Denon 1513 +Soundbar + PC

[nirajkothavade]

I see you have mentioned you got Sapphire R390 graphic card on your PC, this has AMD TrueAudio Technology which mean the HDMI out on R390 should be carrying audio information along with video out. Can be easily tested by connecting video terminal with speaker i.e. LCD/LED.

Now if you decide to buy OREI HDA-925, you could connect R390 HDMI out ---> OREI HDMI in ---> OREI HDMI (ARC) --> Computer Monitor & HDMI (audio out) / Optical ---> Polk soundbar. So in this setup i don't see the need for Denon 1513.

Oh great.. It will be really helpful if it can encode all audio from my pc into dolby.. And i hope it has its seperate equalizer..

 

[apbinu]

Oh great.. It will be really helpful if it can encode all audio from my pc into dolby.. And i hope it has its seperate equalizer..

Not sure of separate equalizer though, however if you look at the product description its state following. Did see some feedback & comments from users who bought this on amazon, looks +ve with regards to Dolby 5.1 channel output as well. But as i said please test R390 HDMI out does it really output audio, then think of buying OREI HDA-925.

Additional Features

Audio extractor: designed to output audio signals from any HDMI Compliant source to digital optical (SPDIF) or 2Ch analog stereo (3. 5mm) L/R Audio outputs, 4K Ultra HD support - HDMI 2. 0 (18Gbps), HDCP 2. 2 Compliant, Supports resolutions up to 4K @ 50/60Hz (YUV 4: 4: 4), DVI Compliant, Audio Output Settings: 2CH for L/R or Bit stream for 5. 1ch - Full LPCM, DTS Digital, Dolby Digital, 10Bit HSR pass through, Supports ARC Function, CEC, Dedicated HDMI Out of Audio Only with 720p60 Black Screen. HDMI out: (Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital, DTS Digital, DTS HD Master, Dolby/DTS 7. 1&5. 1CH, PCM7. 1&5. 1&2. 0 stereo audio). To slink SPDIF Out: (Dolby / DTS 5. 1CH, PCM2. 0). Stereo Out: (PCM 2. 0)., Full 1 Year Warranty from OREI, Includes Manual, Adapter, HDA-925 Extractor

 

[nirajkothavade]

Not sure of separate equalizer though, however if you look at the product description its state following. Did see some feedback & comments from users who bought this on amazon, looks +ve with regards to Dolby 5.1 channel output as well. But as i said please test R390 HDMI out does it really output audio, then think of buying OREI HDA-925.

Additional Features

Audio extractor: designed to output audio signals from any HDMI Compliant source to digital optical (SPDIF) or 2Ch analog stereo (3. 5mm) L/R Audio outputs, 4K Ultra HD support - HDMI 2. 0 (18Gbps), HDCP 2. 2 Compliant, Supports resolutions up to 4K @ 50/60Hz (YUV 4: 4: 4), DVI Compliant, Audio Output Settings: 2CH for L/R or Bit stream for 5. 1ch - Full LPCM, DTS Digital, Dolby Digital, 10Bit HSR pass through, Supports ARC Function, CEC, Dedicated HDMI Out of Audio Only with 720p60 Black Screen. HDMI out: (Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital, DTS Digital, DTS HD Master, Dolby/DTS 7. 1&5. 1CH, PCM7. 1&5. 1&2. 0 stereo audio). To slink SPDIF Out: (Dolby / DTS 5. 1CH, PCM2. 0). Stereo Out: (PCM 2. 0)., Full 1 Year Warranty from OREI, Includes Manual, Adapter, HDA-925 Extractor

But how will i test it?
Monitor hdmi to Gpu Hdmi
Polk Hdmi Arc to which port??

 

[apbinu]

For testing follow below steps

1. R390 HDMI out ---> LG Monitor HDMI in
2. LG Monitor 3.5mm audio out ---> Polk Aux in (use 3.5mm stereo (male-male) connector)

This should tell you if your R390 is outputing audio as well. However with above setup you will not get desired 5.1 output.

