Optical to Dialogue still an issue?

[Ken Reede]

When I did my Phantom setup I read somewhere that to avoid crackling when using optical input, it was better to run the optical to one of the Phantoms and not to use the Dialogue. Is this still the case? I hate that optical cable running out of the back of one of my Phantoms. Would be much cleaner set up if I could run the optical directly to the Dialogue.

Thanks in advance for the help. I am new to the list and apologize if this has been covered. I could not find anything in the search that was current.

Ken