sandeepsasi
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
We have a Sony Bravia 55X9000F at home. We don't have an AVR/HT and use built-in TV speakers to watch content from the set-top box. While watching content from Netflix or Prime Video, for better sound, we connect the stereo to the TV via the headphone o/p, the only analog audio output available for this model. And to listen to music, we use Allo Katana player. Recently, while streaming music from YouTube on Katana, we could notice substantial improvement in sound quality, compared to the same music played from TV, on the stereo, via the headphone output. This has led us to look for better quality audio while playing content from YouTube, Netflix or Prime.
The Sony website clearly says that there are 3 options available to connect the TV to external speakers:
1. HDMI/ARC - This will require an AVR or any component w/ HDMI/ARC interface. We are not considering the former option as our audio chain is stereo, and we will not even add a sub in the near future as our large tower speakers handle the bottom end very well. Cheap latter options like HDMI-2-RCA bridges may not be an upgrade over the TV's on board DAC
2. TOSLINK - This will require a DAC w/ optical input
3. Analog audio o/p via HP jack - This is where we are and what we would like to upgrade
After browsing this forum and others, we have concluded that the most popular option is 2, if the audio chain is stereo. This will require a digital transport w/ an external or integrated DAC. We were looking for something simpler, but with good audio quality. So, we thought of considering a 4th option - A USB DAC, like AudioQuest DragonFly Red - it's compact, USB powered, has 2.1V RMS o/p, good enough for most amps and good audio quality, as far as USB-powered DACs can go. After the DragonFly Cobalt's release, many folks are selling their Red DragonFlys; came across a few good deals recently. This option also lets us use the DAC w/ our phones, on the go, occasionally. While browsing about this topic, we also realized that very few have tried this option. We know that the underlying Linux kernel is not limited, but it is the higher Android system that we are worried about.
We would like to know whether any FMs have tried this option and your advice, in general, about this idea. Thanks in advance for you help and advice!
With regards,
Sandeep Sasi
We have a Sony Bravia 55X9000F at home. We don't have an AVR/HT and use built-in TV speakers to watch content from the set-top box. While watching content from Netflix or Prime Video, for better sound, we connect the stereo to the TV via the headphone o/p, the only analog audio output available for this model. And to listen to music, we use Allo Katana player. Recently, while streaming music from YouTube on Katana, we could notice substantial improvement in sound quality, compared to the same music played from TV, on the stereo, via the headphone output. This has led us to look for better quality audio while playing content from YouTube, Netflix or Prime.
The Sony website clearly says that there are 3 options available to connect the TV to external speakers:
1. HDMI/ARC - This will require an AVR or any component w/ HDMI/ARC interface. We are not considering the former option as our audio chain is stereo, and we will not even add a sub in the near future as our large tower speakers handle the bottom end very well. Cheap latter options like HDMI-2-RCA bridges may not be an upgrade over the TV's on board DAC
2. TOSLINK - This will require a DAC w/ optical input
3. Analog audio o/p via HP jack - This is where we are and what we would like to upgrade
After browsing this forum and others, we have concluded that the most popular option is 2, if the audio chain is stereo. This will require a digital transport w/ an external or integrated DAC. We were looking for something simpler, but with good audio quality. So, we thought of considering a 4th option - A USB DAC, like AudioQuest DragonFly Red - it's compact, USB powered, has 2.1V RMS o/p, good enough for most amps and good audio quality, as far as USB-powered DACs can go. After the DragonFly Cobalt's release, many folks are selling their Red DragonFlys; came across a few good deals recently. This option also lets us use the DAC w/ our phones, on the go, occasionally. While browsing about this topic, we also realized that very few have tried this option. We know that the underlying Linux kernel is not limited, but it is the higher Android system that we are worried about.
We would like to know whether any FMs have tried this option and your advice, in general, about this idea. Thanks in advance for you help and advice!
With regards,
Sandeep Sasi