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This might just be a wild goose chase but there are many 2 channel DAC options but hardly any 8 channel DAC options. I personally would love to see an 8 channel external DAC that can drive a power amp directly so that I can finally get rid of the horrible quality Pre Amps that are AV Pre Processors. By now we are used to using computers for music playback via external DAC, but for movie playback we still need to use an AVR or Pre-Pro or we have to use a Pro Audio DA Converter which comes with a lot of options not needed for the average consumer. Anyone else with me?????

Item: Elektra Theatre 6CH amplifier Location: VIC, Box Hill South Price: $900 now $750, I want my hifi room floor space back! Item Condition: Excellent - not a mark or scratch or ding on it anywhere! Front fascia is perfect too. Reason for selling: Downsizing Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal to friends, DD Extra Info: Selling for a mate who is moving out of his apartment and back in with his elderly mum to keep an eye on her. 150w into 8 ohms x 6 channels. A monster - built like a tank, here in Melbourne. Full of quality parts like a humungus potted mains trannie and 4 x Elna Super Gold Silmic 80v 10,000uF mains caps, Sanken transistors etc. Just beautiful quality casework too! One owner from new, purchased directly from Arthur. Serviced by Arthur around 2 years ago to make sure everything was spot on, it has not been used since. I fired it up and in my system - it's absolutely dead silent!!! Lot's of power and a good sound. Not a mark, ding or scratch on it anywhere. (I lie! The black plastic speaker binding post knobs for the front channels are marked. see pic) Comes with the original box and packaging. Of course much prefer local pickup. However, I will post at cost (it's really, really heavy!) and extra boxing will be required. Whom ever buys this unit, will be very happy. Happy to demo at my place for a serious buyer. Pictures:

Hi there! i am from Austria (yep) and i bought this nice surround receiver "LG-AR702 NS". I bought it used last year. I'm very pleased with the sound and i really like it. Here comes my problem. LG Austria, Germany .. do not support this product anymore. You can't even anything about it at LG-Online in my country. Its' like it didn't ever exist. So when i found out that there was no support here in my continent, i started researching and found out, that there are some information about it down under. So my problem is, that when i connect my PC or PS3 directly via HDMI to the LG, there is this problem, that it recognizes the "multi-channel" input, but messes it up, and center comes from surround right. I got this problem on PC when using windows-sound-configuration. when i click on the center, the test-sound comes from the back. When i watch a downloaded 5.1 video (movie-trailer), the sound goes right. But games, programs and windows do not work well. Same at PS3. Netflix works fine. Amazon Prime Video not. Netflix even works fine, when i got 1. PS3 to TV via HDMI. 2. TV to LG via Toslink) I think it depends on the signal that comes into the AVR. I found out, that there was a similar problem with "Denon" receivers. This could be fixed with a firmeware update. But i couldn't find anything for the LG. Do you have any idea in fixing this? BTW. as i bought this used, i didn't get a microphone for audissey set-up. and it is IMPOSSIBLE to geht one used-part here in Europe. is there any help for me too? thank you a lot. nice greetings from the other side of the world

I was searching the web and came across this item. It creates a direct i2S link between your DAC and computer. Not sure if it is good or bad, but the multichannel version has my interest for use in a Home Theatre PC. Pink Faun i2S Bridge (English at bottom of page) http://www.pinkfaun.nl/portal/productaanbod/dac-streaming-audio/1440-i2s-bridge DAC List (bottom of page) http://triplemaudioshop.nl/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=1584&Itemid=116 I am not to sure myself what this i2S signal exactly is, but as I understand this is the pure digital information signal (PCM?) Edit: Some possible implementations of this card down this thread http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php?/topic/80572-music-streamers-that-are-diy/ Oooh, already mentioned before in this forum. (Thanks @myrantz) http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php?/topic/80594-pinkfaun-i2s-card-and-directstream-dac/ Link to the forum mentioned in the link above http://www.psaudio.com/forum/directstream-all-about-it/compatible-i2s-source-devices/