Looking for an affordable solution for transfering Digital Audio to an Analog format. My PC can only pass one or the other and I need both in order to utilize my Denon's MultiRoom function. Any help and guidance would be much appreciated

You haven't given much background info, but generally, if you want good quality multi-channel audio from a PC your best bet is to use a professional PC audio interface/DA converter. M-Audio makes a few such products:

4 in/out USB interface - [Link: m-audio.net]

4 in/out multi-channel sound card - [Link: m-audio.net]

They have other products on their web site that you may find suitable. Are they affordable? That's for you to decide, I suppose.

I've never done this, myself, but it may also be possible to install a second stereo sound card (would be the cheap solution). Good luck ironing out any I/O and IRQ conflicts!

M_Bruno,

Thanks for the help. What I am using is the new Multimedia PC from HP and Microsoft.
[Link: microsoft.com]

It has one Coaxial digital output. This is for playing DD and DTS DVD's. I also use the PC for playing my MP3's. I use my Denon's Multiroom feature to distribute audio through my whole house. My problem is that the Denon will NOT pass a Digital audio source to the Multiroom output. I need both Digital and Analog to take full advantage. Switching the sound card back and forth is a nightmare and not practical.

I also thought about adding a second sound card. I believe the Windows Media Player would have problems recognizing wich sound card to use?

Windows based programs usually only recognize the hardware that windows is using for it's sound. Seperate programs like Winamp, can be set to use any available sound hardware. I have embedded sound on my motherboard for Windows, and send my Winamp output through my M-Audio Delta Audiophile. They can both play seperate sources at the same time. Using a seperate program would let you choose your sound hardware, and an extra sound card would be the cheapest.