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Suggestions for multiple input setup

Antti Luoma

January 12, 2021 16:00

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Hi,

I am trying to get an idea what kind HATS / hw I need to support my setup. I have TV (analog / optical out), Playstation 4 (with optical out) and 2 active speakers (prefer xlr / balanced connections). Also I would like to listen to Spotify (via spotify connect) though the same speakers.

So what I have understood is that you don't have board that supports all this by default (didn't find a board with multiple inputs). So I was thinking that if I would get DAC+ DSP it would have optical input and would be able to provide analog signal to my active speakers with volume control (there is remote controller as well to hifiberry). And then also I need some other way to change the audio inputs between ps4, TV and Spotify (Raspberry internal audio). I assume that I can use optical splitters for this or some other way to choose the input or would it be better to use analog signal for TV input?

Would there be better or more suitable configurations / setups for me you would recommend?

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  Domenico Guerra January 13, 2021 11:20

  use dzac+dsp with toslink splitter with remote, for exemple:

  

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  Domenico Guerra January 13, 2021 11:22

  your playstation is connect to your television?

  if yes, just use toslink from TV

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  HiFiBerry team January 13, 2021 13:14

  That's also what I would recommend: Connect all your devices to your TV and use the SPDIF output form the TV. 

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  Antti Luoma January 13, 2021 13:59

  Hi,

  thanks for your suggestions. If I connect everything to TV I would always need to turn TV on. I would prefer to keep it closed when listening to music. Also what I didn't mention (shame on me) is that I do have also old video projector which output is splitted output of PS4 hdmi cable. So If I am watching a movie from projector TV also needs then to be on and that's not an option. Currently the only way to get the sound when using projector is to connect speakers to PS4 controller headphone output which I am now actually trying to do better. Headphone output from current sony tv has worked well for the active speakers so far but the projector complicated things..