Very true, except that the new M1 processor chokes the 5.1 sound quality for reasons only Apple knows. A good 2012/2014 Mac mini does a much better job with 5.1 files.
I have recently implemented this as well, based on a post by Archimago on his blog - works very well!
Very odd, hadnāt heard thatā¦
The M1 mini I bought a year or so ago would not support 5.1 output beyond 44/16. I returned it after my research showed this choke as a feature, not a bug. Found a good used 2012 with 16 gbs RAM for fewer $$ that delivers 5.1 and 2.0 in full res. I am a Mac guy of more than 35 years, but I fail to see the reasoning behind this decision.
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Thatās what I use and works very well. I originally tried linking my NUC to my Oppo 205 and then to my AVR but it just played in stereo so just link my NUC directly to my AVR.
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If you have a receiver with analoge multichannel input you could have linked your Nuc to your Oppo 205 and used itās analoge surround outputs to the receiver. That works. Iāve done that with my Media PC.
Going directly from Nuc to Receiver also works fine indeed.
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Unfortunately my receiver doesnāt have analogue inputs so canāt use the Oppo in this fashion.