Hi.

I just bought a pair of bookshelves + sub.

Getting everything set up, and I am wondering if I need to get optical cables to get the full 2.1 effect, or if analog connections will do the job? Tried searching the answer to no avail. I know I need optical for full 5.1 when I eventually go that way, but not sure if I need it right now.

Thanks!

Do you really mean 2.1 or just 2.0? Because for 2.1 (which is very rare) you do need digital connections. Otherwise no.

Ed

Do you really mean 2.1 or just 2.0? Because for 2.1 (which is very rare) you do need digital connections. Otherwise no.

Ed


I do mean 2.1. I bought some Athena bookshelves and the BIC H-100.

Thanks for the response!

I would use the digital connection (optical or coax) in order to calibrate volume levels, time alignment and bass management in your receiver. That stuff is still important for 2.1 set-ups. You can use the analogue connections, but that will entail additional analogue-to-digital and digital-to-analogue steps unnecessarily.

Sanjay

I would use the digital connection (optical or coax) in order to calibrate volume levels, time alignment and bass management in your receiver. That stuff is still important for 2.1 set-ups. You can use the analogue connections, but that will entail additional analogue-to-digital and digital-to-analogue steps unnecessarily.

Sanjay

I would also recommend going with the Optical/Coax cabling, in addition to the benefits mentioned above my experience has shown it cuts down significantly on rf-noise.