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Devices => Sound Cards, DAC's, Receivers, Speakers, and Headphones => Topic started by: maid on September 23, 2013, 03:03:19 am

Title: Onkyo
Post by: maid on September 23, 2013, 03:03:19 am

Just purchased an Onkyo TX-NR929 av receiver.

Connected HDMI and put settings as Wasapi and HDMI passthrough.

 thing is when I check the audio it tells me is 2 channel is this normal

Title: Re: Onkyo
Post by: astromo on September 23, 2013, 03:48:00 am

I'd be looking at:
Tools > Options > Audio > DSP & output format > Output Format

OK, so what have you got?

If the Channels selection is 2 channel, then that's probably the answer (my guess anyway)..

Your other options are to check the manual for the receiver. Maybe there's configuring you need to do from the hardware end. Again, it's a guess.. 

Good luck ..  ;)

Title: Re: Onkyo
Post by: maid on September 23, 2013, 07:17:25 am

Onkyo says it is playing dts but dsp studio says 48khz 16 bit 2ch

Title: Re: Onkyo
Post by: cncb on September 23, 2013, 09:08:10 am

If the Onkyo says it is getting 5.1 DTS, then it most likely is bitstreaming as you want (there is no way for MC to generate DTS from 2 channels).

Title: Re: Onkyo
Post by: fitbrit on September 23, 2013, 03:38:19 pm

Congratulations on the receiver. It's actually quite a high end piece of gear, capable of 11 channels with an external stereo amp. So if you have the speakers, try out DTS Neo:X. I think you could have bought a cheaper Onkyo like the 626, 727 or 828 if you were just interested in 5.1 and 7.1 sound, though.

Can you check in Audio playback devices in Windows?
When you set the Onkyo as default device and click on configure, you should see stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 as options. Choose 5.1 or 7.1 depending on your speaker layout. I believe MC is kind of a slave to this setting.

Title: Re: Onkyo
Post by: maid on September 23, 2013, 06:07:21 pm

Can you check in Audio playback devices in Windows? Where is this listed?

I have checked in sound and the Onkyo  receiver does not show, only digital SPDIF

I have noticed that my Realtek has disappeared should I reload that?

Title: Re: Onkyo
Post by: fitbrit on September 23, 2013, 08:08:04 pm

Quote from: maid on September 23, 2013, 06:07:21 pm

Can you check in Audio playback devices in Windows? Where is this listed?

I have checked in sound and the Onkyo  receiver does not show, only digital SPDIF

I have noticed that my Realtek has disappeared should I reload that?

In Windows 7 you right click on the volume thing at the bottom right. Same for Vista; not sure about Win 8.