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I bought a pair of iLoud Micro monitors a few years ago, and I liked them so much that last year, I bought another pair and a cheap but relatively good subwoofer for my needs ESI aktiv 10s. That's now a 4.1-channel powered speaker system connected directly to my sound card.
I have a multi-monitor setup for my computer, and I use one of the monitors (the 32-inch one) for watching movies and playing games on my PlayStation.
The PS5 is connected via HDMI 2.0 to the monitor. Additionally, the monitor has a 3.5 jack for audio output, which I feed back to the sound card's line-in port, and using software loopback, I can play stereo audio from the PlayStation. It's not an ideal solution, but it works.
I am seeking a budget upgrade to a 7.1 system to play PS5 with multi-channel audio. So here's my solution:
The additional speakers will be iLoud MTM. Three of them, as front LR, and center. The existing iLoud Micro will be rear and surround LR.
I will use this audio extractor to separate the audio from the video signal.
www.thomann.de
Finally, this USB audio interface will do the rest.
www.thomann.de
The PS5 will be connected to the Swissonic via HDMI, and the optical output from the Swissonic will become input for Behringer's ADAT input. All speakers will be connected to it's line outputs.
So, the big question will this work?
Initially, I was looking for an AV processor/preamp since that seems to be the all-in-one device I need, but they are ridiculously expensive. There are some cheap AV receivers, but I don't need amplification since all my speakers are powered. On top of that, even the cheapest AV receivers will be more expensive than the proposed setup above.
I have a multi-monitor setup for my computer, and I use one of the monitors (the 32-inch one) for watching movies and playing games on my PlayStation.
The PS5 is connected via HDMI 2.0 to the monitor. Additionally, the monitor has a 3.5 jack for audio output, which I feed back to the sound card's line-in port, and using software loopback, I can play stereo audio from the PlayStation. It's not an ideal solution, but it works.
I am seeking a budget upgrade to a 7.1 system to play PS5 with multi-channel audio. So here's my solution:
The additional speakers will be iLoud MTM. Three of them, as front LR, and center. The existing iLoud Micro will be rear and surround LR.
I will use this audio extractor to separate the audio from the video signal.
Swissonic HDMI 2.0 Audio Extractor
Swissonic HDMI 2.0 Audio Extractor
Audio Extractor Converts an HDMI signal into an HDMI and a stereo audio signal, Input: HDMI, Outputs: HDMI, RCA (analogue L+R) and Toslink (S/PDIF optical digital), Audio output manually switchable, Resolutions: 1080i / 1080p / 4K30 / 4K60, Audio...
www.thomann.de
Finally, this USB audio interface will do the rest.
Behringer UMC1820
Behringer UMC1820
USB Audio Interface USB 2.0 audio interface, 18 x 20, Up to 24-bit / 96 kHz, 18 Inputs and 20 outputs: 8x XLR / 6.3 mm jack combo microphone / instrument / line input, switchable, MIDAS designed preamp, 2 ADAT / SPDIF optical inputs and outputs...
www.thomann.de
The PS5 will be connected to the Swissonic via HDMI, and the optical output from the Swissonic will become input for Behringer's ADAT input. All speakers will be connected to it's line outputs.
So, the big question will this work?
Initially, I was looking for an AV processor/preamp since that seems to be the all-in-one device I need, but they are ridiculously expensive. There are some cheap AV receivers, but I don't need amplification since all my speakers are powered. On top of that, even the cheapest AV receivers will be more expensive than the proposed setup above.
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