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Swapping audio channels from PC to receiver

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kyuusei

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So I'm moving into a new studio and will have my PC and my TV in the same room, but with a 90 degree direction change. Per the diagram below, is there any way I can swap audio channels around from my PC to the receiver so I can mostly use the same speaker set up instead of having 2 completely different sets?

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Are you using 2 AVR's?
What speakers are you using?
it's easily doable if you are using 2 AVR's just using a switch box for the 2 shared speakers.
using 1 AVR makes it a bit more complicated but it could be done as well but using more switch boxes.
 
Zepher said:
Are you using 2 AVR's?
What speakers are you using?
it's easily doable if you are using 2 AVR's just using a switch box for the 2 shared speakers.
using 1 AVR makes it a bit more complicated but it could be done as well but using more switch boxes.
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Right now I don't have anything except an analog 5.1 set hooked up to my PC. But the plan is for a receiver and speakers/sub, so I'm trying to keep costs down and minimize the amount of speakers and cable runs. How would I go about configuring the whole system? PC and TV both connected to AVR via HDMI, where would the switch boxes go?
 
kyuusei said:
Right now I don't have anything except an analog 5.1 set hooked up to my PC. But the plan is for a receiver and speakers/sub, so I'm trying to keep costs down and minimize the amount of speakers and cable runs. How would I go about configuring the whole system? PC and TV both connected to AVR via HDMI, where would the switch boxes go?
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With 1 AVR the switch boxes would go right near the AVR, you will need 5 A/B switch boxes, and you will want to have at least 6 of the same model speakers.

EDIT: now that I think about it, you might need 7 swtich boxes, 2 would be at each of the speaker used for the PC's rear surround channels.
 
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Looks like 7 switches are needed.
And all switches can be near the AVR.
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Ahh I think I got it.

That's quite a lot of hardware and swapping from computer - tv and vice versa means clicking 7 switches....any ideas for a more streamlined alternative? With 2 AVRs, just 2 switches for the PC rear surrounds as you said...but AVRs aren't cheap. It's kinda starting to look like it's more trouble than it's worth.
 
kyuusei said:
Ahh I think I got it.

That's quite a lot of hardware and swapping from computer - tv and vice versa means clicking 7 switches....any ideas for a more streamlined alternative? With 2 AVRs, just 2 switches for the PC rear surrounds as you said...but AVRs aren't cheap. It's kinda starting to look like it's more trouble than it's worth.
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get a used AVR for the PC.
I got the AVR and the 2 large speakers a few years ago for $40. I use this setup in the garage.
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