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==== 2.3 HDMI output from your computer to your receiver. ====

You may have a setup where you have a receiver that you hook up between your devices &amp; your sound system/TV - in that case, just plug the HDMI out from the computer into that. Then you can use HDMI to carry the sound &amp; the video. This is common in home theater setups where you might a bluray player, a cable box/FIOS TV box, and a game console that plug into a receiver. This receiver usually feeds your television a video feed, and connects directly to your speakers and subwoofer.

'''Why this is better''': You are not using the analog audio output from your laptop or desktop. This allows you the flexibility to choose an audio device that does not have poor sound quality, rather than being stuck with what comes in your computer. Digital output means even if the motherboard’s audio circuit is total garbage, it doesn’t make a difference, since you aren’t using it. You will be sending the raw 1s &amp; 0s of the audio to another device &amp; letting it do the work of turning it into an audio signal.

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