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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 21 for Windows => Topic started by: timwtheov on June 12, 2016, 08:06:32 pm

Title: AC3 audio getting sent to my Marantz SR5010
Post by: timwtheov on June 12, 2016, 08:06:32 pm

I have my HTPC hooked up to the above Marantz AVR via HDMI (and WASAPI) and was hoping to have to not set the DSP Audio Output Encoding to "Dolby Digital," since it's lossy as I understand it (AC3, right?). When I've tried setting the Output Encoding to "None," I only get sound out of 2 of my 4 speakers (only have 4 total at the moment), the Front Left/Right, even though I've got speakers hooked up to Surround L/R, too.  So: is there some setting in JRiver that I'm missing? I've tried setting it to 2 channel and 4 channel and even "Source Number of Channels," all to no avail, unless Output Encoding is set to "Dobly Digital." Is it something with the Marantz and/or how I have my speakers configured? I suspect the latter, but I thought I'd ask on here, as I'm fairly new to AVRs and surround and such. 

Thanks!

Title: Re: AC3 audio getting sent to my Marantz SR5010
Post by: CountryBumkin on June 13, 2016, 05:14:52 am

Check in Windows Sound properties that the sound device/card on your HTPC is set up correctly. From Windows>Control Panel>Sound, click on the Sound Device (i.e. Realtek or Intel HD, or whatever) , then go to Properties tab and Configuration tab ,and look through the settings to be sure you have the number of speakers and format set correctly.

Title: Re: AC3 audio getting sent to my Marantz SR5010
Post by: timwtheov on June 13, 2016, 02:29:34 pm

Thanks, CountryBumkin.  Got it: that was the problem!