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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to run thePlaying Audio troubleshooter and check if this helps:

If your computer is having problems playing sound, try using the Playing Audio troubleshooter to fix the problem. It checks for common problems with your volume settings, your sound card or driver, and your speakers or headphones.

Press ‘Windows key on the keyboard.
Type ‘Troubleshooting’, and press enter.
Click on ‘Hardware and Sound' and select ‘Playing Audio'.
Then click on next to run the troubleshooter.

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Hi Andria,

Thank you for your reply. I followed your advice but unfortunately is not working. The automated fix suggested is to enable the sound functionality of my graphic card. This would not solve my problem - there is no 5.1 mode - and I need to play the sound through my dedicated sound card. Any other suggestions ?

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Hi,

I apologize for the delay in response.

If the issue persists, try uninstalling and reinstalling your device driver.

Press Windows Key + R on your desktop screen to go to run command box.
Type devmgmt.msc and hit Enter.
Look for Audio driver, right-click and then click Uninstall/Remove Device.
In the uninstall dialog, make sure you select the option to delete the driver package from the system. This causes the driver package installed earlier to be deleted.
In the Action menu of Device manager, select “Scan for Hardware changes” option. This will cause the device driver to be reinstalled. Once the driver is installed, close all windows and restart the computer.

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Hi Krishna,

Thank you for the answer. I tried to update the driver but this doesn't solve the issue. I got the same options for the sound - 2 channel only; see the image attached

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All the troubleshooting (classical one) is useless.

Alot of people have the same issue (just search on google it's a really common search topic). The ideea is that it is fixed if you set in 7.1 configuration and deactivate sides. It is the only way to fix (however you do need a 7.1 soundcard).

Somewhere in mid august microsoft acknowledged the issue and said it will fix it. seems like you guys don't talk to each other otherwise you wouldn't have asked the one who posted the issue to do all that useless troubleshooting.

i get it that windows 10 is new and in development but you really should have an urgent fix for the surround sound.

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Thank you Cassandra, but what is described in the video tutorial is mostly related to the troubleshooting procedures described above. Already tried them all and they do not help in this case.

Maybe I was not clear in my initial post, so I will break down to a three-step description:

You need to align three general settings to get 5.1 sound into the external preamplifier:

a) soundcard settings - Asus Xonar HDAV admin console; works perfect, no issues here

b) speaker configuration (i.e. 5.1 or 7.1) - you can do this flawlessly from the Sound => Speakers => Configure. Works perfect, you got two multichannel options.

c) signal configuration through the SPIDF pass-through device - well... HERE IS THE PROBLEM! You got only 2-channel options for the sound, no 5.1 or more

Please see the screenshots attached in my initial post for further clarification.

Best, Andrei

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Andrei,

I have a similar problem: Win 10 doesn't recognise this card as an HDMI device.

I've installed/uninstalled different Asus/Xonar driver packages (including the Uni Xonar modded drivers from MaxedTech) but Win 10 keeps showing this card as a SP/DIF device. It follows then that I'm only getting 5.1 sound via my receiver which is capable of 7.1 channel sound. Your screen shot of 13 Sep. is exactly the same as mine: 2 channel only!

The motherboard on my PC has an HDMI port and I thought about using that. Again, this has 8 channel bitstream capability. I turned it on via the BIOS and guess what? Win 10 recognised that as an SP/DIF device! Crazy!

I'm no stranger to these things but I have to confess this confuses me no end. Both this card and the HDMI standard's been around for a while now. I'm struggling to understand why Win 10 isn't taking this in it's stride.

I look forward to any reply/suggestion.

Elston.

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Has anyone got this issue resolved in regards to Asus Xonar and Windows 10? I seem to be having a similar problem where its not playing sound from my rear speakers after upgrading to Windows 10. I've tried all the same settings in the Xonar HDAV Center with no luck.

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Hey,

What rig are you using? I'm guessing it's an HTPC with a signal going into a receiver via HDMI. Give me some idea of your set-up, what kind of audio you're looking for and I'll try and help. Keep it simple.

I make no promises as I only stumbled upon my fix after some messing around.

Cheers.

Elston.

PS: Warning! Things have moved on a pace since the Xonar was introduced. To get the sound you're looking for, you may (sadly) have to think about leaving this baby behind.

