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dmiffittx · 04-14-2008, 05:31 PM

I want to buy a ps3, and want to use my existing preamp/amp combo to drive the left and right main speakers. I want to buy the least expensive receiver than can intake dd/dts and send the l/r analog signal out the preouts to my separates. Is that possible? Some have said that HDMI will only come out analog at the speaker terminals; not the pre-outs. Is that true?
Another option would be to use the fiber out to a receiver and send the l/r main out the preouts. Is that possible?

Rike255 · 04-14-2008, 05:55 PM

You want to send the signal from the receiver to the pre-amp? Why not use the receiver as the pre-amp, or use the pre-amp as the...well...pre-amp?

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dmiffittx · 04-14-2008, 06:22 PM

ah, my pre and amp are stereo only "audiophile" toys and i want them to continue to drive the left and right main speakers during movies. the ps3 doesn't have analog 5.1 coming out the back of the unit so i want to get the digital 5.1 decoded by an (inexpensive) receiver and let the receiver amplify the center and rears. i just want to make sure that the pre-outs are "live" when the receiver is fed its signal from an HDMI or fiber source.

Rike255 · 04-14-2008, 06:53 PM

You can use the pre-outs on your receiver to pass the front speaker signals to the amp but I have no idea how you would pass it through the receiver to the pre-amp and then the amp.
Sorry hopefully someone else here has some ideas.

dmiffittx · 04-14-2008, 07:37 PM

Does anyone know of any problems with the hdmi signal being sent out through the analog pre-outs? is it true that the pre's are "dead" when the input is hdmi?

MatrixS2000 · 04-14-2008, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmiffittx

Does anyone know of any problems with the hdmi signal being sent out through the analog pre-outs? is it true that the pre's are "dead" when the input is hdmi?

No - I use separates and have to feed my pre-outs to the amplifier.

My setup:

PS3<---HDMI--->DTC 9.8<---pre-out--->Parasound amplifiers.

04-14-2008, 05:31 PM	#1
dmiffittx New Member Member since:Apr 2008	PS3-HDMI>Receiver>Pre Out>Pre Amp/Amp combo I want to buy a ps3, and want to use my existing preamp/amp combo to drive the left and right main speakers. I want to buy the least expensive receiver than can intake dd/dts and send the l/r analog signal out the preouts to my separates. Is that possible? Some have said that HDMI will only come out analog at the speaker terminals; not the pre-outs. Is that true? Another option would be to use the fiber out to a receiver and send the l/r main out the preouts. Is that possible?

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04-14-2008, 05:55 PM	#2
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	You want to send the signal from the receiver to the pre-amp? Why not use the receiver as the pre-amp, or use the pre-amp as the...well...pre-amp? PS3>HDMI>Receiver>Pre-outs>Amp>Speakers PS3>HDMI>Pre-Amp>Pre-Outs>Amp>Speakers

04-14-2008, 06:22 PM	#3
dmiffittx New Member Member since:Apr 2008	ah, my pre and amp are stereo only "audiophile" toys and i want them to continue to drive the left and right main speakers during movies. the ps3 doesn't have analog 5.1 coming out the back of the unit so i want to get the digital 5.1 decoded by an (inexpensive) receiver and let the receiver amplify the center and rears. i just want to make sure that the pre-outs are "live" when the receiver is fed its signal from an HDMI or fiber source.

04-14-2008, 06:53 PM	#4
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	You can use the pre-outs on your receiver to pass the front speaker signals to the amp but I have no idea how you would pass it through the receiver to the pre-amp and then the amp. Sorry hopefully someone else here has some ideas.

04-14-2008, 07:37 PM	#5
dmiffittx New Member Member since:Apr 2008	Does anyone know of any problems with the hdmi signal being sent out through the analog pre-outs? is it true that the pre's are "dead" when the input is hdmi?

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