Sound Bar Hook up ??

I bought the Boston Acoustic SoundBar today. Good thing I like about it was the fiber opt hook up which saves me HDMI spot. Anyways I was curious if it makes a diff on hooking it up this way. Option 1: Fiber Opt from AT&T reciever box too sound bar. Option 2: samsung es8000 fiber Opt too the Soundbar. Does it really matter ?? I won't be losing PQ due to signals transfer ?? Thanks Guys

Going directly out from the TV will allow enhanced surround with whatever source you wish. The quality of sound should not be a concern.
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