HDMI

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gareth davies

I have tried everything to get my node to talk to the audio only output of my sony x800 BD spinner with no luck! when they to are connected the node can see the player because the HDMI portion of the app loads but it just spins endlessly   

I have cycled through all the settings PCM out ect 

when connected to my marantz receiver in the same manor "audio only out" it works a treat   

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    Tony W.
    Product Support Manager

    Note that TVs will specify which HDMI port is the ARC out port. This is because the HDMI ARC (and eARC) standard requires a specialised HDMI ARC out port. You cannot connect just any HDMI device. If you want to listen to your BluRay player via HDMI, you will need an ARC out port. The easiest and fastest way to do this is plug the BluRay Player into your TV and your tv ARC out to the NODE ARC in

  • gareth davies

    Even though the HDMI port is a dedicated audio only port?

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  • gareth davies

    Ok. I can do this but can please answer me this 

    I want to use my Bluray player as a transport for cd's Sacd's and DVD audio disks. If i run through my my TV first will i get the best quality possible? My BD player only has a coax out so i cant connect it anyother way as my node doesnt have coax in 

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  • Tony W.
    Product Support Manager

    Yes, you should get a full pass-through - check your TV settings. A more practical solution for you may be a COAX SPDIF to 3.5mm cable. Your authorised Bluesound Dealer can help you with this. You can also purchase online from most sources. This cable will be about $20US for a quality cable.

    Connect the COAX end to your Blu-Ray Player and the 3.5mm end to the NODE Digital In.

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  • gareth davies

    And the spdif will be able to carry the full fat hi res from sacd to the blue sound ? 

     

    Thanks for the replying 

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  • gareth davies

    That doesn't work. £20 wasted.
    😭

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  • MIchael Deneufbourg

    @gareth davies- I am trying the same connection with no success. Have you figured it out?

     

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  • Lohall

    I have just about the same situation. I purchased an Icon 6 months ago. I am interested in trying out SACDs. Fortunately, we have an old Sony UBP-X700 Blu-ray player lying around. What is the best way to hook up the Sony to play SACDs and regular CDs to my Icon? I don't have a TV near my stereo, but I hooked up a computer monitor using the HDMI ARC port on the Sony to the computer monitor using an HDMI cable.

     

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  • Seppi Evans
    • Edited

    Lohall, due to the copyright protection of SACDs the connection chain has to be HDMI throughout and to benefit from any multi channel discs you need a suitable AVR. Also the HDMI port on the ICON is to only connect to the TVs HDMI ARC port.

    Personally I use a CD players optical or analogue out into my BluOS device and forget about SACD’s and just play the Redbook layer

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  • Ralf
    • Edited

    To hear CD resolution you can connect via COAX SPDIF. For SACD resolution you need a device with a regular HDMI input - not ARC. The only way using the Icon for SACD resolution is an older BDP/SACD with analog Outputs or a regular SACD player with analog outputs connected to the Icon.

     

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