Can I take the output of a Denon 2910 (HDCD capable) through this switch to an amp without HDMI, but toslink and coax input, &amp; hear HDCDs as intended?
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I would contact Monoprice support to confirm this, but I don't think that will work. I think that you would need another device connected to the output of the switch to handle the HDCP handshaking. Such as a TV with HDMI and HDCP. Monoprices online chat customer service is pretty knowledgeable about these products.
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Yes, you need to buy an optical to RCA converter as I did...FIIO D3 (D03K) Digital to Analog Audio Converter with SMI Gold Plated 6ft Optical TOSLink Cable and RCA-to-3.5MM Audio Cable- 192kHz/24bit Optical and Coaxial DAC
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You can use a TOSLINK cable to get your sound from your receiver, that is IF your antiquated receiver is capable doing such. Many modern receivers can actually play the video and the sound through the HDMI cable.
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Thanks very much for this question. Stump the band; I don't have the answer to this. Your best resource for the answer will be either the downloadable user's manual on the Denon site or Denon tech support. Thanks again.
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Yes you can. I had HDMI plugged to a monitor and the audio going to an external amp via the other connection
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That's how I use mine. (FYI - with an older HDTV set - since the output is external - you might not be able to control the volume of the sound without adjusting the amp's control. That is a bit of a pain.)
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Don't have easy access to the back of mine so can't definately answer. Suggest you google the owner's manual for this model. Main question is why you would want audio to/from the tv. Connect your source input (cable/antenna/whatever) to the Denon and HDMI (or component) to the tv.
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Yes, this card does output surround audio through the HDMI I currently have mine connected to a Denon AVR-X2000 In-command 7.1-Channel 4K Ultra HD Networking Home Theater Receiver with AirPlay and it works great.
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Yes. The HDMI picture and sound from any input can be routed to either or both outputs simultaneously. Watch a blu-ray in one room and a ball game on cable tv in the other room. The SPDIF Digital Optical or Hi-Fi Stereo 3.5mm outputs only go through the A output. This is only limiting if you are not using HDMI to send sound to something like an older AVR or sound bar. The only caveat with almost any splitter is that when switching inputs and outputs it might affect both outputs, meaning the devices resync resulting in temporary picture and or sound loss on one or both outputs. All HDMI components are different and the degree of these switching glitches can vary in length and severity from a few seconds to as much as 20 seconds. This is not necessarily going to be your case but it is likely to happen to some degree and is something most of us can live with. Once you are settled in on your selected sources viewing should be clean on either output. J-Tech makes some good splitters and switches so I would give it try. The worst case scenario is that you end up returning it for a full refund. I would bet it will work for you albeit with some switching transients.
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I would like this answer also. I hooked my up to a toslink convertor an no sound came out of the sound bar. Any help?
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Yes. In my case it is connected to a stand alone DAC using a 75 ohm coaxial cable interconnect (S/PDIF). Works very well. You can also choose an optical connection (Toslink).
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No. This is going from RGB/SpDIF/Coax input to HDMI output. I think you'd need to be going in the other direction. Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/E-More-Component-Converter-Supporting-Coaxial/dp/B00T2MLNBM or http://www.amazon.com/BestFire-Component-Converter-Supporting-Coaxial/dp/B00N9UEVNK
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According to the manual, both the SPDIF and the optical (toslink), even though they are 'digital', are according to the owner's manual, 'bandwidth limited' ( compared to any/all HDMI cable ). You have an excellent (!) analog out section, (both 2 ch. and 5.1 ch.) .... why process through additional DAC ? The RCA outputs are analog preamplifier circuits, and are without question superior to any tubed analog circuit especially if you add an additional, possibly unnecessarily (?), DAC section, tubed or not tubed, if that is the question.
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Yes and no. The PlayBar has only one input: fiberoptic. The Denon AVR-1612 does not include a fiberoptic output, so you cannot directly connect the receiver to the PlayBar. But your TV should have a fiberoptic output, so if you connect all the devices to the Denon via HDMI cables, then connect an HDMI cable from receiver to TV, then fiberoptic cable from TV to PlayBar, you should get sound from all sources connected to the receiver. If you do it this way, make sure that HDMI Audio Output is set to ON in the receiver set-up menu. However, connected this way, you will *NOT* get sound from the Receiver's built-in AM/FM tuner, nor will you get sound from any older devices that are connected to the receiver using analog audio/video cables (typically red/white/yellow RCA cables). There really is no advantage to using the Denon receiver in this set-up, unless your TV only has one or two HDMI inputs and you're trying to add more. But you could do that more simply (and inexpensively) with a simple HDMI switch. For simplicity, I'd recommend connecting all devices to the TV with HDMI cables, and connect the fiberoptic output of the TV to the PlayBar. This way the TV handles all source switching and whatever source is selected on the TV will play through the PlayBar. Hope that helps.
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The HDMI inputs outputs do carry audio signals. In the simplest setup where all sources and monitors (I.e. TVs, receivers, etc) are HDMI capable, you won't need to worry about audio. However, if your receiver is HDMI-less, then you have the choices of sending analog or digital audio signal to it. While I've not tried digital signal but the analog works for me just like you stated in your question. I've read in the product reviews that the unit can only output one type of signal at a time. Meaning you can't have both analog and digital outputs at the same time. Search the reviews may help.
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That foes not sound right. The DAC should not be cutting out an entire channel. It is not designed to do that. The only thing that comes to mind is that your connections are improperly seated. I would take this apart, possibly use different RCA connector cabling and a different TOSlink optical cable, but first, using what you have, just disassemble and reassemble, making sure you have proper fit. Rotate the cables to make sure they are making good contact on the metal.
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That's probably not going to work since there is only one output source for the speakers - and those are for the speaker wires. the coax, component video, and optical cable are all inputs, only one hdmi output to connnect to your tv, the rest of the hdmi are all input from your other devices as well. do some search you may find a coax output for speakers, but it may be difficult because a lot of newer receivers are either hdmi, optical, component video and even bluetooth.