How to connect desktop PC direct to Denon receiver

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satimis said:
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HDMI and DPort out are on my mobo. How can I connet them to Denon ?
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Ideally connect hdmi out from PC to hdmi IN on avr. However I learn that your avr does not have hdmi inputs. So this is a nogo.

If you need video sent to avr , then you need to upgrade your avr. If you are okay with just audio then bet a USB dac. Avoid using built in sound card of your pc by all means.

MaSh
 
I would suggest that you take the HDMI out of the PC to your display and from the display's headphone out to the AV Receiver. This ensures that you have the best picture quality and a reasonable sound either from your display (if it is a TV) or from your AVR as the need may be.

You can also take the audio out from your PC directly to the AVR. Whichever is convenient to you.

My current setup is as under:

Gaming PC with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with HDMI and Display Port for VR.

HDMI out of PC to HDMI in of TV. This way, I can watch without turning on my AVR or using passthrough in AVR.

Audio out of PC via USB to a USB DAC and from the DAC to the AVR.

In your case, instead of the USB out, you can use Headphone out to AVR.
 
Hi@MaSh and ssf

Lot of thanks for your continue support.

I'm not prepared using my old Denon avr and waisting my time on it. I'll build a new Home Theatre PC. Please see my posting #20 above.

The remaining problem on this new PC is how to connect my Energy subwoofer and Wharfedale column speakers, I must have a sound card on this PC with audio-out for connecting subwoofer and audio-out for Wharfedale column speakers

Comment and suggestion would be appreciated

Regards
 
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I am yet to come across a sound card with it's own amplifier. This is where your existing Denon comes in. It amplifies the signal from the sound card and sends it to the speakers.

If you remove the Denon, you will still require some other external amplifier.

The output from the sound card cannot be directly connected without amplification to your speakers. I am assuming that your wharfedale speakers are passive and that they don't come with their own amplification.

If there is a subwoofer out in the sound card, then probably you could use the sub provided it is a powered sub with its own amplifier.
 
ssf said:
I am yet to come across a sound card with it's own amplifier. This is where your existing Denon comes in. It amplifies the signal from the sound card and sends it to the speakers.

If you remove the Denon, you will still require some other external amplifier.

The output from the sound card cannot be directly connected without amplification to your speakers. I am assuming that your wharfedale speakers are passive and that they don't come with their own amplification.

If there is a subwoofer out in the sound card, then probably you could use the sub provided it is a powered sub with its own amplifier.
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Hi@ssf,

Thanks for your advice.

My wharfedale speakers are without built-in amplifier but my energy subwoofer is with built-in amplifer.

Could I arrange them in following way;
1. video - played direct on PC
2. audio - connected to my Denon avr

There is another problem. The new PC and Denon avr are not on the same table. They are about 10 ft away. I think I have to make the connection cable myself. Please advise the components I need to purchase.

Regards



Can I arrange it in this way
 
satimis said:
Hi@ssf,

Thanks for your advice.

My wharfedale speakers are without built-in amplifier but my energy subwoofer is with built-in amplifer.

Could I arrange them in following way;
1. video - played direct on PC
2. audio - connected to my Denon avr
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Yes, you can.
satimis said:
There is another problem. The new PC and Denon avr are not on the same table. They are about 10 ft away. I think I have to make the connection cable myself. Please advise the components I need to purchase.
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Am sure you will find g 10 feet 3.5 mm to RCA cables if you look around. Connect the subwoofer to the subwoofer output in the AVR.Ask for a subwoofer cable in any AV store.
satimis said:
Regards



Can I arrange it in this way
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Yes you can. All the best.
 
satimis said:
Hi@MaSh and ssf

Lot of thanks for your continue support.

I'm not prepared using my old Denon avr and waisting my time on it. I'll build a new Home Theatre PC. Please see my posting #20 above.

The remaining problem on this new PC is how to connect my Energy subwoofer and Wharfedale column speakers, I must have a sound card on this PC with audio-out for connecting subwoofer and audio-out for Wharfedale column speakers

Comment and suggestion would be appreciated

Regards
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Hi,

Why do you need a new PC? I feel your current PC has everything you need. If you are okay with playing videos on your PC, then just hook the PC to as large a Monitor/TV as possible and get an external DAC that will take USB input from PC and output signal to your Denon. DAC will output RCA which you can feed to your Denon's CD input. Nothing else needed.

