I was wondering whether there is something wrong with my settings because my rose only outputs video signal through the HDMI while watching RoseTube. The sound comes through the USB to my DAC. Is there a way to send both audio and video through the HDMI so that I could you my AV receiver to output both. If so, how?
Video via HDMI and audio via USB or whatever audio output is selected to listen to music (AES, COAX, etc.) is normal and how my RS130 works so nothing wrong with yours. I don’t believe there is a way to get audio over HDMI with the RS130.
Ok, then I understand. I just wonder what the passthrough option is there for. Normally, that should pass the signal as is to the receiver, including audio.
I tested it again by selecting HDMI as the sole output source. The Rose is connected to a NAD AV receiver and the NAD does not show that it is outputting anything else than a video signal. According to the manual and the Rose app, by selecting passthrough, it should output audio as well but this is not the case. Sebrof: can you confirm that this is the case with your RS130 as well? The only way I can output audio is to use USB or any other two channel connection and output the sound through my 2-channel amplifier. This is not ideal though and I cannot benefit from multichannel audio.
One more question: is outputting audio through HDMI possible with other Rose devices? If not, I do not understand what the passthrough option is there for…
Hello Lindkar. The HDMI cable from my RS130 is connected directly to my TV, no AV receiver etc.
I set the output on my RS130 to HDMI and when I played a RoseTube video the audio played through my TV.
Ok and many thanks for testing! guess I need to reset the settings of the Rose then or perhaps my cable is not working and I need to replace it. Do you have your HDMI output on passthrough?
Ok, I connected the RS130 directly to the TV and then back to the AV receiver via ARC and now everything works perfectly. I do not know how it is possible but it does carry the sound when connected directly but not when I connect the Rose via the AV receiver. The latter connection only produces the picture but no sound. So it seems that the only way to play the sound via the HDMI appears to be to the TV directly.
I switched between Passthrough on and Passthrough off and no difference for me, sound came from the TV.
Yes, the sound works perfectly when directly connected to the TV, with or without passthrough. I wonder if anyone else has other experiences with this. In particular, I don’t understand why it doesn’t work when connected first to the AVR or maybe it is just my NAD.
(@Roseken or @ROSEHAN or @ROSELOA - Please confirm this post.)
My guess is the HDMI “Passthrough feature” is HT Bypass which applies only to “Audiophile Preamps/Receivers” like the Anthem STR (it is not applicable to HT Preamps/Receivers like the Anthem AVM 90.
HT Bypass is “Home Theater Bypass,” which is a feature on an audio receiver or pre-amplifier that allows you to route a stereo audio signal directly to a dedicated stereo component (e.g., directly to the stereo FL, FR speakers), bypassing the receiver’s surround sound processing and volume control, essentially letting you use your high-quality audio equipment for pure two-channel listening while still having the option to use the full home theater functionality when needed.
Key points about HT Bypass:
Purpose:
To get the best possible sound quality for stereo music playback by bypassing the potential processing and signal degradation that could occur when using the receiver’s surround sound circuitry.
How it works:
A dedicated set of inputs on the receiver are labeled as “Home Theater Bypass” which connect directly to the stereo amp’s input, allowing the stereo to handle the audio signal without interference from the receiver.
When to use it:
When you want to listen to music from a dedicated stereo source, like a turntable, high-end CD player or hi-end Audio Streamer Transport, using only the left and right channels for the best fidelity.
If your Receiver/Preamp does not support HT Bypass then consider
connecting the RS130 to one of your Receiver/Preamp’s Digital Coax port or RCA port ← BTW, My AVM 90 prepro has an RCA port “option” to either:
- passthrough the analog signal as is ← benefit is RD160’s AKM-DAC sound as oppose to the AVM 90’s ESS-DAC sound
- convert the analog audio to digital (using 32-bit 786kHz sampling; thus no loss of sound quality) then pass the digital signal thru the standard AVM 90 digital processing including ESS-DAC ← benefit of this is the application of Room Correction (and optionally, Speaker Crossover) with no loss of sound quality
(I’ll need to trial the RD160 for the above two connection audio sound)
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