Best way to send audio from my computer to my 5.1 receiver

[ussoldier1984]

What is the best way for audio quality to send the sound signal to my yamaha receiver. Its a newer model that is higher end. Should I go from my Asus crosshair vi hero motherboard onboard audio optical to my receiver, or should I send audio from my nvidia gtx 970 hdmi to my yamaha receiver. What is better?

 

[texasnurse]

What is the best way for audio quality to send the sound signal to my yamaha receiver. What is better?

If you are looking for true Dolby the optical will be uncompressed audio and will be easier to configure as audio in(I have a Yamaha unit myself). The graphics card has to pull from the integrated audio anyway.
Any HDMI audio will be PCM, compressed audio. I would keep the HDMI ports free for video inputs.


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[Brains]

Yep, toslink is the way to go.

 

[ussoldier1984]

If you are looking for true Dolby the optical will be uncompressed audio and will be easier to configure as audio in(I have a Yamaha unit myself). The graphics card has to pull from the integrated audio anyway.
Any HDMI audio will be PCM, compressed audio. I would keep the HDMI ports free for video inputs.


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Its what I want to do but can't find my damn extra optical audio cable its making me go grrrrrrrr lol My yamaha reciever is only for the computer nothing else. So no need for other hdmi stuff. Family room TV has its own sound bar system.

 

[texasnurse]

Its what I want to do but can't find my damn extra optical audio cable its making me go grrrrrrrr lol My yamaha reciever is only for the computer nothing else. So no need for other hdmi stuff. Family room TV has its own sound bar system.

Walmart Run?


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[ussoldier1984]

Walmart Run?


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Its what I am thinking but walmart on a sat. night ughhhh.

 

[matefrio]

I got the chromecast audio recently. Really like it. Has an optical out but you need to buy the cable. (Mini-TOSLINK-to-TOSLINK (optical) cable - Not included with Chromecast Audio)

Nice little wireless device that lets you cast your audio from just about any device to the receiver.

https://www.google.com/chromecast/audio/

 

[ussoldier1984]

I got the chromecast audio recently. Really like it. Has an optical out but you need to buy the cable. (Mini-TOSLINK-to-TOSLINK (optical) cable - Not included with Chromecast Audio)

Nice little wireless device that lets you cast your audio from just about any device to the receiver.

https://www.google.com/chromecast/audio/

That is cool but my receiver has blue tooth built in so I can already do that with my cell phone or my surface pro tablet.

 

[matefrio]

That is cool but my receiver has blue tooth built in so I can already do that with my cell phone or my surface pro tablet.

From anywhere in the house? Without compression?

If you have two or more chromecasts it'll sync them all and play throughout the house.

 

[ussoldier1984]

From anywhere in the house? Without compression?

If you have two or more chromecasts it'll sync them all and play throughout the house.

I might not be understanding what the chromecast does.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

You have 5.1 with a receiver on your computer, but just a soundbar on your TV?

 

[ussoldier1984]

You have 5.1 with a receiver on your computer, but just a soundbar on your TV?

Its a nice samsung with subwoofer that makes it sound like surround lol. It was one of their higher end models.

 

[TexasBrandon]

If he is anything like me, he doesn't give a rats ass about his TV and cares more about keeping a high end gaming computer with a solid sound system to enjoy it.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Well, I'm old and don't play games anymore.
I stick to watching my little TV.

 

[ussoldier1984]

If he is anything like me, he doesn't give a rats ass about his TV and cares more about keeping a high end gaming computer with a solid sound system to enjoy it.

NOOOO not me not at all lol