[alsa-devel] ALC892 optical SPDIF not working

[Manuel Lauss]

> > >> Is there a way to insert an initial playback delay?  Under linux, the
> > >> first 2-2.5 seconds
> > >> of anything played are just silence; on windows audible playback
> > >> starts immediately.
> > >
> > > It's the time for synchronization your digital receiver takes, I guess.
> > > Maybe changing SPDIF status makes it resync, which happens at each
> > > opening / closing the stream.
> > 
> > Yes, seems so. I've found a workaround in meantime.
> 
> Could you elaborate on the workaround please, so others having this
> issue know it.

My receiver allows to mix analog and digital inputs; with analog mix
enabled it syncs immediately.

Manuel