oldenough Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 So I just took a look at the rear of my AVR3600, and there is a connection above the A-Bus connector. It is marked 24v 12a but no indication for it's use, also it is not shown in the manual. What the heck is it?...[^o)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 16, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted October 16, 2011 Thx for checking that. I just found a pic of the rear of the unit on Google images. Not sure what the 24v is. You are correct, it doesn't show up in the manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 16, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted October 16, 2011 The 24v on the AVR 3600 doesn't look like a standard "trigger". The 24v is a male connection and the Trigger is a female connection. Anyone know what the 24v would be used for? Below is the trigger on the 7550HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elitedemo Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 +1 on sound quality for the umc, little qwerks mainly cable boxes involving dvr and playback (which you dont have) and htpc's are the larger drawbacks, I know mine sounds better to me than any marantz, hk, or yamaha that have preceeded it another drawback the firmware feels like beta testing and the update process has been brutal (to me) I'll have to send it in if I want to update the firmware as my 2 pc's dont play nicely with the umc and its prehistoric updating process, the sad part is I have a reasonable amount of knowledge with hardware and software of pcs and it just drives me plain nuts that something that should be so basic and easy as a update became so painful the one thing that did floor me on this unit was there was no headphone input...discovered that after trying to listen silently one night and searching for the input the bright side to the firmware is fortunately the company is continually working to improve how well the unit responds while trying to remove bugs the options to tweak the umc are pretty painless and many buttons on the awesome 30lb remote just make sense, I spent more than the 500 clearance and it still seemed like a bargain, but if you dont like it im betting you wouldnt lose much on the trial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 21, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted October 21, 2011 Looks like I may be going to give the UMC-1 a try as the Harman Kardon AVR 3600 went from $499 up to $693.99. LOL That's a pretty significant jump in price. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vital Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Amazon has it at $500 and some change at a few different stores - here is the link. http://www.amazon.com/Harman-Kardon-7-1-Channel-Performance-Receiver/dp/B002IKKFUA/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1319228306&sr=1-1-catcorr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Youth, I have to admit I didn't read through 100% of the replies but I just wanted to add (in case someone else didn't) that you don't need a receiver that has HD-Audio formats. In fact, it won't do you any good since your PS3 can't bitstream. All you need is a receiver that can handle PCM over HDMI. That opens up a ton more options for you. For example, I used to have a Marantz SR7001 that worked like a charm running PCM over HDMI from my old fat PS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 21, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted October 21, 2011 You are correct Mark but I don't expect the PS3 to last me forever and the unit that eventually replaces it probably will be able to bitstream so I would like to have that feature in the AVR or Pre/Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 23, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted October 23, 2011 Well, I've finally decided to give the Emotiva UMC-1 a try. I'll give Emo a call in the morning to place the order and start a new thread once I've received it. As usual, I'll have plenty of pics to share. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Guy Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Youth, have you thought about keeping the Yamaha for HT and adding an Emotiva USP-1 (or even better the coming XSP-1) for 2 channel? I think the Yamaha is probably a better HT processor and the USP-1 or XSP-1 stereo preamps will be much better with 2 channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 24, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted October 24, 2011 Youth, have you thought about keeping the Yamaha for HT and adding an Emotiva USP-1 (or even better the coming XSP-1) for 2 channel? Yamaha has been sold. Bottom line is I'm cheap. LOL If the UMC-1 doesn't sound good enough for HT, I'll sell it and pick up a Harman Kardon AVR 3600 and call it a day. Parasound. I'm trying to remain budget friendly. Maybe there isn't an all in one unit (even in the Pre/Pro world) that can do great HT and 2ch processing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Maybe there isn't an all in one unit (even in the Pre/Pro world) that can do great HT and 2ch processing. Yes there is, it is called the NAD T175HD(a bit pricey) or the NAD T773 receiver if you don't need HDMI.[] Okay I am a bit biased but the NAD stuff sounds absolutely fantastic for HT and 2-channel, IMO.[8][8] Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 24, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted October 24, 2011 I should of clarified myself by saying in the 500 dollar range or even sub 1000 range. the NAD T175 hd is $2000 - $3000 dollars and the other is a 7 year old receiver with no hdmi which I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Maybe there isn't an all in one unit (even in the Pre/Pro world) that can do great HT and 2ch processing. Nah......the HK does HT just fine, as good as any Onkyo I've had,( about 10).The UMC also does HT just fine, they both just excell in music, I think soon you'll find out one way or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 24, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted October 24, 2011 I think soon you'll find out one way or the other. I'm hoping for the "one way" vs the "other". [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted October 24, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted October 24, 2011 Just called and placed my order for the Emotiva UMC-1 Pre/Pro. I'll start another thread once I receive it and post my thoughts with pics. Thanks for everyone's advice, comments and suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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