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Cable TV digital music

Every now and then, I like to listen to my cable tv music channells thru my stereo, It gives me exposure to music I wouldn't otherwise hear. I'm just wondering if there is any way to improve the sound quality coming from the cable tv digital source.
My system is: Cary 306/200 cdp, Audio Research LS 15 pre amp, BW N802 speakers.
thanks,
joeb
joeb
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avrij
70 posts
 
i run mine through the dacs in a pre/pro, sounds pretty good, better than the analog outs.
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chadnliz
3,737 posts
 
My digital Coax doesnt solund too bad, sure its not like a direct source but very pleasing all the same. I know I tried to run signal into a DAC a few years ago and it doesnt work.
joeb OP
121 posts
 
Hey Avrij, I don't follow you, what do you mean by "pre/pro". I just assumed the rca jack output on the cable box was a digital out and my pre amp converted it to analogue. Are you saying I need a separate DAC?
jb
face
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They're transmitting very low rez music files, there's no way to improve it.
zenblaster
504 posts
 
I have had good results sending the cable signal "digital out" thru a digital coax to my Krell DAC and then to my pre amp, much better than directly from cable box rca out (analog)to pre amp. You should be able to run any digital cable box to a dac first. What type of cable box do you have?
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