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External hard drive to Surround sound processor

I have a 500MB external Seagate FreeAgent hard drive storing numerous audio files in .mpg format. I would like to directly connect the hard drive to a Yamaha RX Z9 to play the audio through my speakers. Can someone recommed how this can be accomplised without using a computer or MP3 player between the drive and the receiver?

Your help would be greatly appreciated.
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audioengr
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You have two choices:
1) a USB to S/PDIF converter that supports AC3
2) a PCI card with S/PDIF output that supports AC3

Both are available.
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