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  1. but does anyone know for sure if i can listen to analogue audio from pc through reciever via dacmagic and speakers as well as viewing video from hdmi out from same pc simultaneously?
  2. sorry i will try to be more clear ive had a few beers ..... my main source for music is my PC. current setup NAD 320BEE and B&W303s. PS3 satellite and PC all run into TV via HDMI. I use RCA outs on tele to link to NAD amp and Speakers. I now need an extra set of speakers in a different zone. My amp doesnt support this. I would like to be able to output the sound from my PC (digital HDMI input to tele) to zone 2. My current understanding is that most AV receivers wont output analogue signals to zone 2 unless the input signals are analogue, which mine arent as they are currently hdmi in.( no DAC converter onboard) hope this is more clear. thanks for your reply
  3. well basically my better half would like some tunes in the kitchen on occasion, and so do i(i do venture in there now and again!) the main problem i have is if i have hdmi (digital) input into the av reciever will it be able to output analogue to zone 2. my understanding is that the AV receivers dont have onboard analogue to digital converters so anything u want to listen to in zone 2 must be analogue input ie RCA. which i dont have at the moment as my main source is hdmi(digital) to tv from pc, and from tv to amp to speakers. sorry if im confusing you im on the beers to ease stress!! haha
  4. After many hours of trying to figure out the best solution to my problem i have had to admit defeat(been a while since i've bought a new system and the terminology has me baffled) so any help would be much appreciated Currently i have a Nad 320BEE amp, and B&W303 speakers, PS3, Satellite TV, PC, and a panasonic txp50x20b TV. The PS3, satellite and PC are all linked to the TV via HDMI, and i have utilised the RCA outs on the TV to link to the amp, and all is well. Luckily for me, my (significantly) better half has treated me to a pair of B&W CM8s for my birthday , on condition the 303s go into the kitchen for her! which is where my problem begins.... Now i have a cracking pair of speakers for the living room i'd like to get the best out of them. Also, the Nad 320BEE doesnt have multi zone capabilities and i think the CM8s are deserving of a better amp anyhow! I have a budget of no more than £1000 and i know im asking a lot here so im guessing i'm going to have to compromise somewhere. Im gonna be listening to music 90% of the time, watching films 10%, so surround sound doesnt internest me. ALL of my music is stored on PC (some FLAC mostly 320kbps MP3s) and im currenty just using cheapo onboard graphics/soundcard with HDMI out to TV. Ideally (although this is not essential) i'd like to be able to output different sources to zones 1 & 2 simultaneously. Im guessing running everything through the TV as i am at present isn't gonna give me the best sound quality, so i have been looking at AV receivers. The main problem i have is that from what i can gather, most AV receivers wont output audio to zone 2 from digital (ie my HDMI pc link) inputs. This is an absolute necessity. Is this correct? I was thinking of buying the yamaha rxv-671 receiver, as well as a Cambridge audio DACmagic to go between the PC and receiver (via usb). This would then give me analogue signals from the PC which the receiver could transmit to zone 2. However i have found out that windows 7 doesnt allow you to output from two different sound cards at once(the USB connected to DACmagic being one, and the onboard HDMI audio/video being the second). This may not be a problem, as you can select which soundcard is the default, so assuming i set the the DACmagic as default soundcard, and onboard HDMI out as default graphics it SHOULD be ok, IF i the receiver will display sound from one source and video from a different source simultaneously. Anyone have a definitive answer to this, or experience of other recievers that can? I don't know what route to go down. My TV has Digital Audio out (toslink i believe) and i will have the spare 320BEE amp which could be used in the zone 2 system as opposed to wiring straight to the AV recievers speaker terminals. Please help im at the end of my tether im DYING to try these CM8s out but am reluctant to until i have the system set up satisfactorily!
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