Humax Aura
ajc - 37 mins ago »
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ajc - 59 mins ago »
I received a new Aura box two days ago to replace my Humax Youview box which has been playing up. So far, I am impressed with the speed and facilities, a big improvement on thje Youview box.
However, I use my elderly B&O audio system for sound output and this does not have SPDIF input so I obtained a Digital to analogue converter. This does not work on the Aura but works fine with the Youview box SPDIF output.
When I contacted Humax support, I was told that this was because the Aura had an updated SPDIF interface so I asked for a definition of the interface in order to obtain a converter of the correct spec and was told to look on the website and the call was terminated.Having searched the website, I can't find any specification for this interface. Searching the internet, I can't find any reference to an updated SPDIF interface which postdates the introdiuction of the Youview box.
Can anyone throw any light on this problem or is the SPDIF interface on the Aura possibly faulty?Not actually used this but you can send it back if it does not work.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HDMI-Audio-Extractor-60Hz-embed/dp/B07TZRXKYG/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=IA8J76L0CN1U&dchild=1&keywords=hdmi+audio+extractor&qid=1610719771&sprefix=hdmi+audio+%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzMUhLVjA4UjVJQk5LJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTAzMTI0M0o2TDNGNFZZQ1FBTyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTgyNzUwMVVFODM4NDg3VzVXViZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=Pleased to say that your suggestion worked and we now have audio via our B&O system.
The problem with the SPDIF to analogue converter was that it only accepts PCM input which isn't an output option on the Aura. The input format wasn't mentioned in the spec when I bought it, I found it out when I located a support line number. Nearly all the converters that I came across when searching are the same except one which was considerably more expensive.
Hence the HDMI splitter seems to be the easiest option if anyone wants analogue output from their Aura box.
Excellent news but the device is not a splitter. It extracts the audio from the incoming HDMI input and lets you send it another device. The video is passed on.
If both destination devices do not support the video. then the video resolution will be reduced to the one that both displays support. A splitter sends the same audio and video to both connected devices and checks both have support for both the audio and video contained. By the time it gets to the splitter only the video is present. So audio not being present is not included in the hdcp handshake.
