*** THE OFFICIAL HOME THEATER & AUDIO THREAD**

[crazychinee]

[silent_riot]

There are amps called integrated amplifiers which consist of a preamp and an amplifier in one, so you can switch between multiple input sources as needed. Amplifiers on the other hand would have only one input.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Yeh but where where it intended, no movies gonna be watchin on it buster

dammit man...i need sumn with multiple HDMI inputs..

what yuh need HDMI for on a stereo only receiver and yuh not watching movies

eh buster?

that is a good deal from Raptor BTW
make sure it has HDMI 1.4

[RapToR]

Yeh but where where it intended, no movies gonna be watchin on it buster

dammit man...i need sumn with multiple HDMI inputs..

what yuh need HDMI for on a stereo only receiver and yuh not watching movies

eh buster?

that is a good deal from Raptor BTW
make sure it has HDMI 1.4

http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=HT- ... ystems&p=f

[crazychinee]

Yeh but where where it intended, no movies gonna be watchin on it buster

dammit man...i need sumn with multiple HDMI inputs..

what yuh need HDMI for on a stereo only receiver and yuh not watching movies

eh buster?

that is a good deal from Raptor BTW
make sure it has HDMI 1.4

well dan wha happen is yuh see both system is fuh different rooms nah...buh de 5.1 more needed right now...need sumn for the xbox and ps3...i totally fedup and sickened by the z5500...time to move on

like the sand in the hour glass...so are the days of our lives

Well take a hammer buss down the wall and make 2 rooms into 1.

[copper_shot]

Guys i have a BRAND NEW IN BOX
BOSE 5.1 10 Speaker Home Theater
and ONKYO Amplifer to sell

Was going to install this at my place

but I'll have to remove carpet to run wires to the rear as my existing speakers are wireless

I kinda lazy and some other things came up, so decided to sell

package deal

see here for full info and pricing
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=337808&p=4847066#p4847066

[noshownogo]

Sony Launches the first ever Google Tv

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/12/live-from-sonys-google-tv-event/

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

like the sand in the hour glass...so are the days of our lives

seen seen, normel normel

pump it up, pump it up

the PS3 is a good SACD player for the audiophile in you.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

all modern receivers AFAIK have HDMI inputs and they output the audio to the speaker outputs.
HDMI passthrough is a bit of a "feature" on some models, even though it seems to be a standard feature on them now.

HDMI 1.4 offers "audio return", which will allow for your receiver to get audio from your TV via the HDMI cable as well as send audio to the TV via HDMI. HDMI 1.3 didnt have audio return and so it couldnt get audio from your TV.
Though the proper way to connect is to use your TV and a monitor and use no audio from it, however some newer TV's have features such as Google TV, youtube and Netflix built into the TV and so you would want to get 5.1 audio from that - this is where the audio return channel comes in handy.

[crazychinee]

Which receivers out there have HDMI inputs and outputs the audio via the receiver speaker outputs?

I was about to buy one then i realise it's just a pass-through for the video...which is fail

wuh?
You mean you want something with a repeater?
The onkyo does that

Edit: Duane isn't passthrough outdated now?

[crazychinee]

^^
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-VSX-820-K ... B0039XQL2G

Pioneer VSX-820-K Audio/Video Receiver
V1.4 HDMI + repeater..
$240 USD.

[silent_riot]

Those pioneers hold up pretty well.
I have one going over 10 years now, being used everyday.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

all modern receivers AFAIK have HDMI inputs and they output the audio to the speaker outputs.
HDMI passthrough is a bit of a "feature" on some models, even though it seems to be a standard feature on them now.

HDMI 1.4 offers "audio return", which will allow for your receiver to get audio from your TV via the HDMI cable as well as send audio to the TV via HDMI. HDMI 1.3 didnt have audio return and so it couldnt get audio from your TV.
Though the proper way to connect is to use your TV and a monitor and use no audio from it, however some newer TV's have features such as Google TV, youtube and Netflix built into the TV and so you would want to get 5.1 audio from that - this is where the audio return channel comes in handy.