MaSh
 
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satimis said:
Hi@ssf,

Thanks for your advice.

The audio-out on the mobo of my PC is only a single port for 2 channels, a built-in sound card. Please refers to attached photo.

View attachment 84514

I must purchase a different connecting cable, 1-plug connector on one end and 2-plug connectors on another end. I have to know the technical/commercial name of this cable for shopping, instead of soldering this cable myself.

Even sorting out the connection problem of USB to Denon vrc. There is no solfware installed on my Denon avr to play .mp3/.mp4/.wav files.

The solution would be to connect video-out and audio-out of my PC to Denon avr. The video-out of my PC is HDMI and DPort. How can I connect HDMI/DPort to Denon avr? This setup is turning my PC as a video/audio disc player.

This is SOLELY an experiment for learning. In practical use I would purchase a video disc player. On Internet searching I also found that it is possible connecting Denon avr to WiFi and then via WiFi to connect PC.

Regards
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The onboard soundcard ports are mostly assignable. That is other than green can be used as center/se and surrounds. So if you have plan to use 5.1 setup, you can.
 
MaSh said:
Hi,

Why do you need a new PC? I feel your current PC has everything you need. If you are okay with playing videos on your PC, then just hook the PC to as large a Monitor/TV as possible and get an external DAC that will take USB input from PC and output signal to your Denon. DAC will output RCA which you can feed to your Denon's CD input. Nothing else needed.

MaSh
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Hi@MaSh,

You're right.

The new PC is not for playing video nor audio/music. It is for daily working. My running daily working PC was built about 7~8 years ago. It is still running without problem. But I need a powerful PC for daily working.

Regards
 
dafreaking said:
Over the onboard analog audio? Yes, this way your receiver is doing the Digital to Analog conversion.
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With the AVR 2801 and this X570 Mobo you have many ways to connect your receiver.

1. Optical out from motherboard to optical in of receiver. This used the receivers DAC. Just one cable for the connection
2. Analog out from motherboard to analog in of receiver. This uses the PC's DAC. You need 3 sets of 3.5mm to RCA cables if you want 6 channel audio
 
satimis said:
Hi@ssf,

The motherboard of my new PC, to be built, has SPDIF out. But I need to purchase the SPDIF module separately
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P32 of ASUS PRIME X570-P motherboard manual

Is there an advantage using SPDIF-out for audio?
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Please go through the link below:
https://www.avaccess.com/blogs/guides/what-is-spdif-connection/#:~:text=SPDIF Coaxial:&text=Offers better compatibility with older,terms of availability and cost.

A digital out from the PC will mean that the Digital to Analogue Converter (DAC) of the AVR will be used. The DAC in the AVR will normally be better than the DAC of the computer. So connecting via the SPDIF will be better than connecting the AVR and the PC via the RCA cable.

Another way to do this is to get a separate USB DAC like the iFi Zen DAC which will do the Digital to Analogue conversion and pass an analogue signal to the AVR. The AVR might then still do a Analogue to Digital and a Digital to Analogue conversion depending on the sound modes used in the AVR.

https://www.headphonezone.in/products/ifi-audio-zen-dac-v2
 
dafreaking said:
With the AVR 2801 and this X570 Mobo you have many ways to connect your receiver.

1. Optical out from motherboard to optical in of receiver. This used the receivers DAC. Just one cable for the connection
2. Analog out from motherboard to analog in of receiver. This uses the PC's DAC. You need 3 sets of 3.5mm to RCA cables if you want 6 channel audio
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Hi@dafreaking,

Thanks for your advice.

Which way will be easier for me? This is ONLY a test. I have only 2 channels on my Denon avr out.

Regards
 
satimis said:
Hi@dafreaking,

Thanks for your advice.

Which way will be easier for me? This is ONLY a test. I have only 2 channels on my Denon avr out.

Regards
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Personally I'd use the optical/spdif/toslink connector. But, you don't have one so 3.5mm to RCA
 
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