Any receivers support 2.1 audio? Anyone have any experience with this or know if most receivers will support this?
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According to the manual the AVR-888 can handle 2.1. You can find the manual (PDF) on the Denon website. Any receiver that accepts RCA stereo input - usually color coded as white and red - should be able to handle 2.1 since that's what stereo is. For anything higher than 2.1 you'd need a digital connection (optical or HDMI) or a source that has a separate output for every discrete channel.
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I think this might have all the details you're looking for: http://docs.pioneer.eu/Manuals/HTP_071_5707_00000_611_0S_manual/ I'm just using HDMI w/ embedded audio, but it has coax and optical for audio as well (and it will accept & process 7.1 in addition to 5.1, although to do 7.1 you need an external amp to do the side speakers - it has only amps for the 5.1 channels and then 2 RCA outs for the side channels). Other interesting thing to note is that it switches video w/ audio of course, BUT does not allow for any conversion of video format. So, while it has analog video inputs, it will only send those analog video signals to an analog video signal output, not the HDMI output (and vice versa w/ the HDMI - the HDMI video input can only be routed to the HDMI video output, not the analog video output). I like this unit. The speakers leave a bit to be desired, but the receiver is a solid foundation for a decent home theater setup.
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Any consumer AV receiver or plain old stereo receiver will work fine. Yamaha works great. Costco (when they have em) and Amazon sell Yamaha AVR and receivers at great prices. If you are using them outside from your main set up, just make sure you get one that has A and B speakers. If using as rear surround for 5.1 it won't have that but, you won't need it. If you do, look for a 7.1 system with AB.
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If your receiver does not decode the new audio formats you will only get 2 channel audio over the optical or coaxial cables. This player will decode all the new formats, and output it to 7.1 analog cables. If your receiver has a 7.1 analog input you can then hear the sound from these new formats without upgrading your receiver.
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You must have a very late model, higher-end receiver with HDMI 1.3a to decode these new audio formats. Otherwise, via the optical port, you will continue to get regular DD or DTS.
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Hey,Well it still sounds like 2.0. Maybe it is the Onkyo settings; specifically in the setup speaker config. maybe it still thinks its 7.1. Sound would be destined for speakers that are not there.Dennis
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The receiver has to have capability of doing 7.1. Then you need to add 2 additional speakers to the Pro Cinema 800 system. Placement of the speakers depends on you and where you want the sound to be.
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No, There are currently no Sony recievers on the market that support HDCP 2.2. There is an Onkyo, but even it only has 1 port dedicated to it. The STR-ZA1000ES will support HDCP 2.2 but it is not available yet. Luckly right now there isn't very much content that supports HDCP 2.2. but it will become a problem later if you trying to future proof your system. They will be able to update the HDMI firmware but the hdcp is not backwards compatible due that the current hardware was not designed for it yet. Honestly, I would wait. They starting to roll out HDCP 2.2 Receivers soon, beats worrying about it later. Hope that helps.
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This receiver does WAY more than I'll ever use. I got it because it has 2 HDMI outs for 2 monitors. Great price for a receiver with that option. Judging from the other answer I would look in to the DENON AVR4000 or Higher for your needs or better yet, a Marantz Slimline. The upper end models look to have everything in a very small package.
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Yes, there are several newer devices out now that have optical and co-ax type digital outs. Search amazon for "bluetooth receiver with digital" that will get you started. They are more expensive but I would probably go that way today if I wanted a new one, just for the flexibility. None of these little devices will "ever" have the level of DAC as you can find in a high end audio system but then again streaming high end audio over bluetooth is almost an oxymoron even with aptX. Enjoy.
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just got my 5600 today and set up was nice.. can not figure out for the life of me how to get sound out to my receiver.. My older sammy had a audio out RCA connection. all i see with this is digital optical or something like that.. tried the head phone jack with one of the supplied 3-1 cables and no sound..any advise appreciated.
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does this unit send 5.1 surround through the optical SPDIF even though the TV supports 2.0? Because i plan to connect the optical SPDIF to the Hi-Fi which does support 5.1. Have read elsewhere that some models will only output through SPDIF that which is compatible with the TV (regardless of what is compatible with the Hi-Fi).
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I would not recommend hooking up any EQ to any A/V Receiver. This could result in distortions in the signal processing features, ( ProLogic, Jazz, Concert,etc. ), of these modern receivers. This has the potential of damaging the high frequency speakers with some EQ settings. There is no problem using an EQ with a 2 channel receiver, if the EQ settings are not too extreme.
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Andrew,Unless you have about $500 burning a hole in your pocket, I wouldn't be in a hurry to spend the money on a new receiver. The vast majority of the High Def audio soundtracks are 5.1 surround. Go to the store and look at the discs yourself. True HD and DT 5.1 proliferate. LPCM 7.1 is pretty scarce. So what happens when you input 5.1 soundtracks through your 7.1 setup. Certainly, the rear speakers are offering nothing that the surround speakers aren't delivering, unless you're switching to a non HD audio fomat, such as Pro Logic 2x.
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Unfortunately Bluetooth will not support bandwidth at this time needed to send a 5.1 signal stream, so your surround sound receiver will not have that special format to decode into 5.1 surround sound.I have been using various Bluetooth receivers with a car surround sound signal processor and there is not support yet for that (it can be done with Android media players but not over bluetooth).
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speakers should be attached to a AV receiver not to each other......so I would first look into getting a AV receiver.
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A/V Guru: I was wondering if you could elaborate on the core differences between the Onkyo HT-S3300 and the Denon DHT-391XP. I currently only have an Xbox 360 and a HD cable box, and am looking for a system that can handle those two components as well as (which is the actual reason for getting the system) my music (via computer and Ipod). As this is the main reason for investing in a system, I would prefer to have a quality base setup. Looks like the Onkyo has a few more features on the receiver, and I was wondering if you could let me know why those are there (pretty naive on this whole subject, sorry). I see that the Onkyo has the "green, blue, and red" input cords like those that come from the Xbox, while the Denon does not. And the sony receivers systems in this price range seem to be much sleeker (but input wise more similar to the denon). So does it sound like I actually need all of the extra inputs that the Onkyo offers? And with all this in mind do you have recommendation