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Yeah it'll still be better. Don't worry too much about a sub unless you really want to go 5.1 modern AV receiver.
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jonathan posted:No, however a stereo amp may be of higher quality than a surround receiver at the same price point. Are there any new stereo amps/receivers out there anymore that feature some sort of input switching?
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Aug 16, 2013 18:57
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You'll need to set up a wireless bridge of some kind.
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Aug 17, 2013 04:51
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ddogflex posted:I actually had a VSX-1021-K go out in a similar fashion a while ago. Turned it on, puff of smoke, now just gives an error when I turn it on. Can't do anything with it. I ended up replacing it recently (with a VSX-1023-K which seems to be a bit of a downgrade unfortunately), but I still have it kicking around. Any tips on how to replace said fuse? I can't seem to find anything with some quick google searches. Man I'm glad I bought a 1019 instead of a 1020 or later. Seems like that particular line really started to have QC problems after the 1019. I'm looking to upgrade to a Marantz next, the SR6008 perhaps. I had an NAD T770 and a T762 back in the day when I was young and foolish with my money.
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Aug 27, 2013 22:29
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BANME.sh posted:Why can't you just plug in the headphones whenever you need to use them? Well also there should just be a monitor out that outputs whatever is currently playing. It seems like he is confused about that or someone explained it poorly before.
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Sep 1, 2013 14:46
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My venerable 1019k is dying and I panic ordered a 1030k to replace it. Is there a similar unit from another manufacturer I should consider instead? I'm reading some negative things about the unit having some video processing problems (as in, it doesn't do pass through maybe, or maybe people on the Internet are bad at setting units up).
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Dec 19, 2015 15:41
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Dogen posted:My venerable 1019k is dying and I panic ordered a 1030k to replace it. Is there a similar unit from another manufacturer I should consider instead? I'm reading some negative things about the unit having some video processing problems (as in, it doesn't do pass through maybe, or maybe people on the Internet are bad at setting units up). People are stupid and as far as I've experienced the 1130k is a fine update to the 1019k. I've only played with built-in AirPlay a yet and haven't messed with many of the other modern features, but 2 channel and 5.1 performance are comparable or better. No video weirdness.
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Dec 23, 2015 04:06
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Usually you do want the second sub kind of on the opposite side of the room from the first and on a wall, but you will just have to try it out and see.
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Dec 24, 2015 16:03
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Pioneer and Onkyo are the same company now, or at least in the AVR arena.
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If you didn't already have some speakers it sounds like what you really want might be a soundbar of some kind.
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smackfu posted:If you wanted the simplest possible home theater system, how would you do it? I'm thinking to use the TV as the HDMI switch, and an always on sound bar as the audio. That way the only thing that could be wrong is for the TV to be on the wrong input. If you mean simple in the easy to use sense, a standard AVR setup is probably simpler than that. Turn on TV. Turn on AVR. Switch AVR input to whatever you want. I say this because it's easier for me to change inputs on my AVR than my TV, but I guess circumstances differ.
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Jan 15, 2016 22:18
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Peanut3141 posted:I bought a S710W to go with my TV and speakers. The basic layout is this: Use 1/4" to 1/8" adapter, 1/8" to RCA adapter, plug into headphone transmitter.
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Jan 16, 2016 03:53
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LmaoTheKid posted:Once I got my HT setup dialed in I stopped reading AVSforums. It's a dirty snakepit of regret. I only go there when looking for very specific information about something, like maybe a firmware update. Even then, I regret it.
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Mr. Funny Pants posted:Is there any goon consensus on build quality/reliability of major receiver brands? I'm having to replace my older Onkyo (yay HDMI going out for the second time!) and am looking at Marantz, Denon, and Yamaha. Marantz and Denon are the same corporation. Also if you start looking at Pioneer, they're the same as Onkyo now so be aware of that.
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Mar 8, 2016 19:09
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Armond Poopson posted:You guys would probably be the best to ask about this... iPod touch because I am lazy.
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May 10, 2016 15:02
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You can also pretty easily find a sub that doesn't have fabric on it, although that wouldn't help the whizzing problem. You could use bookshelf speakers for fronts, as well, which wouldn't be as big the end of the world since you have a sub.
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Jun 10, 2016 04:32
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A, A assuming front speakers full range, A, A I had a rear center for a while but it just didn't see that much use and it's very difficult to position in a room.
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Jun 11, 2016 16:45
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Are we sure that round cable is RCA? It looks too big. I would recommend getting a stereo amp off CL or from your local resale shop and just buying a cheap CD player if you don't already have one with line outs.
