[mythtv-users] Best audio crard for AC3/DTS over SPIDF
Kevin Kuphal
kuphal at dls.net
Thu Oct 20 21:36:05 EDT 2005
Greg Whalin wrote:
> I currently have a Shuttle w/ A7N8X-Delux (nforce2) mboard and a
> direct coax digital connection over spidf to my receiver (Sony
> STR-DE995). PCM 2 channel works great. However, I am unable to use
> AC3 or DTS passthrough in myth, xine, or mplayer. When I try, I get a
> "Decode Error" on my receiver and no audio. I have done quite a bit
> of poking around, and the more I read, this seems like an issue w/
> alsa driver for this chipset. Rumour has it that the nvidia OSS
> driver allows for passthrough over spidf, but from what I am reading,
> sounds fairly buggy, and the thought of going back to OSS does not
> sound like what I want.
>
> So, I am now thinking about buying a new sound card and am looking for
> the best supported (under Alsa) which will get me coax spidf
> supporting PCM, and AC3/DTS passthrough.
For optical SPDIF I use a Turtle Beach Riviera which is still offered at
Newegg for like $25. Not sure if that helps since you say you use
coaxial SPDIF currently.
Kevin
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