Originally Posted by Lee`
Presumably not all amps come with optical in, will most new amps come with it? It's not something that seems to crop up on the amps I've been looking at.
Any half decent amp should come with a TOSLINK or Coaxial digital input or both, even one a few years old.
Spend the money you save on the X Fi and get a nice cheap setup like this one:
Yamaha RXV359 ~
£119.95
Tannoy FX5.1 Silver (5.1 speaker package) ~
£149.95
or if you want a DVD player
Sony DVPNS29 + Sony STRDE400 + 6 Speaker Package Yamaha NSP110 ~
£249.95
I have the Yamaha & Tannoys and find them an excellent system/. I also found Richer Sounds aftersales service very good, but make sure you check the shop prices aren't cheaper on the web before you buy anything !