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dougdrake, I have done what you suggested before I posted this. There is no obvious difference from the specs. They look the same. badbob, is it true that the only difference is in the cosmetics? How different is the look? Can anyone else confirm that the only difference is in the cosmetics? I might pick up the old model then rather than waiting for the new one.

Can anyone tell me the difference between the new Velodyne sub CHT-10 which replaces the CT-100 model? I was set to buy the CT-100 until I checked the web and found that it has been superseeded by CHT-10. The dealer in my country (Australia) will not have the new model until end of the year.

Phil, the sub is connected to my amp thru a line level connection. I used the Y cable, 1 RCA plug to the sub preout from the amp, and 2 RCA plugs to the line in of the sub. I have done some more testings now on both CD and DVD and here what I found. 2 ch CD playback gets the sub working well, but muddies the sound. The CD playback definitely sound better in 5.1 channel connection with greater clarity and dynamics. DVD playback didn't start the sub on auto-on well, at times where there are sub frequencies (I know this for sure because I have played the same disk at a friend's system). In both cases, the sub output is very weak and overshadowed by my main speakers. Definitely no rumble and hair raising experience here. Thanks for everyone's tips. At least, I know that the sub now works. It's just that it's probably a poor match. On which topic, can anybody recommend a mid priced sub that will match well with B&W speakers.

Well, I have done some more testings. The sub works but just very weak and blown away by my main speakers. I can hardly hear its beats. The sub is probably a wrong match to my system. I tried playing a CD thru the DVD 5.1 channel connected to the amp. It doesn't output any sub bass. I suppose the direct input bypasses the sub processing. I tried with 2 channel connection and the sub output was there. I still need to test with DVD. Currently ordering some titles. Thanks for the help so far.

Boa, that's what I expected too, but no, the Pioneer dvdp did not come with settings for speaker level only speaker presence. The setup menu has a speaker setting option that allows me to set which of the 5.1 speakers are connected. That's all, there is no small or large settings. I believe this thing should work one way or another. Surely they must have designed a dvdp with inbuilt decoder to be connected to a 5.1 ch ready receiver. I just can't figure out how. Help please.

Thanks for the show of help and sorry for missing the necessary information upfront. Ray, I got a second hand cheapie sub Yamaha YST-SW150 with 2x8" woofer. My 5 speakers are all the first series of B&W 600 - 603 for front, CC6 for centre and 601 for rear. Dougdrake, this is precisely my attempt to inject a new 5.1 DD/DTS life to the old Marants prologic receiver. That's why I bought the Pioneer DVD with inbuilt DD/DTS decoder. And yes, I use this DVD for both DVD-Video and CD playback. The sub is connected via a Y cable to the receiver - 1 RCA from the receiver LFE out and 2 RCA to the sub line in. I have checked the manual - there is no speaker level settings nor bass management with the DVD. I called the Pioneer technician - he said that I need to do that thru my receiver. But the receiver does not have bass management function either. And the speaker level setting are done thru the testtone in prologic mode. I have no idea whether this will be applied for the 6 ch direct connection. I have no clue how to get this to work. Hope you can help me out. Thanks.

I am intrigued to know how to setup a sub properly and how does it work. Just bought a sub to connect to my Pioneer DVD-636D with inbuilt DD/DTS decoder connected via 5.1 analogue input of my Marantz SR870 receiver. I am trying to setup the sub to work for both 5.1 ch DVD-Video playback as well as 2 ch music CD playback. I used the LFE preout from the amp via Y cable to the line in of the sub. Is this the right connection? My 5.1 ch ready doesn't appear to have any sub or bass management feature. Does this mean the followings: - 2 ch CD will not have sub freq processed to output via the LFE preout, therefore no sub for CD playback. - .1 output from DVD-Video will be output as is thru the LFE preout. Any freq above the sub crossover will then be discarded and not fed back to the main speakers. As of now, I have not heard the sub works. Perhaps this is due to the materials that I played. I just got the sub and have not played much on it yet. I set the crossover at 60Hz as my main speakers are capable of going down to 47Hz, and the volume at mid level. Appreciate if someone can help me understand this better. Thanks in advance.