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Instead of whining on the developers to incorporate more features that very few people use (like external player support and audio CD ripping), why don't you all spend a few tens of dollars/euros on something like this:

http://www.monoprice.com/Product/?c_id=1...largeimage



Some of you (like OCDHD) have probably wasted time already writing in this thread worth more than this device.

To counter-argument any "why would I want to spend money on anything":

Case 1: You're that guy who's got a better-than-average AVR with a second zone. You have already spent money on a surround system and that separate set of speakers for the second zone. Bailing out because of a $40 dollar device at this point is just stupid.

Case 2: You're that guy with the S/PDIF only receiver who wants to sometimes have sound through the TV and sometimes through the AVR. Completely ignoring the fact that you can run the audio through your TV to your AVR (which would solve all your problems), buying a $40 dollar thing that you can hide behind your TV shelf is still cheaper than buying a new receiver.

Case 3: You're that guy who uses XBMC on his desktop, who sometimes wants to use the headphones instead of the speakers. I don't even know what the problem is here, just plug in the headphones in the headphone jack and that's where the audio will come from.

Case 4: You're that guy who has an older yet HDMI-enabled AVR which sadly lacks the capability to pass audio/video through to your TV when it itself is turned off. Tough luck I guess, if only there was some device that could split an HDMI signal into two...

Case 5: You're that guy who realized he wants two simultaneous audio outputs, searched around the web for a while, maybe stumbled upon this thread, realized it's not as easy as it sounds to do it in software and then decided to research alternative options, like getting a device similar to this $40 dollar thing. Good job sir!