Audio out to RCA input on new Sony TV's?

New TVs have 2 channel audio-out via a newer HDMI standard (1.3a? 1.4?) -I can't remember off the TOMH.
You must have an AVR with this newer standard and then feed you preamp with RCA cables from the AVR L/R outputs.
Hope this works...

It's called AudioReturnChannel = ARC.

There are devices available that can take an HDMI signal and churn out an RCA connectable signal. Give Google a try, they're usually about $25-$50....

-RW-

The Audio Out : 1 (Side / Hybrid w/ HP) is a 1/8" stereo mini jack, so all you need is a cable with a 1/8" stereo mini plug on one end and RCA's on the other. Then set the Fixed/Variable in the menu just like your older Sony TV.

Another option is to use the optical digital audio out to a basic 2 channel DAC, then from the DAC to your preamp. It will be necessary to set the digital audio out to PCM which, after looking at a manual, appears to be possible.

If you don't currently have a DAC with an available optical input, then the first option works for just the price of the adapter cable.

Per RL, above:

There are devices available that can take an HDMI signal and churn out an RCA connectable signal. Give Google a try, they're usually about $25-$50....

He's right, these are out there, but....

I'd advise you to avoid this route, at least based on my experience with the audio/video version which provides stereo audio plus composite (?) video via RCA (red/white/yellow plug) from HDMI. I was trying to connect a video game console (HDMI out only) to an older TV (RCA only) in a dedicated gaming set-up for my daughter. I tried two different versions of this adapter and neither worked worth sh*t, even for a set-up where video and audio SQ was far from critical.

The first one I tried was cheap but had good reviews on Amazon. The second was cost a bit more, but was the highest rated version. So much for reviews. There may be better ones out there, but I'm not sure how to identify them.