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<blockquote data-quote="elsmandino" data-source="post: 961469" data-attributes="member: 111675">Hi there,&nbsp;After messing around with my HTPC for a couple of years now, I am finally getting it set up exactly how I want it and want to now concentrate and ironing out all the creases.&nbsp;I have my HTPC running into a Yamaha YHT294 5.1 amplifier via HDMI and then from the amp into my TV.&nbsp;I would be really grateful for advice on the best possible settings to get the most out of my set up - i.e. settings in both Windows 7 and in Mediaportal itself.&nbsp;I have read as much as I can on audio setups and have ended up overwhelming myself with options - one thing in particular, I have read, is to make sure that an unadulterated signal is sent to the amp and to let the amp do all the decoding - how do I check that this is indeed happening?&nbsp;Also, is there any way that I can make sure that the amplifier is the only way of controlling windows/mediaportal volume? (i.e. all the HTPC's outputs are put at 100% all the time)? It can be a bit irritating when I turn the amp up quite a bit and it is still quite low in volume, due to the mediaportal output volume (in windows volume control) being very low.&nbsp;Any advice would be greatly appreciated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="elsmandino, post: 961469, member: 111675"] Hi there, After messing around with my HTPC for a couple of years now, I am finally getting it set up exactly how I want it and want to now concentrate and ironing out all the creases. I have my HTPC running into a Yamaha YHT294 5.1 amplifier via HDMI and then from the amp into my TV. I would be really grateful for advice on the best possible settings to get the most out of my set up - i.e. settings in both Windows 7 and in Mediaportal itself. I have read as much as I can on audio setups and have ended up overwhelming myself with options - one thing in particular, I have read, is to make sure that an unadulterated signal is sent to the amp and to let the amp do all the decoding - how do I check that this is indeed happening? Also, is there any way that I can make sure that the amplifier is the only way of controlling windows/mediaportal volume? (i.e. all the HTPC's outputs are put at 100% all the time)? It can be a bit irritating when I turn the amp up quite a bit and it is still quite low in volume, due to the mediaportal output volume (in windows volume control) being very low. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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