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<blockquote data-quote="solstars" data-source="post: 398846" data-attributes="member: 90042">This was also an issue for me.&nbsp; My Yamaha receiver has no audio chain between analog and digital.&nbsp; Since it is a great amp (and would be pretty expensive to replace) I really didn't want to replace it.&nbsp; I know that someday I will, and that receiver will certainly have downmix capability for AC3.&nbsp; It didn't help that my 65&quot; TV has no digital audio input!&nbsp; I looked all over for DAC units ($$$) and couldn't figure out a way to fix this.This left me with no audio from my MP PC to feed my TV (big problem), and the amplifier had to be turned up to hear anything from the media server.&nbsp; Here's how I solved the problem.I found an old Sony amplifier that I had lying around the house.&nbsp; Anything with a 5.1 decoder will work, and you can pick up used receivers for $50.00 or less at the pawn shop and Ebay.&nbsp; Quality is unimportant since we're going to analog anyways.&nbsp; I simply ran my passthrough from my SPDIF output on my MP PC to my input on my Yamaha (main amplifier).&nbsp; Then patched another digital connection from the Yamaha digital output to the Sony (secondary receiver).&nbsp; I then connected my TV audio input to the headphone jack on the Sony and slowly brought up the volume on the Sony until it was the correct level.&nbsp; Now the Sony is a FREE DAC with outstanding quality, certainly much more than necessary for simple analog conversion.&nbsp; Since I'm only feeding the TV speakers, the quality was really a non-issue.&nbsp; The Sony now sits behind my equipment cabinet and runs on a switehc outloet from my main amplifier.&nbsp; I realize that this is not the optimal configuration, but this is just to get me by until I replace my receiver at a later date.&nbsp; So far, it has worked perfectly.&nbsp; I hope that this tip may help others on this forum.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="solstars, post: 398846, member: 90042"] This was also an issue for me. My Yamaha receiver has no audio chain between analog and digital. Since it is a great amp (and would be pretty expensive to replace) I really didn't want to replace it. I know that someday I will, and that receiver will certainly have downmix capability for AC3. It didn't help that my 65" TV has no digital audio input! I looked all over for DAC units ($$$) and couldn't figure out a way to fix this. This left me with no audio from my MP PC to feed my TV (big problem), and the amplifier had to be turned up to hear anything from the media server. Here's how I solved the problem. I found an old Sony amplifier that I had lying around the house. Anything with a 5.1 decoder will work, and you can pick up used receivers for $50.00 or less at the pawn shop and Ebay. Quality is unimportant since we're going to analog anyways. I simply ran my passthrough from my SPDIF output on my MP PC to my input on my Yamaha (main amplifier). Then patched another digital connection from the Yamaha digital output to the Sony (secondary receiver). I then connected my TV audio input to the headphone jack on the Sony and slowly brought up the volume on the Sony until it was the correct level. Now the Sony is a FREE DAC with outstanding quality, certainly much more than necessary for simple analog conversion. Since I'm only feeding the TV speakers, the quality was really a non-issue. The Sony now sits behind my equipment cabinet and runs on a switehc outloet from my main amplifier. I realize that this is not the optimal configuration, but this is just to get me by until I replace my receiver at a later date. So far, it has worked perfectly. I hope that this tip may help others on this forum. [/QUOTE]

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