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Old 11-10-03, 03:59 PM
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Disturbing trend in new Receivers...

Hello,

I am in the market for a new receiver since my 5 year old Pioneer decided to stop outputting the front channels the other day. So I'm looking for a new receiver in the $400-800 range and almost every model I've look at so far (Denon AVR-1604, 1804, 2803, 3803; Onkyo TX-SR501, 601, 701; Integra 5.4, Yamaha RX-V440, 540, 640, 740) has only 1 coax input for digital audio.

Why do they make receivers with as many as 6 optical inputs but only 1 coax input?

I definitely prefer coax over optical and its a pain in a butt to find an otherwise perfect receiver for me only to find it only has 1 coax input (on my Pioneer I had my DVD player and my digital cable box going into it via coax... granted they do both have optical outputs on them, but I still would prefer to stay with coax).

What is up with this new trend?
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i think its because more devices use Fiber Optic than Coax. I know I use Fiber ooptic for my DVD player, CD player, Xbox, PS2, and not one with a Coax except the DVD player. Fiber is just more popular I believe
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Optical cables are cheap. Just go with it... Once they're hooked up you'll never know they're there...
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FYI, the Denon AVR-3803 has two assignable digital coax ins, not one.
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My understanding is due to the fact that optical has no loss over a long distance (fiber optics), while coaxial does. If your ears can hear the difference between coax and optical, then you should be spending alot more on speakers and a receiver
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also, interference is less likely with optical.......technically.

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