Just1n20 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 so i got my SVS 25-31CS and tried hooking it up to my Onkyo TX-SR500. all is good with music, so why not try DTS and Dolby Digital? my receiver wouldn't let me decode DTS when i didnt have a sub so i assumed you needed a sub hooked up and now i'd be able to right?...no, tried From Hell and Seven in DTS just to make sure it decoded and no.. tried not using DTS and just watching a movie in DD, but it wouldn't let me. i made sure i went by the manual but it did nothing to help. i can use Pro LogicII but it won't play anything in DolbyDigital or DTS. anyone help? i use an optical input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz1604 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Was it working b4 and just stopped working on you? If not, have you gone to your set-up menu on ur receiver and changed ur input from analog to optical? You also have to change that in your DVD menu. I am sure you have done that, but just checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz1604 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Also, DTS and Dolby will decode even without a sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTiger Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Do you need to connect them with using an optical cable or digital coax? I think that my Denon requires that. Davi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz1604 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 ---------------- On 1/14/2004 3:51:54 PM AUTiger wrote: Do you need to connect them with using an optical cable or digital coax? I think that my Denon requires that. Davi ---------------- Actually, optical or digital coax is required on all digital receivers to read DTS or Dolby Digital. He did mention that he is using an "optical input." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoker Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 My guess is that either the receiver or more likely the DVD player is to analog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoker Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Go into your DVD's main menu and make sure the Digital Output is set to on and that DTS is set to on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Go into your DVD players setup menu (not a movies audio track slection menu) and set Digital out to BITSTREAM. It is most likely currently set at PCM. If your player also has a seperate DTS option be sure to turn that ON. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1n20 Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 ya it was an amatuer problem... dvd settings were on PCM im embarassed. at least now i get to enjoy fight club, from hell, saving private ryan, and all the others without using prologicII oh ya, and i heard coaxial is better the optical? right now my highs and bass(a smudge) seem a little laid back... my setup is below.. think a good coax cable from bettercables or cobalt would help? or could it be my shotty half-@$$ed dvd player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz1604 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 You will hear different things. Some say Optical is better, some say digital coax is better, either way is better than analog and both types have there +'s & -'s. I figured it was you not changing the input on your receiver or on your DVD player. Gave you the benefit of the doubt though. LOL I didn't know at first either until my salesman told me when he sold me a fiber optic cable. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoker Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 digital optical or digital coax...the eternal questions. If you can tell the difference you have great ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1n20 Posted January 14, 2004 Author Share Posted January 14, 2004 i wouldn't say i have great ears at all, just picky ones.. i mean i use a few personal cds of mine as reference cd's when choosing my equipment. granted i have a moderately broad range of music taste, i have my primary listening to compare with and it has worked out all right for me. i tried hookin up my brother's sony str-de485(got it from $130 new from some clearance online for xmas) and even though the price difference is only $100 retail, the difference was evident, even my brother noticed. bass was not as tight as it is and my brother noticed, highs seemed like they were more extended and very bright and harsh. so i guess i'm asking if the difference is as obvious as that or if it is more subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz1604 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I personally have digital coax and opitical hooked up in my system, I do not notice a difference at all between them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoker Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 The only true way would be to hook the same system in the same setup and switch the connection. I would be suprised if anyone can tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz1604 Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 ---------------- On 1/14/2004 5:14:50 PM gcoker wrote: The only true way would be to hook the same system in the same setup and switch the connection. I would be suprised if anyone can tell the difference. ---------------- Diddo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblue Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 It is impossible for 1's and 0's to sound 'different' no matter how they are transmitted. They both sound the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 With the use of an optical cable istead of a coax, there is zero chance of a ground loop being formed between components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 "With the use of an optical cable istead of a coax, there is zero chance of a ground loop being formed between components." Or of RF noise being transmitted from one to the other. Of course if you also run any sort of video cable between the two components then ground loops and RF noise can be transmitted that way. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 just call onkyo, they have really good support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddvj Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 ---------------- On 1/14/2004 11:10:28 PM dblue wrote: It is impossible for 1's and 0's to sound 'different' no matter how they are transmitted. They both sound the same. ---------------- Wrong!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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