[pr0xZen]

I have used several usb audio devices with linux in order to get spdif out for DTS/AC3 passthrough in linux - both with xbmc and mythtv - and thay have all worked fine.

Having said that, there are some discouraging posts about for this particular device. eg

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=90318 (3 years old though).

This guy says he has one going:

http://forum.xbmc.org/member.php?action=...uid=114130

Perhaps proxzen would run up openelec on a usb stick or something and let us know?

Thanks. In an unrelated ouya thread the Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro II was recommended, prety cheap.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1723586

I'll see if I can't get around to it in a while - I'm in the midst of an "exam race", just popping by to get a small break from physics and integral equations.

But I let you guys in on a "secret" , that has been very convoluted by Turtle Beach:

I originally intended to go with that exact Turtle Beach USB dongle, for both some android compatability - and very decent Win & Linux driver support. but having a great but older receiver w/o HDMI, I (ideally) also wanted 5.1 analog out (possibility of software decoding of HD audio formats) in addition to optical SPDIF. AND a lower price.

The key component here is not the unit Brand - but the audio controller, and corresponding driver. Guess what audio controller is in the "Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro II" ?

Yep - The C-media CM106 - Same as in the DealExtreme one I have, that we've recently spoken of

To put a cherry on top - 2 links on getting this controller to work under linux, including XBMCbuntu (those issues might have been "fixed" by now - threads are old):
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=95849
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1154799

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