Cable TV digital music

They're transmitting very low rez music files, there's no way to improve it.

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?

To Zenblaster:
I just have the At&t U-verse provider installed for my TV.And they have a channel with old and recent video concerts...very interesting.Now i have this AT&T digital box that i would like to connect to my system.If i will get a cheap good DAC,is the quality of the music will change dramatically or even better but not expecting too much of course.
I apologized for interupting your questions to Joeb.
Thanks.pescolar

Hi Zen,
the unit is just a Motorola cable box. It's labeled "dual tuner: dvr/hdtv" It just has rca jacks.
jb

Hi Joeb,
If it is a Comcast Motorola HD/DVR then it has spdif (usually an orange colored rca type) digital output as well as toslink (fiber optic) digital output. I looked at your Cary 306/200 online via manufacturers pdf and it appears that you have digital inputs on the back and a selection option on the front for type of digital input?

IF THIS info is correct then you would use either a single toslink or digital coaxial cable from the output on DVR to matching input on the 306/200, then when you are ready to listen to cable supplied music just switch the cd players input to toslink or coax to receive cable digital signal through the Cary's digital converter.

This is definately the way I would do it as long as the online owners manual is correct.

Hope this helps and feel free to ask me any questions.
Bruce