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Dolby setup guide looks good. Thanks for that! Yeah, I live in London. Am I spending too much on the amp? If I do go with the Onkyo, I'll don't think I'll be able to stretch anything more than a 2.0 setup right now unless I can find some good, budget speakers. EDIT: My dad is looking at soundbars. I guess what it boils down to is, if I invest £4-500 in a 3.1 system, can I do better than a Yamaha YHT-S401? angor fucked around with this message at 17:16 on Dec 22, 2012 |
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Anyone have an opinion on the Denon 1312? Best Buy is selling it for a mere $99, which (asuming there is even any left) sounds like a Hell of a deal.
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Man, gently caress ARC is utterly useless if you can only get 2.0 audio! At that point I should just go back to using composite audio cables 
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weaaddar posted:Man, gently caress ARC is utterly useless if you can only get 2.0 audio! At that point I should just go back to using composite audio cables Some TVs might, ARC theoretically supports it, but as far as I know LG doesn't pass 5.1 sound from devices other than its internal tuner. I don't have a LG screen so I can't verify it either way, but quick browsing at AVSForum would seem to agree with me here. ARC is the worst feature ever.
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angor posted:Dolby setup guide looks good. Thanks for that! Look at the used market for speakers. No need to buy new. I don't know what currency your country uses now (Euro ? Pound ?) but I put a max budget into craigslist of 500 of your moon money and picked out a few ads with decent looking speakers. Also, HOLY poo poo is craigslist.co.uk filled with loving awesome speakers. Vancouver craigslist is full of home theater in a box garbage and Bose and people trying to unload their white van scam specials on others. Your area is full of very nice higher end stuff. http://london.craigslist.co.uk/ele/3472965063.html jonathan fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Dec 22, 2012 |
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Mister Macys posted:Anyone have an opinion on the Denon 1312? Got a link for this deal?
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jonathan posted:Look at the used market for speakers. No need to buy new. £=Pound Ok, those are rad, but out of my budget for sure. How are you finding awesome stuff? If I throw in "Speakers" with a price range of 200-500 I see the pair you linked and a Bose CineMate thing. Or are you saying there's more good higher-end stuff? I found a used ONKYO TX SR607 for £170 on Gumtree (similar to Craigslist, but more popular here). Decent value? Seeing some good (I think) stuff on preloved.co.uk. http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/106999972/sony-and-kef-q-home-cinema-surround-system-absolute-bargain.html http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/106805424/kef-speakers-and-denon-amplifier.html http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/107024854/jamo-speakers-4-surround-one-larger-central-speaker.html http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/106959118/monitor-audio-bx5-natural-oak.html angor fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Dec 22, 2012 |
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Hob_Gadling posted:Some TVs might, ARC theoretically supports it, but as far as I know LG doesn't pass 5.1 sound from devices other than its internal tuner. I don't have a LG screen so I can't verify it either way, but quick browsing at AVSForum would seem to agree with me here. http://www.avsforum.com/t/1399636/official-lg-xxlm7600-owners-thread/930 With a harmony and a comprehension of engrish it's apparently possible to get ARC to do DTS and DD pass thru. Still not so good if you use your ps3 as your blu-ray player (like I do) and want to pass 5.1 LPCM. ARC is indeed complete bullocks.
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CoolBlue posted:Got a link for this deal? Soviet Canuckistan:  http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product...cedb00ba0a5en02
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Hello goons. I just finished setting up my wife's Onkyo TX-NR609. Everything is going smoothly. I plan on buying some better speaker wire. My main question is this, do I have to do something special for my PC input to work? It's not being used as a secondary monitor, it's my wife's primary monitor. Hooking directly into her TV works great, but when I put it into the D9 PC input on the back of the receiver, I don't get a picture. Am I missing something? I'm planning on calling Onkyo, they say their connection people are there even on Christmas, but I can't find their drat number.
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Your input/output assign is likely to be wrong. See manual p. 18 and 44 for more information.
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Gothmog1065 posted:Hello goons. I just finished setting up my wife's Onkyo TX-NR609. Everything is going smoothly. I plan on buying some better speaker wire. My main question is this, do I have to do something special for my PC input to work? It's not being used as a secondary monitor, it's my wife's primary monitor. Hooking directly into her TV works great, but when I put it into the D9 PC input on the back of the receiver, I don't get a picture. Am I missing something? Don't spend much on speaker cable. Monoprice 14 guage wire is perfectly suitable.
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jonathan posted:Don't spend much on speaker cable. Monoprice 14 guage wire is perfectly suitable. Yeah, I'm not doing anything fancy there. No $100 per foot speaker cable here. Just fighting with my PC in which I'm probably just going to swap to using HDMI and run my speaker separately.
