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But if I'm down mixing it first, its not high definition audio anymore, is it? I mean, if I were going to go that route for bluray (don't have older SACD ps3) I might as well just set it to two channel and use my PS3s optical out for movies and such? In fact... hmm... I'm going to try that tonight--I bet it sounds much better than the analogs.
would I run into problems with the source being set for multiple channels
I purchased this unit for US$69 from ebay last week.http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HDMI-4x1-HIFI-Switch-Toslink-Coaxial-Stereo-Audio-V1-3b-/260623243516?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cae5b18fc#ht_1682wt_912
Hi Ted - very interesting and informative. Like others it seems, I am toying with the idea of trying to take audio via HDMI and then use my current converts etc to get the best results. The new-ish Sony Sony SCD-XA5400ES presents a particular challenge in this regard, as it ONLY outputs SACD multichannel via HDMI. Without buying a new processor, therefore, the only way to have multichannel with this machine is to somehow de-embedd the audio via another means. Do you think this Altona unit would work for this!? Thanks!
Thanks Phil. Yes, I imagine the analoque outputs would work, but I am only interested if we can get the digital ones to work too! I'll keep researching. Thanks!
On the Atlona website, there is a more advanced version of the HD570 called the HD577. This features RCA outputs in place of 3.5mm ports, coaxial as well as optical out and two HDMI inputs. Cost is about $279. Could also be worthwhile.
Good find John. It also appears to have an optical and coaxial output. Does this mean high rez output via coaxial too? What is the maximum resolution that coaxial can carry?TV