How do I listen to music on computer thru receiver

OK, so you're going to need a Home Theater receiver, as it will be able to handle video switching and extracting and processing audio information from DVD's and Blu-Ray discs. In this case, the simplest solution is to hook a digital cable (either a single coax link with RCA connectors on each end) or a Toslink (optical) cable between the digital out on the sound card (most have both connectors) to a digitla input on the receiver (again, most have both types of connectors).

Then use iTunes or whatever software to "play" the music on the computer, which will be sent digitally to the receiver. You may notice better performance with lossless audio files (FLAC, WAV, Apple Lossless, etc) than with low-bitrate MP3's. You may also experience better performance with Vista or Mac OS rather than Windows XP. (Check the archives for this topic.)

Michael

I think this might be what you're looking for:

http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_duet.html

I believe by "SR" you mean surround sound receiver? In any case, how far is your computer located from where you will have your AV Receiver? If it is colocated with your other audio equipment, you can connect it in as simply as using a minijack to RCA adapter. As for an receiver choice, I'd recommend giving strong consideration to the new Yamaha RXV-665. It has some robust connectivity options, is clean sounding and has enough power to work well with your speakers. Just go to my website, beyondaudiojax dot com and link to products, Yamaha. I'm an authorized dealer so let me know what you think. Truthfully, if your computer is not colocated with your equipment, check out Sonos. You can use a Zone Player 90, Zone Bridge and Controller to make available everything on your computer, plus a whole lot more. Bear in mind that playing music directly off your computer using WM Player and any other wireless solution will probably frustrate you greatly. They are prone to dropouts and pops. Also, I found that the wireless connectivity options typically gave the music a "compressed sound." Not true with Sonos. The music sounds as good as if you were playing it direct. Send me an email, lets talk.