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That's what i meant, Cheers Crispy! Only problem is the player needs analog outs for each channel. Edited by Buztafen at 14:37:09 28-11-2012 |
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Buztafen 17,543 posts
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chopsen 21,958 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI *think* the bluray specification sates it's the player's job to decompress to PCM and then output the channels along HDMI (or analogue, I guess). I might have got confused here.
As the audio is not going to be recorded uncompressed anywhere, it probably doesn't matter which bit of your kit you use to decompress it.
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Fake_Blood 11,093 posts
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Registered 12 years agoBuztafen wrote:
From a pc you mean?
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Buztafen 17,543 posts
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Registered 14 years agoIf your pc's sound card/motherboard has analog out and it has a bluray drive and software then yes. And its LPCM not DTS Master or TrueHD.
Initially i was talking about a bluray player with analog out.
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Gartt 1,940 posts
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Registered 15 years agoIve decided to upgrade my speakers first and pick up a new amp in the new year sometime, speakers seem to hold their value pretty well and there are always going to be amps being reduced.
Managed to get a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 10.4s on ebay brand new and unopened for £180. The diamond range seems pretty flexible too, so a 10.cs for the centre and maybe some 9.0's for the rear as they go for like £50 a pair now. -
quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI need to bump this thread again.
I've still got that same sony stgr910 amp and I've now moved house.
The living room is pretty good for a surround setup - it's perfectly square, ceilings are higher than normal and there's room behind the sofa to setup the 7.1 properly.
Of course, the problem with the amp is now exacerbated as this room is about 3 times larger than the one it was in before - I'm having to really crank up the amp to get it to a decent volume - it goes from 0 to 75, and really, I have to put it on around 60-65. This can't be right, and it can't be healthy for it. I imagine maybe the capacity's are dying and it's only a matter of time before it burns out.
Anyway, I've looked at so many receivers now it's getting daft, so I was hoping someone could give me a bit of advice on upgrading.
Budget - £500 (possibly negotiable)
Room size - very large - I'd guess at 15-20 feet x 25-30 feet but that's a complete guess - it's big anyway, and has higher than normal ceilings
I've manually calibrated it as best as I can and the speakers, whilst not amazing, are up to the job.
I was reading up on how to check the specifications on amplifiers as salesmen often don't give you the real info when it comes to stuff like this, so I read this and the rest of the stuff on the site
But I'm having a problem deciding exactly which type of receiver. My current one is supposedly 7 channels of 100watts, but I have no idea what the THD would be, nor would I know how powerful it is depending on the load going through it.
So do you think I could get something with a similar specification, or would I have to start upping the power to 150watts per channel or more?
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Armoured_Bear 31,234 posts
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quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years ago@Armoured_Bear - nice one, thanks - I'll check that out -
Armoured_Bear 31,234 posts
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Registered 10 years agoquadfather wrote:
No problem mate, the Marantz Receivers sound great with music if that's of interest to you.
@Armoured_Bear - nice one, thanks - I'll check that out -
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Registered 13 years agoI can't recommend Onkyo. I get the impression that some models have high failure rates and Onkyo takes bloody ages to supply spare parts. Mine's been in repair for months now. Although, it was great when it worked. I've never been so pissed off with a piece of electronics in my life. -
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Registered 18 years agoI'd still say look for last year high end Yamaha. Your room is big but really not that big in the scheme of things. These are designed to be put into peoples home theaters which are often much larger.
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quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years ago@Armoured_Bear - Well, that marantz sounds really nice after reading the review. Within my budget (just) too. I have a separate amp for my decks for main music, but I do also have music coming through the ps3, along with film soundtracks, so I'm interested in that too
@Crispyduckman - fair point
@gamingdave - could you recommend one? I saw a 573 going for a fairly good price, but I wasn't sure on it -
quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years agoAnd yes, there's definitely something wrong with mine if I'm cranking it right up
Or I'm going deaf!
Still, either way, good excuse to get a nice new bit of kit.gif)
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quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI'm being stupid when I suggest that I shouldn't upgrade until hdmi 2.0 comes out, aren't i? -
Gartt 1,940 posts
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Registered 15 years agoDepends if you plan on investing in 4k anytime in the next few years. -
quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years agoTrue. What's annoying is that you can get 4k receivers now, but with hdmi 1.4
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Gartt 1,940 posts
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Registered 15 years agoProbably in some form or other for bluray playback. Hdmi 1.4 can already do 4k but only at 24p and 30p, fine for films if you dont care about 3D. -
quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years agoYeah, just been reading up on that. Not too fussed about 3d really
Although if I do wait for 2.0 on the ps4 or even just get a 2.0 receiver, I'm still going to have to replace my tv. But that's another story
Might just wait for a bit, save up some more cash and review it in a month or so -
gamingdave 5,087 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI haven't kept up with reviews so couldn't comment on any current models. But whenever I have looked into AV amps for myself or friends then around their price point Yamaha have always been top draw. Richer Sounds have some ex-demo RXV773 in for £449. Looks like a cracker and would suit me to a tea if it sounds as good as my current one.