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Jul 3, 2016 14:30
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Receiver usually has amp integrated. Speakers say absurd things about W and it varies by era and manufacturer what W even means, usually best to look at sensitivity. Brands of things are good but I have no experience with any of that equip personally but it should be good together.
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Jul 6, 2016 00:50
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My wife likes the tower speakers better than the front bookshelf sized speakers we used to have.
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Jul 31, 2016 15:14
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Oh, just leave your brother alone, he seems happy with his soundbar
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Sep 5, 2016 14:59
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TacDv8 posted:Ok goons, please shower me with your knowledge and/or disdain. I've read around, but if there is some required reading for this, please point the way. Do a receiver for 5.1 and a 12 channel amp for the outdoor stuff. You can use a monitor out from receiver to feed the 12 channel, or have it run from a different source depending on what you think the use case will be (if you want to use them both at same time for different things). A new 5.1 channel receiver will have wifi and be app controllable and probably accept streams from devices as well as having something like pandora built in. I have a pioneer vsx 1130 and it does all that.
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Sep 15, 2016 14:25
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Looks like the 3.5mm jack that apple is trying to destroy.
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Sep 16, 2016 19:44
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If you only had one other zone I would recommend a regular receiver but with several others you would want to have a receiver in your family room, and then just have it output line level to another amp that powers the rest of your speakers.
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Sep 25, 2016 05:14
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I mean, most AVRs will support a zone 2. I have a Pioneer VSX 1130 and it does. But honestly to drive so many speakers in the rest of the house you need a separate amp with 8 channels and they'll all have line level inputs anyway, such that you just run RCA cable from your source (could be monitor out on your AVR, could be something else entirely). Or I guess if you don't want an AVR, leave that out of it and just get the multi channel amp for your house speakers? Question to the thread: my receiver supports a 5.1.2 atmos config. Is it worth it to get a couple atmos add on modules? Dogen fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Sep 25, 2016 |
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Sep 25, 2016 20:16
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Buy a cheapo AVR to power them, just run it in Ext Stereo mode all the time...? That way you have your source switching handled too. Polk, Klipsch etc. all seem to make in ceiling speakers, so I'd just get whatever fits in your budget there. What's with all the weird multi speaker questions lately? Edit: drat you, jonathton
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Sep 28, 2016 03:02
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Do the tv speakers output chromecast input ok? That's a weird one...
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Oct 9, 2016 20:37
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Maybe the soundbar is terrible?
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Oct 9, 2016 23:26
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I actually ended up doing optical out from my tv to the stereo... I couldn't get ARC to work right. TV only outputs lossy 5.1 anyway, so no difference there, but it's annoying that I couldn't get it to work right. This is just for built in TV apps so also no big deal there.
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Oct 9, 2016 23:43
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teagone posted:I picked it up cheap a long while ago. Was like $30? I forget from where. It's not amazing. At all. But its better than the TV's internal speakers when its not playing audio from the Chromecast My next guess would have been the tv trying to pass a multichannel signal to it and the soundbar not handling it well, but if you've tried passing stereo tracks and they still sound bad I don't know. Trying out analog also seems like a good last ditch effort.
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It's in a guest bedroom, so I'm not too concerned about it not playing well with the Chromecast. I'll probably just put it back in storage, haha. Or drop it off at a Goodwill.
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If you have apple, airport express is a good solution. Has a 3.5mm stereo/mini toslink jack.
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LmaoTheKid posted:Stop reading AVSforums. This should really be the thread title for this and the TV thread.
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jonathan posted:12's in a folded or tapped horn is more capable than my large-low-tuned (llt) 18's My cats don't care about my stereo. Am I doing it wrong?
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Make sure TV Audio on your receiver is set to optical in?
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Then you're reading/talking to terrible people. Is this where I suggest buying an original playstation as a CD player?
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taqueso posted:I have those mounts and I didn't add anything extra. Just tightened the clamps on the sides. They have been great. I'm using smaller speakers than you though. I have the same mounts on some heavy klipsch kg 1.5s and they're fine after 4 and a half years.
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Don't sit that close to the speakers.
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May 22, 2017 21:54
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Nostalgia4Dogges posted:is HDMI better than optical in any way? Well, I guess for ARC...? But if you run optical to your TV then HDMi will still work via the TV HDMI ports...right? More bandwidth. Optical can’t support PCM, DTS HD MA, Dolby TrueHD, etc. Also one cable is better than two.
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Most (all?) UHD disc players have separate video and audio outs for that reason. Not sure about the shield, don't know anything about it. Use ARC if you can get it working right but optical is probably just as good, none of the streaming services support anything that requires better than optical, and ARC on most TVs offers the same options as the optical out anyway. Just less cables if you can get it working.
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