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I need help in using a Kenwood ka-v5000 av amplifier.

Its a 5.1 dolby surround sound amplifier

on the rear it has

Speaker outs:
Front left and right
Rear Left and right
Center out left/right
Pre Out (for subwoofer)

as for oudio inputs I only see rca left and right for all audio/video input
sources.

I don't see any Dolby digital either optical or coaxial inputs for any of
the audio/video input sources..

Just wondering how the amplifier is setup to receive a 5.1 digial input
source so it can make use of the 5.1 speaker setup connected which it
suppots?

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"DW" <dwhittier@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> It may not have digital inputs, but this won't stop it from creating
> 5.1 output. The encoding into DD5.1 is done by the receiver - it's
> typical to accept Left and Right RCA and encode that into 5.1.
>
> Optical or coax digital input is a 'truer' signal, and may result in
> better quality output, but it's not required for DD5.1 (or even DTS, I
> believe) to function correctly.
>
> It's all black magic, man.

ahh I realise now that it must just upscale the 2 channel audio to 5.1
audio. Thats the only way I see how it gets it. Considering the unit is just
a dolby surround certified receiver.