my TV thru that will clean the  signal and maybe change the input to the DAC like a DDC.  I know I can run straight to a DAC if it has Toslink but it won't sound as good.  How good would the Denafrips Gaia be if I just streamed from a laptop and ran the TV and laptop thru it?  Would I need this if I get a really high end DAC?  II know there are plenty of people doing this same thing so let me know what you are doing in your setup.  

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brbrock OP
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@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. 

itsjustme
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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.

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

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brbrock OP
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I had thought about running Toslink from the TV to a Denafrips DDC like a GAIA and then a nice DAC.  Can you replace a good streamer with a good DDC and not have a great source like a TV or laptop?

mahler123
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Does your TV have HDMI?

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