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Since the main Official thread seems more orientated to to HDMI bitstreaming capability of the card which is great but that's only part of it's capability.
So I am starting this thread for those of us that purchased this card to use the Analog outputs to supplement our older AVR's which don't have any support for the new HD audio formats.
Here let's report what works, what doesn't and what is needed to fully support our needs.
Please, No bashing!
I suggest listing the following in the posts:
CPU and speed
Motherboard or computer brand & model
Installed memory
Graphics Card
Graphic driver version
OS 32 or 64 bit & Service pack level
HD-ROM Drive used for playback
HDAV driver version
TMT Version
Here is my take:
1. Xonar HDAV Center should have under 'Analog Out' drop-down
- 6.1 speakers
2. Some positive 'Feedback Indicator' as to what 'Audio Format and Sample Rate' is being decoded.
3. Automatic selection of the best 'Sample Rate' based on stream being decoded. But leave manual controls to override if necessary.
4. Ideally complete HD DVD support for True-HD and DTS-MA but at the very least a more graceful way to playback audio via analog outputs. As it stands
now you must select Digital Output and use spdif out to playback.
No analog output support at all!
Yes, I know it's the loosing format but it is one of the reasons I purchased the TMT retail version, to have dual format support. But now having to use Asus TMT version in order to use the Xonar; this unnecessarily limits and complicates TMT's HD DVD playback.
I for one have some HD DVD's and don't see the need to have to replace them for BD versions as their HD video quality is certainly as good as any BD I have watched and the sound formats are the same.
As far as BD is concerned the disk's I have played seem to decode quite well; I put it this way as I can only subjectively say it sounds a lot better seeming fuller and much richer than before. 'NEED Decoding Format Indicator' as one would get on a AVR to validate.
DVD formats of DD, EX and DTS 5.1 / ES seem to work.
At this time I do not use the HDMI In/Out for video, as it interferes with several other apps I use by making my system read as a dual monitor system at all times. The two apps are DirecTV2PC and PDVD8.
Instead I still use my mon2 to feed my VisionHDP scalier and then the MITS HD4000 PJ. Which works very well. No lip-sync errors so far.
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E8400 @3.8Ghz
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VisionTek ATI HD3850
Cat 8.11
Vista 32 Ultimate SP1
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HDAV - R1757 RC01
TMT - 20081129

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One more very important thing is a 'Speaker Delay Setup' section in the HDAV Driver Control Panel.
This should be settable either in Feet or Meters with at least a 0.1 resolution.
And is very important for proper analog playback.
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Specs:
Windows Vista 64bit Ultimate SP1
Processor AMD Athlon X2 3,2GHz
Matherboard ASUS Crosshair
Graphics 2x nVidia Geforce 8800GTX 768 in SLI drivers 180.48 WHQL
Xonar HDAV deluxe
Onkyo SR 805
Projector Infocus IN83 1080p24Hz fully capable.
Latest drivers for Xonar
TMT .125 Asus
Chain:
1st branch: 8800GTX -> IN83 via DVI
2nd branch: 8800GTX -> Xonar -> SR 805 -> IN83 via HDMI 1.3a
Old Audio:
S/PDIF from main card to SR 805
8x cinch cable from main and doughter card to multichannel in of SR 805
Results:
Bitstreaming:
True HD - splendid
DTS MA 7.1 [Rambo] - huge stuttering [unwatchable]
LPCM uncompressed - huge stuttering [unwatchable]
DD - splendid
DTS - splendid
24Hz via DVI direct to IN83 and bitstream via Xonar - huge stuttering and only 1/4 of picture. [unwatchable]
Analogue:
Pretty the same as HDMI wierd, isn't it?
The same setup except:
Drivers from CD Xonar
TMT .123
DD+ splendid
True HD - splendid
DTS MA 7.1 [Rambo] - splendid
DTS MA - splendid
LPCM uncompressed - splendid
DD - splendid
DTS - splendid
24Hz via DVI direct to IN83 - splendid
Only issue I found is huge stuttering and some slowness in BD's Cars and Behind Enemy lines.
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Hello kamil,
so not problems at all with the analogue output...

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so not problems at all with the analogue output...

Except the two films I mentioned, no problems. But I think it will be TMT problem, I'll try under XP 64 PDVD 8 and will see...