The problem with waiting for the next revision of a spec is there is always another after. My amp is a good few years old now and so doesn't support 3D passthrough and only has one HDMI out, but it had pretty much every conceivable option at the time.
The thing was at the time my old amp was still perfectly fine, but I wanted to take advantage of HDMI switching for the projector and to get HD audio. My now 14 year old DSP-A2 still sounds as good as the day I got it and I can't say for non HD audio the current amp is a noticeable improvement. It now drives speakers in my office.
I would love to have 2 outs so I could hook up to both the TV and projector at the same time and my next TV and projector will no doubt be 3D capable. But in order to be an upgrade it would have to be sonically as good if not better.
The RX-A1010 looks like it could be the winner if you can find one as it's now discontinued so I would imagine could be had sub £600.
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quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years ago@gamingdave - Cheers for the info.
True, there's always something else on the horizon. Have to bite the bullet at some point.
I'm going to wait a month or 2, to see how mine copes in this new room. I watch films most nights, so it won't take long to see how it handles it.
Agreed, that A1010 would do the job nicely by the looks of it -
quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years agoRight, I think I might have struck gold here. Friend of a friend is selling one of these for £80, as he's upgrading his setup.
I don't think I can go wrong here, it's more powerful, has better hdmi, has truehd/master audio, thx + pro logic iiz for more speaker options.
Course, that's now making me think of upgrading all my speakers again, or at least some of them -
Armoured_Bear 31,234 posts
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Registered 10 years agoquadfather wrote:
That's a no-brainer IMO, you still have 420 quid towards speakers
Right, I think I might have struck gold here. Friend of a friend is selling one of these for £80, as he's upgrading his setup.
I don't think I can go wrong here, it's more powerful, has better hdmi, has truehd/master audio, thx + pro logic iiz for more speaker options.
Course, that's now making me think of upgrading all my speakers again, or at least some of them.gif)
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quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years agoYup - I've already been looking for some better surround backs and another sub
I might wait though and just put the amp in and see how everything works together, and then maybe add single components as and when
Probably going to need to upgrade the sub next and then the surround backs - so was thinking of something like this to sort that out -
Armoured_Bear 31,234 posts
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Registered 10 years agoquadfather wrote:
What speakers do you have atm?
Yup - I've already been looking for some better surround backs and another sub
I might wait though and just put the amp in and see how everything works together, and then maybe add single components as and when
Probably going to need to upgrade the sub next and then the surround backs - so was thinking of something like this to sort that out -
billythekid 12,595 posts
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Registered 16 years agoEighty fucking pounds???!?!?!?!?
I've got that amp and I love it, can't really fault it at all.
I have it connected to Q Acoustics speakers and personally think it sounds great.
As said, for £80 it's a no brainer! -
quadfather 39,071 posts
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Registered 11 years agoAye, I've snapped his hand off Not had a bargain that good for years! -
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Registered 11 years ago@billythekid - thinking about it - how have you got your speakers setup to it? are you doing 5.1 or 7.1-2, or are you taking advantage of the front height and/or front wides? I'd be curious to know how that sounds as I've only ever done standard 5.1/7.1 -
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Registered 16 years agoI'm only running 5.1, I've thought about going 7.1 but never got round to it. -
@billythekid - fair do's. I'll stick with the 7.1 but am tempted for the front height and front side options. I'll have a read up on pro logic IIz to see what it's all about
@Armoured_Bear - I have some eltax symphony 6.2's as the fronts, with an eltax symphony centre. Then 2 JBL control 1's as the sides, and two Yamaha satellites as the surround backs. The sub is a yamaha sub (can't remember the model)
The yamaha's are the weakest link, hence I was going to get some of those wharfedale diamond's for the surround back and use the bundled sub that comes with it as the main sub, and put the other yamaha sub on the other side of the room
I'm not sure though if those wharfedales are overkill for the surround backs, but what I could do is use some wharfedale programme 30 speakers that I have for the surround back and then use the newer ones as the replacement for the programme 30 ones (currently used for 2 x decks)
What's your view on speakers in general for this onkyo amp + room size?
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