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If you do go with a different swtich, please post your findings on this thread. It is usefuly to know what works and what doesn't, especially as there doesn't seem to be a one for all solution yet.
HD Fury are acknowledged as one of the best at doing this, and they have just released the 'AVR Key' which is aimed precisely at taking the HDMI sound into non HDMI 2.0 AVRs. The problem is that it is £150 which probably brings a new AVR closer for a lot of people:
AVR Key 18Gbps | HDFury.com | Connect and Fix everything in HDMI
It still looks cheap compared to my AVR upgrade path. I have got a Denon X4000 which I paid £800 for a few years ago. The new equivalent is the X4400 which is currently £1,250. Even if I get £250 back on my X4000 that is still a £1,000 net upgrade and there don't seem to be any other real advantages in owning the new AVR.
I think it is the big disadvantage of AVRs being the one-for-all workhorses that they have become. The actual amplification and a lot of the electronics don't change for years, but the standards get out of date too quickly.
I could actually spend £150 on a brand new AVR that has full HDCP2.2 compatibility on all HDMI inputs - that is the same price as the HD Fury AVR Key! I won't do that of course, because that level AVR would be a big downgrade in other ways. |
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