Re: Outputting multichannel sound through the optical link??
Re: Outputting multichannel sound through the optical link??
- Subject: Re: Outputting multichannel sound through the optical link??
- From: Paul Davis <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:29:08 -0500
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Brian Willoughby <email@hidden> wrote:
> If you are in a live setup, then my experienced recommendation is that you
> completely avoid home theater surround technology such as HDMI and consumer
> surround receivers. They're totally inappropriate for your needs.
>
> There are many, many, many CoreAudio-compatible audio interfaces which
> support 6 or more separate channels. There are a few USB2 devices, but even
> USB Full Speed (1.x or 2.x) can handle 6 outputs at once. Even better,
> there are many FireWire audio interfaces with 6 or more channels.
and to finalize the deal, plan on using any (possibly mixed) set of
powered ("active") speakers to get audible sound. you can choose
anything ranging from some creative labs gamer stuff all the way up to
genelecs or beyond.
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