Playing Digital music on sub-zone speakers

Originally Posted by john_steele

I am thinking of buying the Pioneer Elite VSX-31, but before I do I need to ensure it can play music from an HMDI connected digital source (my Mac mini playing Pandora, for instance) out to the patio speakers on a sub-zone.

The VSX-31 manual says that the input sources available for a sub-zone include, "DVD, TV/SAT, DVR/BDR, VIDEO, INTERNET RADIO, iPod/USB, CD, CD-R/TAPE, TUNER, ADAPTER PORT, SIRIUS (Outputs analog audio and composite video)".

As a novice AV Receiver user, I'm worried I may be missing something, since there's nothing here explicitly saying it supports music from a Mac mini connected via the HDMI port.

So my question is this - Will this receiver play HDMI connected, digitally sourced music from my Mac mini to the Zone 2 patio speakers?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by john_steele

So my question is this - Will this receiver play HDMI connected, digitally sourced music from my Mac mini to the Zone 2 patio speakers?

Thanks!