Once your sure your getting audio out of R390 with above steps, then invest on buying OREI HDA-925. That will extract the 5.1 which can be feed into Polk via HDMI or optical. Follow below steps once you have bought OREI HDA-925.

1. R390 HDMI out ---> OREI HDMI in
2. OREI HDMI (ARC) --> LG Monitor HDMI in
3. OREI HDMI (audio out) / Optical ---> Polk HDMI / Optical

If your Polk had passthrough HDMI out (unfortunately you don't) in that case you don't need OREI HDA-925
hope it helps

Cheers,

 

[nirajkothavade]

For testing follow below steps

1. R390 HDMI out ---> LG Monitor HDMI in
2. LG Monitor 3.5mm audio out ---> Polk Aux in (use 3.5mm stereo (male-male) connector)

This should tell you if your R390 is outputing audio as well. However with above setup you will not get desired 5.1 output.

Once your sure your getting audio out of R390 with above steps, then invest on buying OREI HDA-925. That will extract the 5.1 which can be feed into Polk via HDMI or optical. Follow below steps once you have bought OREI HDA-925.

1. R390 HDMI out ---> OREI HDMI in
2. OREI HDMI (ARC) --> LG Monitor HDMI in
3. OREI HDMI (audio out) / Optical ---> Polk HDMI / Optical

If your Polk had passthrough HDMI out (unfortunately you don't) in that case you don't need OREI HDA-925
hope it helps

Cheers,

I just checked.. My monitor LG 27UD68p does not have speaker and 3.5 mm jack...

 

[nirajkothavade]

For testing follow below steps

1. R390 HDMI out ---> LG Monitor HDMI in
2. LG Monitor 3.5mm audio out ---> Polk Aux in (use 3.5mm stereo (male-male) connector)

This should tell you if your R390 is outputing audio as well. However with above setup you will not get desired 5.1 output.

Once your sure your getting audio out of R390 with above steps, then invest on buying OREI HDA-925. That will extract the 5.1 which can be feed into Polk via HDMI or optical. Follow below steps once you have bought OREI HDA-925.

1. R390 HDMI out ---> OREI HDMI in
2. OREI HDMI (ARC) --> LG Monitor HDMI in
3. OREI HDMI (audio out) / Optical ---> Polk HDMI / Optical

If your Polk had passthrough HDMI out (unfortunately you don't) in that case you don't need OREI HDA-925
hope it helps

Cheers,

Well..Wait... Let me check.. My monitor manual says that it has 3.5 jack... Let me search...

 

[nirajkothavade]

For testing follow below steps

1. R390 HDMI out ---> LG Monitor HDMI in
2. LG Monitor 3.5mm audio out ---> Polk Aux in (use 3.5mm stereo (male-male) connector)

This should tell you if your R390 is outputing audio as well. However with above setup you will not get desired 5.1 output.

Once your sure your getting audio out of R390 with above steps, then invest on buying OREI HDA-925. That will extract the 5.1 which can be feed into Polk via HDMI or optical. Follow below steps once you have bought OREI HDA-925.

1. R390 HDMI out ---> OREI HDMI in
2. OREI HDMI (ARC) --> LG Monitor HDMI in
3. OREI HDMI (audio out) / Optical ---> Polk HDMI / Optical

If your Polk had passthrough HDMI out (unfortunately you don't) in that case you don't need OREI HDA-925
hope it helps

Cheers,

Yes... Its working... I can play audio through above steps

 

[apbinu]

There you go.... OREI HDA-925 is the way ahead in your setup. Follow the steps which i suggested & you should be good.

Cheers,

 

[nirajkothavade]

There you go.... OREI HDA-925 is the way ahead in your setup. Follow the steps which i suggested & you should be good.

Cheers,

Excellent... I just hope it beats Xonar DX and other sound cards in term of sound quality...

 

[apbinu]

Excellent... I just hope it beats Xonar DX and other sound cards in term of sound quality...

PM'd you some more details, please check.