Digital Optical connections
Recording
from ..
# Recording quality 100% of source, no quality loss.
# All MD recorders have optical in. Some
models, optical-in shares the same port as analog line-in.
# Most MD
recorders have no optical out. Only professional (very expensive)
models by Tascam has it.
# Very few devices have optical-out. PC soundcards with optical-out
are few and expensive. Most home audio equipments do not have optical-out,
and only a few cd portables have optical-out
# Stereomini cable (round to round) connects to MD optical-in from optical-out
of portables (cd, vcd, dvd).
# Toslink-Stereomini cable (square to round) connects to MD optical-in
from optical-out of pc digital soundcard, mini-hifi, tv, and amplifier.
Play
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Portable MDs cannot be used as a playing source to give optical audio
output, because it doesn't have optical-out.