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"Open air" and "whole home" microphones / Re: Gentner Clearone XAP800 detailed setup

« on: February 06, 2015, 04:54:54 PM »

no converters ... take a stereo 3.5 cut it in 2 halves ...
sound card Front ---> 3.5 (stereo) ----> cut ----> Left channel ----- > XAP800 input 12
                                                                 ----> Right channel --- > XAP800 input 11

XAP800 output 12 ----> 3.5 (left channel)     ----> Amplifier input front 3.5
XAP800 output 11 ----> 3.5 (Right channel)

and the same for back speakers (input 10 & 9 on XAP)
and the same for center and subwoofer (input 8 and 7 on XAP and make sure that you turn off phantom power)

So this would give me 5.1 surround? Wouldn't I need 3 separate 3.5mm outputs from the sound card, or is that what you're getting at?

Edit: Sorry, I understand now. I would need a sound card like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/External-Sound-Card-Channel-Audio/dp/B003TO3KHY instead of using the SPDIF which I normally use to go to my receiver.

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"Open air" and "whole home" microphones / Re: Gentner Clearone XAP800 detailed setup

« on: February 05, 2015, 04:29:59 PM »

Can you give any detail on how your are making the audio connections from the sound card that plays 5.1 to the XAP800? And also on the connection from the XAP to the 5.1 receiver?

I would think your only options would be to go from the sound card to the XAP would be 3.5mm, HDMI or SPDIF and the XAP doesn't have those inputs. I have the same question on the 5.1 audio that goes from the XAP to the receiver. Are you using some sort of converter?

I am looking at replicating your setup in a home I am looking at building. So far, that's the part I was unsure of after reading your posts.