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7.2 A/V _Preamp_
PS: One big issue in basing it on a PC is the ability to play new BluRay
DVDs and the copy protection is a real bear to get around. A potential way around that is to buy an HDMI input card, then transcode to the system HDMI output. But then the HDCP copy protection revision of the input card becomes an issue. Fighting this battle seems to be never-ending. --RY Randy Yates writes: geoff writes: On 5/08/2017 7:59 PM, Trevor wrote: On 5/08/2017 11:54 AM, Randy Yates wrote: Wow, active group these days.... Yep not too active, but probably a few like me who saw your post and have no idea of any devices that fit your requirements. I can only say I'd agree with your comment, "a bit of a rare bird". Probably not a big enough market. Most people just buy a sound bar these days, or a full HT receiver. As I found. Needed a sound-bar because these latest ultra-thin TV seem to have sound so tinny that it is pretty much unlistenable. And firing up the stereo hook-up is too much hassle for 'everyday' viewing. I save the stereo for 'special ' events. But 7.2 , why ? Why not 11-6 or 15.9 ? Or maybe just 8 for real 3D. Because that's the current standard? Except for this Dolby Atmos thingie now. Actually I've been existing just fine for 50 years on 2.0, including my home theater room. Plain old stereo works pretty good when the audio system is powerful, clean, and wide-range (the Klipschorns go reasonably well down to 30 Hz). At this point I've given up on a prebuilt unit and am leaning towards a PC-based system. I am thinking of using something like this for the audio: https://us.focusrite.com/usb-audio-i...s/scarlett-2i2 I'll start with one box (two outputs) and add more if needed. The question of the type of PC is currently a big issue. I've considered units like this fanless PC https://www.logicsupply.com/ml450g-52/ or just a plain laptop so that I can have the system in the theater and not have to deal with some sort of USB and HDMI extender, but I'm also attracted to the idea of a full-power desktop to provide plenty of storage and a PCI-e bus for a powerful 4K graphics card like the Nvidia X. -- Randy Yates, DSP/Embedded Firmware Developer Digital Signal Labs http://www.digitalsignallabs.com |