Recent content by metallicmaggot

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    NUC as a Music Server

    Hey Americanaudiophile, Thanks for your answer. I checked out the vortexbox a while back - loaded it onto an unused old mini PC for a friend. With all due respect, I personally never liked it. Moreover - to run the VBox at it's full potential you do need a network - with or without internet...
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    NUC as a Music Server

    Hello Guys, This is my first post here and I would like to get your ideas on this. Thank you in advance. I have a collection of just under 1TB of music that I have collected from CDs (some Ripped in MP3s, some in FLACs) that came my way over years from my family - when they moved to the...
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    Connecting Active speakers to AVR pre-out HELP!

    Hey thanks a ton! Couldn't do anything you suggested! Thanks a ton though. I have connected the actives with a Behringer UCA 202. Now I can use them with the receiver being off, so saves on electricity.
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    Connecting Active speakers to AVR pre-out HELP!

    Hey Thanks a ton! Though just to clarify: "you have to select a specific input source to be outputted through the zone 2 line". My PC is connected to the SAT/CAB on the receiver with an HDMI cable. You are suggesting I assign a dedicated channel to ZONE 2? IF so how? Should I connect my PC to...
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    Connecting Active speakers to AVR pre-out HELP!

    Hi, Got a denon avr x2300w, all hooked up with 5.1, all set and working. Now, I have a pair of M-Audio AV40s, and I do want to keep them as my stereo system for regular day to day use. However, when I connect the speakers to the Pre-Outs, I do not see the speakers anywhere. No sound comes out...
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    Can't seem to get 5.1 audio out of my PC

    I am not sure but is there a way to close this thread? If so, can you please guide me on how to do it? THanks,
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    Can't seem to get 5.1 audio out of my PC

    Hey, Thanks a ton! I seem to have made some stupid mistake while going thru the menu. I re-did the audessey room correction and everything now works like a charm! Thanks!
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    Can't seem to get 5.1 audio out of my PC

    Alright, so I got a new Denon AVR x2300W and fixed it all up with the following : 1. Front Towers + Center + Rear Bookshelves (Connected on Surround L/R, instead of surround back L/R). 2. The Receiver is getting fed through the HDMI port on my graphic card (PC) - Zotac GeForce GTX 970. 3. The...