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Since we're talking about cables, does anyone know of a good way to join speaker wire? I want to run one 4-conductor cable to behind my couch then split it to normal 2-conductor that goes to my speakers and I'd like to do something a little better quality than electrical tape.
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I recently got some gift cards for Christmas and was thinking of using them for some home audio. I was looking into getting a soundbar, the Zvox 320 (http://www.zvoxaudio.com/cgi-bin/item/4003201) in particular. I like that I can just put my TV on top of it, since I don't want to go through the effort of mounting. I know soundbars are at the low end of the home audio spectrum, but I'm not really an audiophile (I've been using my TV's built-in speakers for years) and this would only be for my bedroom, not the cornerstone of my home entertainment system. Is the Zvox decent? I'm looking to spend ~250 max, so any alternative suggestions would also be appreciated.
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qirex posted:Since we're talking about cables, does anyone know of a good way to join speaker wire? I want to run one 4-conductor cable to behind my couch then split it to normal 2-conductor that goes to my speakers and I'd like to do something a little better quality than electrical tape. Wire nuts or crimp on butt connectors would work fine.
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I'm wanting to replace my positively ancient JVC receiver - it's old enough to buy cigarettes legally (purchased in 1994), the surround processor died years ago, the left channel keeps dropping when it's been off for awhile until I smack it, and well, something that can handle HDMI would be neat. I'd like networked (Slacker and DLNA would be perfect), 5.1, and at least 3 HDMI inputs. Cheap wireless dongle would be nice if I go networked, as would an Android app. Networked isn't an absolute requirement, but it would be good to have. Amazon has the Onkyo TX-NR414 for $245, shipped (or $226 for open box, also shipped). There's also the TX-SR313 for under $200, though I'm leaning more toward the NR414. Onkyo also has a pretty cheap ($20ish) wireless dongle for their receivers. Do either of these sound like a good entry level receiver? Anyone have personal experiences with either model? It'll be hooked up to an older 720p/1080i TV for now, and to start with, some older Infinity speakers (bookshelf up front, satellite for center and rear). I plan to add a Polk PSW10 at the same time, as my old Infinity sub crapped out. Eventual expansion will be better speakers first, then a newer TV (~6 year old Toshiba 32" LCD for now). Everything I'd plan to hook up to it would be HDMI.
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How do people feel about this deal: http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/-/b0000946.aspx?lang=en-CA&pcname=&sku=b0000946&path=731c5d5d081da1952578a5dc51ff94daen02 I was thinking of pairing it with this receiver: https://www-ssl.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/pr...377c9212ed8en02 Main uses include my PS3, various sporting events and a lot of loud rock music.
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So my Pioneer VSX 1121 just conked out of me after a year of service. I was wondering if any of you guys had any recommendations on a good 7.1 receiver that has a good track record of lasting much longer than the warranty. Also is optical input/outputs any better than just getting surround sound through hdmi?
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Raspberry Bang posted:So my Pioneer VSX 1121 just conked out of me after a year of service. I was wondering if any of you guys had any recommendations on a good 7.1 receiver that has a good track record of lasting much longer than the warranty. HDMI would generally be preferable, due to the convenience of having just one cable.
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XtremeMac InCharge Bluetooth Audio Receiver and 10W Charger for iPhone, iPod, iPad, Smartphones and Tablets $15 shipped
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Finally picked up a few things used. A pair of Acoustic Energy Aegis Neo 3 v2 and an Onkyo TX-SR608. £330! I think I did pretty well. They sound loving awesome. 
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I recently bought a new house and the conduit behind the TV to the hdmi face plate thing is too small in diameter for an actual hdmi cable. Can I run an hdmi mini cable with a hdmi mini->hdmi adapter on the end? This will be going from my receiver to my TV.
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doogle posted:I recently bought a new house and the conduit behind the TV to the hdmi face plate thing is too small in diameter for an actual hdmi cable. Can I run an hdmi mini cable with a hdmi mini->hdmi adapter on the end? This will be going from my receiver to my TV. There are keystone jacks that have an HDMI plug but use cat 6 cable for the run. For some reason you can go longer lengths with cat 6. Mono price sells them for cheap. Maybe someone else can weigh in on the actual benefits.
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Mister Macys posted:Anyone have an opinion on the Denon 1312? I have a 6-8 year old Denon AVR 1707 which I find very nice except for the fact it does not have HDMI inputs and within the last year has become a problem as I now have a PS3 and laptop with HDMI. Any suggestions? I can't decide if I should get a cheap AVR (like the two mentioned above) or wait and spend more. Requirements are a minimum of 4 HDMI inputs, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD MA and 1 component input would be nice.
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Yeah, I'm probably gonna just save for a Marantz Slimline, since my Ikea Lack bench only has 5.95" clearance. I'd get the H/K AVR700 for $230, but it doesn't have auto-calibration. 
