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How do I use Casa Nova analog inputs for HT?

I purchased a used Casa Nova and will be attempting
to use it for home theater. My idea was to have a
dvd player decode the signal and send it to the
Casa Nova over 6 analog outputs (left, right, center,
left surr, right surr, sub). That way, I will be able
to take advantage of newer formats such as TrueHD
and DTS-HD.

I can't find any instructions in the Casa Nova user's
manual for sending six analog outputs to the six
speaker outputs.

I know I can use the coax/optical inputs on the Casa Nova,
but that won't work for TrueHD or DTS-HD. Anyone know of
a way to connect analog outputs of a dvd to the Casa Nova
for 5.1 sound?

Thanks in advance for any advice.
jaidog

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mgattmch
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I am not sure I understand the question and above replies. I believe (correct me if I am wrong) Jaidog will be using a Blu-ray player (DVD players can't decode Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio) and have the Blu-ray player pass the decoded 5.1, or 7.1, signal to his Theta Casanova processor (which can’t handle Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio via HDMI). Is this correct? So, you want to know how to get the Casanova to handle the 5.1 or 7.1 decoded analog channels?

If I have got this right, I will be very interested to see what the board members have to say about this task. I have exactly the same problem with my Pioneer Elite Blu-ray player (which can decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio to analog) and Krell HTS 7.1 which can’t do the decoding, but, can handle a 5.1 or 7.1 analog input.
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