I guess if anyone is interested, my problem occurred while trying to sync
from the digital instead of
to the digital feed. I kinda figured it would properly convert the analog signal as I had specified two speakers left and right front for the second zone, but oh well, a fix is a fix
Zone 1: HDMI (realtek card)
Zone 2: Component analog (Asus card)
As long as I sync from zone 2 to 1 and not the inverse, everything works well. Now if I could only figure out how to tell MC to save zone configurations and automatically sync any music I start to both zones. As it is, it is a little cumbersome as to switch a song for both zones I have to:
1. click stop on primary zone
2. switch zones
3. click stop on secondary zone
4. start secondary zone w/ new song or playlist
5. sync primary zone from secondary zone
If saving a zone setup and having it initiate on startup as well as control all audio feed changes from the zone you synced from is not a current feature, it sure should be!