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I'm thinking about building a surround sound system but my problem is the rear channels. Does anyone make wireless rear surrounds that work with standard receivers? I haven't found anything reasonable and I don't want to run wires through the walls because I'm lazy.
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Chemmy posted:I'm thinking about building a surround sound system but my problem is the rear channels. Does anyone make wireless rear surrounds that work with standard receivers? I haven't found anything reasonable and I don't want to run wires through the walls because I'm lazy. How do you feel about running power wires to those rear speakers? Because they will either need that, or run off batteries that will need constant replacement. Edit: Here's a decent writeup on why wireless speakers never seem to really break into mainstream: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/309191/wireless-rear-surround-speakers
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Power is fine, there are outlets back there, I just don't want a sound wire running across the middle of the floor.
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The marantz receivers are the classiest looking pieces of home audio equipment. All my stuff is hidden in a remote room from the viewing area so you never see it, but if I had stuff displayed up front it would probably be a marantz.
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I'm trying to get my 360 to work with my Yamaha RX-V471 receiver via component but it's not working (I get audio but no video). I've tried resetting the 360 display settings and plugging it directly into the TV, which worked. I heard that if you use component for a device, the receiver also must be hooked to the TV via component and not HDMI- is this true?
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Really quick question. I need a subwoofer cable and I have a reel of PF100 laying around. Will that work?
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angor posted:Really quick question. I need a subwoofer cable and I have a reel of PF100 laying around. Will that work? if it's single conductor, no. If it's dual conductor then it should be fine. A normal sub/rca cable as a positive and negative conductor. I don't know if PF100 comes in a 2 conductor variety.
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UncleGuito posted:I'm trying to get my 360 to work with my Yamaha RX-V471 receiver via component but it's not working (I get audio but no video). I've tried resetting the 360 display settings and plugging it directly into the TV, which worked. I heard that if you use component for a device, the receiver also must be hooked to the TV via component and not HDMI- is this true? Check the manual for pass through. I have a cheaper receiver and it doesn't convert component to hdmi.
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jonathan posted:if it's single conductor, no. If it's dual conductor then it should be fine. A normal sub/rca cable as a positive and negative conductor. I don't know if PF100 comes in a 2 conductor variety. Gah, now I'm confused. Here's a (lovely) picture of the back of the sub:  Here's the amp (Onkyo TX-SR608)  I need to connect from the Line Out on the sub to the Pre Out Subwoofer on the receiver, correct? Something like this then?: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/6m-adam-hall-3-star-series-audio-cable-2x-rca-male-to-2x-rca-male
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Nope. Use one of the Sub Pre Out's from the receiver, run an rca cord from that to one of the "Line in" on the subwoofer. Set the subs crossover/high pass filter to off or turn it up to the max setting (This removes the circuitry from the equation and lets your amp handle bass management) Set phase to 0* Set your gain to 11 o'clock Run audyssey setup on your receiver and follow the isntructions. RCA cables look like this: https://www.google.ca/search?q=rca+...iw=1366&bih=600 You only need to use a single one.
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angor posted:Gah, now I'm confused. Here's a (lovely) picture of the back of the sub: You have the manual for your speakers/sub? With the setups that I have seen like that, you wire up from the front L/R channels out on the receiver to "HI LEVEL SPEAKER IN" on the sub, then from "HI lEVEL SPEAKER OUT" on the sub to the front speakers. Then you set up the receiver to act like it has big front L/R speakers, and the sub works together with the front speakers. For sub level, start with it somewhere in the middle and tweak it from there. For crossover, it depends on what speakers you're using with the sub (or just look at the manual if it's all one set and you've got it). smax fucked around with this message at 03:41 on Jan 3, 2013 |
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I was thinking about getting a SVS PB-1000. On the SVS website it lists it can do 19-270 hz, on their international sales page, the only website for the UK is karma-av.co.uk but karma-av list the PB-1000 as being 22-200 hz. What gives? http://www.svsound.com/subwoofers/ported-box/pb-1000#.UOUTQ8W-zPt http://www.karma-av.co.uk/product.asp?ProductID=139&d=2
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There's a frequency response graph on svsound's web site.. you can see the rolloff starts around 23hz but it still has tons of useable output at 19 if I'm readin it correctly.
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uncola posted:There's a frequency response graph on svsound's web site.. you can see the rolloff starts around 23hz but it still has tons of useable output at 19 if I'm readin it correctly. Thanks. I have 10 satellites and I'd like to use all 10, rated at 70 watts, I would need either a 10 channel 70 watts per channel amp, or since 10 channel amps probably don't exist, a 5 channel 140 watts per channel amp, and shove 2 sets of speaker wires into each of the terminals? 
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