"I don't have a scaler, so either I need to buy one (seems overkill with a scaler for listening to music) or connect the CLUX to another HDMI input. There's no free HDMI input on my plasma, and a switch adds to the cost."

You wouldn't need another input on your plasma. Your source would feed the CLUX (instead of the plasma) then the output of the CLUX would go to the vacant input on the plasma.

Shawn

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