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I just got a new receiver (Denon AVR-X2000) and was a bit surprised that the HDMI output (connected to the TV) does not appear to pass any audio. I could have sworn I'd done this with my other receiver (Onkyo TX-NR709), but it appears I was mistaken - I just tried it there and no audio either. Is this a "feature" of HDMI? I tried searching for an answer but if one is out there it's buried in millions of other results about other HDMI audio issues. Is this some kind of HDCP thing, where the receiver "terminates" the audio so it's not permitted to send it downstream?
I know it is not a cabling or other issue because if I enable the Standby pass-through and then turn the receiver off, then it passes audio to the TV just fine.
I'm not sure I have a long-term use for this configuration but I was trying to A/B the receiver & speakers vs a Sonos soundbar and this makes doing that difficult... but it definitely makes me curious why it doesn't work.
I know it is not a cabling or other issue because if I enable the Standby pass-through and then turn the receiver off, then it passes audio to the TV just fine.
I'm not sure I have a long-term use for this configuration but I was trying to A/B the receiver & speakers vs a Sonos soundbar and this makes doing that difficult... but it definitely makes me curious why it doesn't work.