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My question is, Iv'e jsut ordered a Denon 1803 receiver, I have a pair of M60's,no sub, Sony dvd player, cd player, Sony VHS, what cabling should i use to get the most out of dvd's with the DTS sound? (Can you tell im new ta this yet). I want to get the most out of my dvd's when i watch them. And how do i hook them up? All replies greatly appreciated .

The manual that comes with your new receiver will tell you all you need to know about how to hook up cables.
To get DD or DTS processing from you receiver, you can either use an optical cable (Toslink) or a digital coaxial cable from your dvd to your reciever. Any brand will do.

Spend 20$ and get a fiber optic cable. There is absolutely no signal loss, and will allow you to get the best sound possible.

Actually, the fiber is not timed, whereas the coax is. This is no problem with DVDs, as I understand it, but it can be with CDs. It's subtle, though. And IT'S ALL DIGITAL... It's 1010010010101101111010111011. It doesn't take much to transmit that.... Now that I've argued two different ways, it also depends on your components. For example, my DVD player doesn't have optical out.

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Actually, the fiber is not timed, whereas the coax is.

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Does not matter. Both connection methods transmit the digital language with 100% fidelity -- if it does not, something is seriously broken.