THIS is what I have been looking for
So nice to have this, and I believe it really must be a part of Kodi in very near future!
Many of us are using the HTPC unit for TV/Home Theater and as a music player too. While I tend to use my 5.1 amp for watching movies connected to the amp via optical connection, at nights when my daughter (and wife) are sleeping, I go back to TV speakers via HDMI as I can use only very low volume levels and no need for the amp and 5.1 system. I have a great amp, but with no HDMI input, but no need to change it for newer just because of HDMI.
The more pressing issue is when I listen to stereo music, something I do a lot. Very rarely I use the 5.1 amp for music in stereo mode, but that is very poor quality compared to my professional good old Onkyo or Marantz amp, both of them rip in peaces even +1000 USD priced HT amps. Long story short, for that I use the RCA out on the ASUS board, but even the line-out is great. Much more superior sound quality. Having dual audio output is a must for me
Long story short, thank you for this!
One question: if I use the latest 5.0 Openelec build from here, how do I upgrade later when you release the next version, and to keep all my settings intact?