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Garcian · 03-12-2008, 3:07 PM

As far as I'm aware, Richer Sounds man is right - the HDMI connection on the 506 can't handle audio, so you'd need to use a separate cable (optical for example) to do the sound duties.

If it's HD sound (TrueHD, DTS-MA) you're after via HDMI, then the 605 or 606 would indeed be the way to go.

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Garcian Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 329 My movie collection Thanks: Gave 27, Got 52	Re: Onkyo AV Confusion As far as I'm aware, Richer Sounds man is right - the HDMI connection on the 506 can't handle audio, so you'd need to use a separate cable (optical for example) to do the sound duties. If it's HD sound (TrueHD, DTS-MA) you're after via HDMI, then the 605 or 606 would indeed be the way to go.