RE: Digital Audio Switcher

["BUTLER, Tony, FM" <roaming@xxxxxxx>]

> OK so this switcher could receive the digital input of say a 
> DVD player
> and I guess also a CD player or Audiotron?

Yes.

> It would send the signal to one/all of the AV Amps. Do I 
> assume that AV
> amps can decode a digital signal from a CD or Audiotron, negating
the
> need for an Audio DAC?

The AV amp would need a digital input to decode digital data - I'd be
surprised if you can still find amps without them theses days.
However, don't be confused between CD digital data, which is still just
stereo (usually) and Dolby Digital or other such surround format.
If the amp can't decode these formats then you need to decode them off
board
and feed them to the AV amp - assuming it has inputs for externally
decoded
audio that is.

> How do you use an AV amp in a multiroom environment? i.e Can 

Depends on the amp :-)

> one AV amp
> supply two rooms using the front and rear outputs and more
importantly

unlikely.  Some amps (eg Onkyo's) come with a separate set of
speaker
terminals to feed another room.

> This unit switches audio(?) what about distributing the picture? I
> assume you still need Keiths KAT5 units?

That would still seem to be the case, yes.

> Does the Tivo units output digital? (Still not taken mine out 

Nope.

> of the box

Shame on you!

HTH,

Tony


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