Thread: HR series audio - HDMI vs Toslink

At the suggestion of another member, I tried using toslink for audio as opposed to using the HDMI for everything. I was very happy with the sound, and left it that way for two weeks.

Ive now swapped back to HDMI and am not happy with the sound at all. Dont know if any of you have experienced this, but IMHO, the HDMI audio feed is not as good as the toslink feed.

Originally Posted by elwaylite

At the suggestion of another member, I tried using toslink for audio as opposed to using the HDMI for everything. I was very happy with the sound, and left it that way for two weeks.

Ive now swapped back to HDMI and am not happy with the sound at all. Dont know if any of you have experienced this, but IMHO, the HDMI audio feed is not as good as the toslink feed.

i've experienced this too. but it also depends on the receiver. some sound pretty much the same on both and others the hdmi sounds better. i recently returned and onkyo receiver because of this same reason. want to go with a pioneer elite to see if it goes better.

Yeah, Ive got an Onkyo 605 and Im seeing a difference. Will just hook the Toslink back up, because the 605 handles HDMI lossless audio from blurays very good.

the one i returned was the onkyo tx-sr806. my old panny sounded better. i know it sounds ridiculous. they both pump 130w per channel but the panny has no HDMI switching, no ability to decode dolby true hd or thx. i will look at the pioneer elite models next.

Not an elite, but not much difference, the 1018 is a great rcvr.

thanks elway. i just looked at that pioneer and it looks quite good. i'm going to go see it. thanks for the recommendation

Originally Posted by elwaylite

At the suggestion of another member, I tried using toslink for audio as opposed to using the HDMI for everything. I was very happy with the sound, and left it that way for two weeks.

Ive now swapped back to HDMI and am not happy with the sound at all. Dont know if any of you have experienced this, but IMHO, the HDMI audio feed is not as good as the toslink feed.

I prefer toslink.

Originally Posted by REY_1178

thanks elway. i just looked at that pioneer and it looks quite good. i'm going to go see it. thanks for the recommendation

FWIW, I love my Pioneer Elite receiver (vsx-94txh). No issues with HDMI switching with computer, Blue ray, Xbox 360 and 2 satellite receivers and incredible sound. 1080p24 thru to Pioneer Elite plasma with Dish works also. I had Denon and Yamaha (high end) receivers before and I have been much happier with the Elite.

Sam

Originally Posted by elwaylite

Not an elite, but not much difference, the 1018 is a great rcvr.

i just purchased it today! i'll see if i like it with my current setup which is turning into a mixing of brands nightmare. i like having the brands all the same but it's getting difficult to do so.