Don't really need audio return

My budget limited and i was looking at the Sony STR-DG520...yes it's 1.3...has hdmi i/o...but no audio processing which sucks...but it has optical...guess i gonna have to use that

my Pioneer VSX23-TXH has HDMI 1.3 too but I bought it over a year ago when 1.4 hadn't been released yet

I dont have a 3D TV and have no need for an audio return channel so it works perfectly for me

it's all up to what you need

Optical is digital, however it doesn't have the bandwidth to handle HD audio, so if you want to get the full DTS HD MA and Dolby TrueHD high definition audio from those bluray discs on your PS3, you will need to connect via HDMI - optical/SPDIF audio wont cut it.

Which is why I suggest that your receiver also supports HD audio.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Which receivers out there have HDMI inputs and outputs the audio via the receiver speaker outputs?

I was about to buy one then i realise it's just a pass-through for the video...which is fail

wuh?
You mean you want something with a repeater?
The onkyo does that

Edit: Duane isn't passthrough outdated now?

Not really, it still has its uses, someone may want to send a/v directly to the TV or some other variable

[RapToR]

Guess i'll do the normal optical cables for now, the monitor here is small and the room is small...jus need it for serious gaming and 5.1 surround

bluray and 1.4 drama drama will be for the living room...when i reach across there definately looking at the onkyo 3300 or sumn so

i can give you credit

but i will have to charge you more

[Kenjo]

what is with all the creams on your desk man?

[crazybalhead]

Pioneer.

Building the center would be very cost effective. I would not try to design my own crossover. Rather, take a design that is proven and replicate it.
ORRRR>

http://www.parts-express.com/resources/ ... ssover.cfm

You can put the monitor on the center channel.

[bushwakka]

how much u budgetin for this pios? i might be interested in building sumn like this too.....i feddup of the racket the z55 makes

[silent_riot]

Si, dayton has some nice xovers, which allow for MTM configs.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

I'm not one to go building speakers when you can buy proven products with lots of R&D that look great.

I woulda go with MTMs for the L+R too

check this
http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81631

you can make 3 and use it as an LCR and this design also use the Dayton mid-woofer anyway

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

AFAIK Yes you can place it high and point it towards you, however be mindful of reflections from the floor. In an ideal situation you should mount it so that the tweeter of the speaker is at the same level as your ears when you are seated to to watch the movie.

for movie watching, the center channel is the single most important speaker - don't chinks on it

[crazybalhead]

Yuh wnat a simlar set like that? The surround just have a woofer though, no tweeter. used it for a couple years with movies and it was pretty good.

$100.

The centre has two 4" woofers and a "nanofine" sony tweeter, surrounds have just the woofer. They taking up space.

[bushwakka]

this may sound extremely retarded.....but maybe suspend the speakers from the ceiling using sum cable?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ there are in-ceiling surrounds

[RapToR]

CBH send yuh number dey one time

PM

[triniangie]

Yuh wnat a simlar set like that? The surround just have a woofer though, no tweeter. used it for a couple years with movies and it was pretty good.

$100.

The centre has two 4" woofers and a "nanofine" sony tweeter, surrounds have just the woofer. They taking up space.

if them fellas not takin it - pm me

[triniangie]

^ima jus sayin nuh ...i dnt wanna 'steal yuh deal'

crazybalhead - pm me

[RapToR]

i say auction

[bushwakka]

^ there are in-ceiling surrounds

no....not embedded in the ceiling.....cuz thas installation cost

was talking abt suspending the spkrs from the ceiling so u have it lined up at ear height like u were saying....dunno if the music wud cause it to move and sway tho

[RapToR]

^ there are in-ceiling surrounds

no....not embedded in the ceiling.....cuz thas installation cost

was talking abt suspending the spkrs from the ceiling so u have it lined up at ear height like u were saying....dunno if the music wud cause it to move and sway tho

better to use floor stands