[xmole]

Hi,
is it possible to output a 5.1 audio signal in pcm over 3x s/pdif? Whatever the audio-encoding of the source might be.

The output device could be a "rme hammerfall".
The idea:
source -> xbmc -> 3xs/pdif pcm -> 3x "standard" dac -> 5.1 amp

If possible, would it make any difference to have xmbc on windows or linux (or ...)?


Thanks,
Alex

[wsnipex]

imo its not possible as Xbmx doesn't support multiple output devices. The easier solution is to transcode the 5.1 PCM to AC3.

[xmole]

Actually the goal would more be to transcode AC3 to 5.1 PCM.

Could a virtual 5.1-device be created via routing in ALSA and then used by xbmc?
This virtal device would route to three real two-channel devices...

Alex

[live4ever]

Actually the goal would more be to transcode AC3 to 5.1 PCM.

Then you'd need to use HDMI - spdif is 2.0 only for PCM.