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Well, some UHD players had 2 hdmi outs, one for picture & sound and one only for sound (because people don't always want to upgrade their avr). As I don't care as much for sound as I do for picture quality, the budget is relatively low. I was thinking of +/- 1k, but that can change (waiting for the hdmi 2.1 and DP 1.5 release, as for me, 4k is finished when these hit). I know a stereo system can blow out a surround system, but I really like the directional sound (No, I don't like soundbars). I got a pair of studio headphones and dolby atmos for headphones (does a really good job of making surround sources stereo, almost like it's binaural). Wearing headphones all the time gets on my nerves. I'll just wait it out and will look for a location where the volume of a HT won't be much of a problem.

Yes, came to the same conclusion.. So any old hdmi 1.3 AVR will work for 7.1 lossless sound, it just has to come from either a DP++ to hdmi via passive adapter, gpu hdmi or motherboard hdmi output. This will work well on a PC, which has multiple outputs on the GPU, but not on a console. Should I say it? PC Mas . . . ? Thank you @JZStudios for your help!

How would you do this? PC -- Audio+Video(hdmi) --> TV PC <-- Audio (hdmi) -- TV PC -- Audio (what connection?)--> AVR Besides, ARC currently only supports lossy 5.1 audio.

Thanks for the answers. Did you use hdmi to the avr and Dp to the monitors? How would you do it if you had 2 devices that only have hdmi inputs and no DP?? In short: I want to connect the PC to an AVR without using the ONLY hdmi Port I got on the Graphics card. The AVR only supports hdmi 1.3 (old standard, but can transport lossless 7.1 surround sound). I've read somewhere, that all Display Port ports on newer GPUs are actually D++ (Display Port Dual mode), which output both DP and HDMI (with lossless sound). All you need is a DP to hdmi PASSIVE adapter (to the avr). PC Display Port -> Adapter to hdmi -> AVR Can someone confirm this is true and will work in a multi monitor setup (2 PC Monitors, 1 TV, and a 4th "monitor" being the AVR)?

Hello everyone! I'm still waiting for hdmi 2.1 to release to buy new gear and finally be able to game at 120hz 4k 12bpc 4:4:4 HDR VRR ? and watch movies on an OLED TV! To get in as fast as possible, I'm already planning the upgrade route I should take when sh!* hits the fan. What I definitely need: OLED TV New Gaming Rig 7.1 Speakers What I'm not sure I need: AV Receiver Atm I'm using a 5.1 surround setup by connecting it with an active subwoofer (Logitech Z-906, shit, I know) to my sound card (7.1 capable). Oh, and I want to get Lossless audio out of it (DTS HD MA, Dolby whatever its called). Possibilities: Get an active subwoofer and connect 7 good speaker to it and then connect it to my sound card. -> Do you know of any active subs like that? Get an old 7.1 AVR and connect the PC to it, 2 setups possible: GPU to TV via hdmi 2.1, MOBO (integrated graphics) to AVR via hdmi (whatever version) for audio only. GPU to TV via Display Port to HDMI adapter (does this work with 120hz 4k 12bpc 4:4:4 HDR VRR ? ?) and GPU to AVR via hdmi for audio only. Bonus: Does anyone know of a way to send the AVR 7.1 lossless audio without the use of hdmi? Bite the bullet and also buy an hdmi 2.1 AVR. Does the AVR with video passthrough introduce any input lag? When in video passthrough mode, do things like Deep Color, BT.2020, HDR etc.. (anything that makes something with the image) matter? Or could I just buy the cheapest hdmi 2.1 AVR for audio purposes only? Everything needs to be at least capable of transmitting hdmi 2.1, as the weakest member sets the standard . . . Very interested in how you do it to get the best out of both worlds (graphics and audio). Thankful for every help/answer I get ? Edit: 7.1 Lossless audio to the AVR without hdmi?