2015-10-15, 11:29
(2015-10-15, 05:31)wrxtasy Wrote: None of those devices listed does HD Audio passthrough to give you 7.1 Virtual Audio channels for your soundbar setup.
The RPi2 will decode HD Audio to Multichannel PCM and output that but then you loose the 7.1 Virtual Channels feature I believe. No HD Audio to multichannel PCM decoding and output on the C1+ or WP (WeTek Play)
I think Virtual Channels in this case is how a surround sound effect is implemented by a non 5.1/7.1 speaker set-up (i.e. rear sound is simulated without rear and surround speakers). Assuming the sound bar accepts 5.1/7.1 PCM the Pi 2 should do OK. (Games Consoles and the first gen PS3 output PCM 5.1/7.1 rather than HD Audio bitstreamed ISTR)