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Watched 'Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' last night. IT has a DTD-MA sound track which was very good sound effect wise but a little hard to understand the dialog at times due to the Brit and Spanish accents. Will have to watch them both again but it was pretty good.
Main thread has a post indicating Asus Team has responded over on the Asus forum; it sounds promising.
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Another useful feature would be:
Separate Equalizers Settings for each Speaker!
It could be implemented using existing display just have a Speaker selection drop-down box and store each speakers settings.
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Separate Equalizers Settings for each Speaker!
Sound great...+1

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The latest set of Beta driver released provide full resolution Blue-Ray audio over analog conenction. This is great news for HDAV 1.3 Deluxe owners as there is no more downsampling to worry about. These driver have been released for both XP and Vista. Of course all has been fixed on teh HDMI digital side of things and all formats are said to be working but I knwo many have bought the card for analog output so this should be of good news to many of you with the Xonar HDAV 1.3 Deluxe.
The driver comments are as posted:
Xonar HDAV1.3/Deluxe driver for Vista 32/64-bit Version
Release Notes:
1.Support Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Plus HBR audio bitstream via HDMI output under PAPS
2.Support Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Plus 24bit/192KHz LPCM playback via HDMI or analog output under PAPS
3.Requires to install TotalMedia Theatre player v.2.1.13.125 to support Blu-ray disc HBR audio functions
4. Please uninstall existing Xonar HDAV driver/GamerOSD/Splendid driver (if any) before installing

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So whats the update on this guys?
Does the analog now support HD DVD in full lossless audio?
Can we have seperate speaker profiles saved?
Any other new features?
I am looking at buying this card, but want to be sure about capabilites..

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3.Requires to install TotalMedia Theatre player v.2.1.13.125 to support Blu-ray disc HBR audio functions

Which killed HD DVD audio and eliminated the 10' GUI .
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Hi guys,
Thought you might be interested in this, a new FAQ post in the Asus HDAV forum:
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...onar%20HDAV1.3
Q1. Does the audio still have to pass through the Windows mixer since I am using analog?
A: No, HD audio from Blu-ray disc will not go through Windows Mixer or audio stacks for both analog and HDMI output. It will go through Protected Audio Path directly between TMT player and our audio driver. Therefore, it can fulfill the Full-HD audio fidelity without Windows' interference.
Q2. Is the full native audio resolution of the disc (ex. 24/96) being converted to analog?
A: Yes, the native HBR audio from Blu-ray disc will be played to Digital-to-Analog converter chips (support up to 24bit/192KHz) if you choose analog output mode. It could be passed through to analog DAC or HDMI all under Protected Audio Path by user's selection. Just be careful to set the audio sample rate in the Xonar Audio Center right matching with the audio content format (You can refer to the audio information displayed in TMT Player screen).

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Thank You for starting this thread. I'm interested in the Deluxe card because I plan to build a HTPC/Music Server on the Dell XPS 420 with OCUR cable cards. Haven't order the Dell yet so any thoughts or inputs from you guys will be helpful. This will be sort of an all in one type player. Something that has my interest is the option to upgrade the op amps. Has anyone tried this? Does there appear to be enough room for the upgrades on the card?

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I'm wondering whether my Creative Gigaworks S750 7.1 speakers will work probably with this card or not?
Are we talking TrueHD / MasterAudio capabilities?
At the moment I've got some huge issues with this card to work at all, I'm just getting these 'Power unplugged!' messages no matter what I do!!

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The analogue option of this card is something I am very interested in and am struggling to find much info on this side of the card as everyone seem to be hooked up on the HDMI side of it.
If anyone knows and site/forums with some good info on this side of the card could you please let me know.

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Originally Posted by MoX
The analogue option of this card is something I am very interested in and am struggling to find much info on this side of the card as everyone seem to be hooked up on the HDMI side of it.
If anyone knows and site/forums with some good info on this side of the card could you please let me know.

What do you need to know? The analog output on the HDAV 1.3 Deluxe is the best out of the current Xonar soundcards. THe Essence STX will surpass it when released.
The analog output on the HDAV 1.3 is very good and now you have full analog support for Blu-Ray etc... lookover that last few posts.

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What do you need to know? The analog output on the HDAV 1.3 Deluxe is the best out of the current Xonar soundcards. THe Essence STX will surpass it when released.
The analog output on the HDAV 1.3 is very good and now you have full analog support for Blu-Ray etc... lookover that last few posts.

I agree, I have the analog outs feeding my Denon AVR-3805 and it certainly is as good as my 3805 for older formats and of course the bounus is the new formats which also sound very good.
Driver still need some honing for analog, that is specifically Speaker Delay settings and hopefully individual speaker equalizer settings would put the icing on the cake.
I don't think anyone has worked with different op-amps yet.
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So am I going to get the proper playback using powerdvd for do I need TMT ?
I have tried both but I have had no sucess with TMT.

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So am I going to get the proper playback using powerdvd for do I need TMT ?
I have tried both but I have had no sucess with TMT.

