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Originally Posted by Phusius
Optical is not really digital, it just claims it is. Which is why I abandoned my pursuit of a 5.1 system.
You have to have a full on HDMI signal to get full digital sound, private message Bumblebee, he is the audio expert here.
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Optical is digital.
To the OP. Buy the receiver and speakers separately.
The receiver, you are looking for numerous optical, coaxial and HDMI outputs / inputs. Support for HD standards i.e. Dolby Digital True HD and DTS Masters etc.
For speakers, you want wooden bookshelf and/or floor standing speakers.
I like my bookshelves to have a low frequencies of <50Hz and floor standings to have <35-40Hz but that is a personal preference of mine.