Looking for a mini audio decoder/receiver for 5.1

Brent212

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Does anyone know of a single input, single set of outputs, 5.1 Dolby Digital/DTS decoder that actually works with the Chromecast?

I'm using a Chromecast in an outdoor theater setup, with it plugged into this "extractor":
http://a.co/d/7m2UFHS
with the extractor's HDMI output plugged into a projector HDMI input. I have the extractor's front L/R, center, surround L/R RCA outputs running to an amp, with the amp's outputs connected to the five speakers.

Trouble is, the extractor doesn't actually appear to do anything to produce audio going out the center or surround outputs. I assumed it decoded the DD/DTS audio signal so the 5 channels would be separated into the corresponding RCA outputs. Otherwise, I have no idea how those outputs can ever get sound going out of them.

My two uses for the chromecast are Netflix and casting video files from my computer via VLC player. The files are mostly mkv with 5.1 AC3 audio.
 

Rukbat

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I haven't seen any, but I really haven't been looking. It seems to be something only available in devices that have 5.1 output.
 

Brent212

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I'm not sure you understood the question. Chromecast has 5.1 channel output, through HDMI.

I'm looking for something that'll take that HDMI connection as input, and decode the audio to produce audio output over 6 RCA connections. Like the product I linked (http://a.co/d/7m2UFHS) would appear to do, but doesn't actually do.

I did order one of these.
http://a.co/d/1Lf7Spn
The only difference in terms of what's advertised is that it doesn't have an HDMI input, but instead will take an optical, audio-only, input. That, and it's actually labeled "decoder" instead of just "extractor". I'm hoping I can run the chromecast through the extractor, connect it's optical output to this decoder's optical input, and get the 6 channels of audio out of the decoder's 6 RCA outputs.

We'll see if it works.

Maybe to clarify, I should put it like this: I'm looking for a mini version of one of these:
VSX-1020-K_FRONT_OVERVIEW.jpgVSX-1020-K_REAR_OVERVIEW.jpg
Instead of having a whole mess of inputs, it just needs one. And it doesn't need to have an amplifier built in like standard A/V receivers do. That'd be fine, but I already have a fairly small, weak (which is fine for my purpose) amplifier to sit between the decoder outputs and speaker inputs.