Foxman Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 So, I am finally upgrading my 20 year old Rotel processor (works great but no HDMI) for a used 2016 Anthem that offers a wide variety of connection options. For video, the clear winner seems to be HDMI, but is that true for audio? I have the option for HDMI (7 inputs), component (5 inputs) , optical (3 in puts), & Coaxial (2 inputs). From what I understand, I can assign any audio input with any video input. Since I haven't had to deal with this many variations, what is the preferred order of operation. Any in put (pun intended) would be appreciated. The ones I am unsure about that I will be connecting is a Tivo device with a variety of options & an external DAC which I run my phone through. I'm pretty sure everything else is HDMI only, unless my Blue Ray offers a component or Coaxial option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 HDMI is the only format that will transfer lossless audio. If you're listening to anything that is encoded with codecs like DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD, etc, you'll only be able to hear them with HDMI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxman Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 Thanks. Seems like a no-brainer then. Not sure why an end user would choose different audio input than HDMI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 21 minutes ago, Foxman said: Thanks. Seems like a no-brainer then. Not sure why an end user would choose different audio input than HDMI. make sure to buy Gold-plated HDMI cables , there is actually a difference in sound quality as they have better and Larger conductors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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