Assuming you have not read the threads on HDAV it only works for the new Audio formats using Asus version of TMT.
It does seem to work in PDVD for the older Audio formats, just not the HD ones.
Sometime in the the (hopefully) near future, Arcsoft has indicated they may include support for HDAV in the retail version.
My guess is when the HDAV driver is finalized and stable.
Will PDVD? Not sure but I hope so.
Are you using Vista or XP? Vista seems to work better for me. Xp has proved to have some issue.
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Thanks for starting this thread. This is EXACTLY what I am looking for, the other thread is mostly about HDMI
Anyway, here is my situation:
I have a very good (but old) Pre-amp processor (an Anthem AVM20). It has 5.1 analog inputs. No HDMI on it.
I want to have full rez audio on my setup. I guess this Asus card is the only way, right?
Now for my question:
How good are the D/A and audio out stages (op-amps) on this card?
I have an older Creative Audigy 2 card, its analog output is nowhere near my Anthem's quality. For example :
1. use the Audigy to decode (DD on DVDs) and use its analog outputs to feed my Anthem, vs
2. Use the motherboard's S/PDIF connector to output digital audio to my Anthem
The sound in case #2 is much much better than the #1.
Hence I suspect that it may be better to upgrade the Anthem to a HDMI equipped processor INSTEAD of getting this Asus analog out card.
What is your take on it?

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Thanks for starting this thread. This is EXACTLY what I am looking for, the other thread is mostly about HDMI
Anyway, here is my situation:
I have a very good (but old) Pre-amp processor (an Anthem AVM20). It has 5.1 analog inputs. No HDMI on it.
I want to have full rez audio on my setup. I guess this Asus card is the only way, right?
Now for my question:
How good are the D/A and audio out stages (op-amps) on this card?
From the spec's on the card and having used them to feed my AVR-3805 I would say they are at least equal to a very good AVR.
I have an older Creative Audigy 2 card, its analog output is nowhere near my Anthem’s quality. For example :
1. use the Audigy to decode (DD on DVDs) and use its analog outputs to feed my Anthem, vs
2. Use the motherboard’s S/PDIF connector to output digital audio to my Anthem
The sound in case #2 is much much better than the #1.
Hence I suspect that it may be better to upgrade the Anthem to a HDMI equipped processor INSTEAD of getting this Asus analog out card.
What is your take on it?

If you are playing BD's on your present computer via TMT and it works well for you I would say the HDAV is a good solution.
Upgrading your AVR would cost more then the HDAV and there is no garentee it will work any better for the new audio formats.
You did not mention what you are displaying your HD video on.
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Ya, HDAV surely is cheaper than upgrading my pre-pro (mine is not an AVR) but I am a dyed-in-the-wool audiophile.
I want the best possible audio from my HTPC (within reasonable costs)
Is there anyone who values audio very highly and has tested/compared the analog audio output of the HDAV to a high-end AVR or a pre-pro decoding HD-Audio?
BTW, the display is a Projector (A Sony G70 CRT projector) in a dedicated Home Theater room.
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If you are playing BD's on your present computer via TMT and it works well for you I would say the HDAV is a good solution.
Upgrading your AVR would cost more then the HDAV and there is no garentee it will work any better for the new audio formats.
You did not mention what you are displaying your HD video on.
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Ya, HDAV surely is cheaper than upgrading my pre-pro (mine is not an AVR) but I am a dyed-in-the-wool audiophile.
I want the best possible audio from my HTPC (within reasonable costs)
Is there anyone who values audio very highly and has tested/compared the analog audio output of the HDAV to a high-end AVR or a pre-pro decoding HD-Audio?
BTW, the display is a Projector (A Sony G70 CRT projector) in a dedicated Home Theater room.

I think if you read the spec's listed below you will find it will more than fulfill your quest. It at least matches most receivers whether they are AVR's or dedicated Pre-Amps. Anything else is subjective based on the listener.
Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted):
Up to 120 dB for all channels dB dB
Output THD+N at 1kHz:
Up to 0.0004% (-108dB)
Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input):
<10Hz to 46kHz
Sample Rate Conversion Quality:
Almost lossless, high-fidelity floating-point filters, with:
-140dB THD+N (typical value for 44.1K->48KHz, 24bit)
145dB Dynamic Range (typical value for 44.1K->48KHz, 24bit)
Beyond that I think you will have to try it for yourself to really answer your question.
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Thanks Rew, the specs are impressive.
But as is true in the high-end audio world, specs dont tell the whole story. For example, CD players with identical listed specs will sound different. IMHO, the difference is very real and demonstrable.
It becomes subjective ONLY when double blind tests show there is no difference. And of course, such products exist!
$1000 Cable elevators, anyone?
Back to topic, I can guess that since Asus made the op-amps replacable....that means they may be serious about sound quality on this card.

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Of course it also means that replacing op-amps with better ones may increase the sound quality of the HDAV. Has anyone replaced those op-amps?
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I think if you read the spec's listed below you will find it will more than fulfill your quest. It at least matches most receivers whether they are AVR's or dedicated Pre-Amps. Anything else is subjective based on the listener.
Audio Performance Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted):
Up to 120 dB for all channels dB dB
Output THD+N at 1kHz:
Up to 0.0004% (-108dB)
Frequency Response (-3dB, 24-bit/96kHz input):
<10Hz to 46kHz
Sample Rate Conversion Quality:
Almost lossless, high-fidelity floating-point filters, with:
-140dB THD+N (typical value for 44.1K->48KHz, 24bit)
145dB Dynamic Range (typical value for 44.1K->48KHz, 24bit)
Beyond that I think you will have to try it for yourself to really answer your question.
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No, I have felt no need to do so. I migrated from an Auzentek X-Meridian which also uses replacable opamps. Using 7.1 analog connectionis through a Yamaha Z9, I find the new card has a more open and airy high end than the X-Meridian and really think the card sounds excellent.
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Thanks Rew, the specs are impressive.
But as is true in the high-end audio world, specs dont tell the whole story. For example, CD players with identical listed specs will sound different. IMHO, the difference is very real and demonstrable.
It becomes subjective ONLY when double blind tests show there is no difference. And of course, such products exist!
$1000 Cable elevators, anyone?
Back to topic, I can guess that since Asus made the op-amps replacable....that means they may be serious about sound quality on this card.
Of course it also means that replacing op-amps with better ones may increase the sound quality of the HDAV. Has anyone replaced those op-amps?

The specifications don't tell the whole story but they are a definate factor in deciding which soundcard to buy and unitl somebody comes up with a better measurment system this is the industry standard and the way companies gauge audio devices. You should always use your ears as the final judge. Since you asked, I have changed out opamps on the HDAV 1.3 using higher quality OPA627/637 and others.
I am unsure if it will surpass your AVR for straight sound quality, as your comparing apples to oranges. Perhaps you can find somebody who has one to test with.
You could always purchase the card and try it out and if it works for you keep it, if not returm it and get your money back.

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Q1. Does the audio still have to pass through the Windows mixer since I am using analog?
A: No, HD audio from Blu-ray disc will not go through Windows Mixer or audio stacks for both analog and HDMI output. It will go through Protected Audio Path directly between TMT player and our audio driver. Therefore, it can fulfill the Full-HD audio fidelity without Windows' interference.

Hi,
Just a question about the implications of this remark and volume control:
Right now i use an Auzen X-Meridian with the analogs out driving a few Beolab speakers, no A/V reciever in between. This means i need windows to control volume.
1: Does using the analogs out with this card mean you loose volume control through windows (since PAP will bypass Windows Mixer)?
2: Will i need a A/V reciever to take over volume control?
Kind Regards, Roy

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Hi,
Just a question about the implications of this remark and volume control:
Right now i use an Auzen X-Meridian with the analogs out driving a few Beolab speakers, no A/V reciever in between. This means i need windows to control volume.
1: Does using the analogs out with this card mean you loose volume control through windows (since PAP will bypass Windows Mixer)?
2: Will i need a A/V reciever to take over volume control?
Kind Regards, Roy

No, windows volume control still works and if I understand correctly it is really the HDAV's volume / mixer that is being controlled.
Set it to 50 and it is supposed to be about 0db out on the analog outputs.
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did the replacement op-amps make any difference?
Unfortunately I dont have a high-end BD player with analog outs and full HD-audio decoding to compare this card's output with.
hence even if I buy it I wont be able to compare it with anything. [........well maybe my old sound card ]
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The specifications don't tell the whole story but they are a definate factor in deciding which soundcard to buy and unitl somebody comes up with a better measurment system this is the industry standard and the way companies gauge audio devices. You should always use your ears as the final judge. Since you asked, I have changed out opamps on the HDAV 1.3 using higher quality OPA627/637 and others.
I am unsure if it will surpass your AVR for straight sound quality, as your comparing apples to oranges. Perhaps you can find somebody who has one to test with.
You could always purchase the card and try it out and if it works for you keep it, if not returm it and get your money back.

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