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Sound System recommendations

Irishman said:
It will. You're getting a solid Airplay, 7.1 channel AVR with more than adequate amplification with V-tuner Internet Radio and Pandora streaming. Enjoy.

I will say this: Denon receivers benefit from tweaking. And Denon's documentation is notoriously lacking or nigh-on-impossible to comprehend. To help, go visit the AVS forums and look on the Audio section for the thread by a user named "Batpig". He's come up with a really good document called "Batpig's Denon to English Dictionary".

It'll be worth your while to check it out, just to minimize the amount of time you feel like pulling your hair out when you get your new AVR! :)

So, first tip when you get it...run the Audyssey calibration using the included microphone. Find something to attach the microphone to (tripod, etc) and put it in your main listening position at about ear height, turn off any AC or fans and clear kids or pets from the room, close the door, and leave the room while it runs the auto setup.
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Thanks! Can you point me to the right forum to find Mr Batpig? A link perhaps?
 
chris650 said:
I currently just ATV3 for music playing on Airplay.

I notice that my receiver recognize its signal as 48khz.

Bit perfect from iTunes should be 44.1khz. I was wondering, if I use the optical output, would it output 44.1khz?

Could ATV 3 output audio on both HDMI and optical at the same time?
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I believe the ATV3 transcodes all audio to 48khz. Yes it will output audio from both hdmi and optical. I have it setup this way in my system. I use the HDMI for just the ATV input and the optical is being used for my PS3 input when I want to listen to music while gaming.
 
BasilFawlty said:
With a lot of help from this forum and recommendations made in a previous thread, I just took possession of a new Sony XBR55HX929 LED TV. To say I'm happy with the choice would be an understatement! But now I have a sound system problem. The receiver I have is a 10 year old Kenwood VR-2080. I have Sony Lifestyle surround sound speakers. Th problem I'm having is that I can't get the optical digital input on the Kenwood receiver to work! I have a good optical cable going from the Set to the receiver and I'm getting signal ( red light at the end of the cable). However, No matter what I do I can't get any sound out of the Kenwood. It has one of those wonky LED remote controllers. I even called Kenwood tech support and they walked me through the process of making sure I had things set up correctly but to no avail. The optical digital inputs on the Kenwood are really the only inputs on the 2080 that can accommodate the digital surround sound. So, if I can't get this old receiver to work with the digital surround sound I guess I may be in the market for something newer.

Looking for recommendations to use with this new Sony XBR TV. The room the set is in is not huge, about 20 x 16. I'd like to get something that will work well with this set and won' break the bank. I would like to keep the cost to below $400 if possible.

Any suggestions to get me started looking?
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Are you close to a Fry's at all? They routinely have high end receivers on sale. I bought a Yahama RX V571 for only $249 from there. It has 6 hdmi inputs and supports all the bells and whistles (3d, high def audio etc....).
 
thetruth1985 said:
Are you close to a Fry's at all? They routinely have high end receivers on sale. I bought a Yahama RX V571 for only $249 from there. It has 6 hdmi inputs and supports all the bells and whistles (3d, high def audio etc....).
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As I mentioned later in this thread, I ended up ordering the Denon AVR-1912 from Crutchfield for $399. Should arrive in a few days.
 
i picked up this for my bedroom
http://us.marantz.com/us/Products/P...?CatId=AVReceivers&SubCatId=&ProductId=NR1402
and these as the speakers
http://www.amazon.com/Mirage-Nanosat-5-1-High-Performance-Speaker/dp/B001H2VBD0
i love this setup for my room the receiver is much better then my old yamaha that i had and has more power. Most receiver companies don't list the correct power the receiver really puts out. I like the slim design also and it looks classy. I had denons and didn't like them.
 
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x-evil-x said:
i picked up this for my bedroom
http://us.marantz.com/us/Products/P...?CatId=AVReceivers&SubCatId=&ProductId=NR1402
and these as the speakers
http://www.amazon.com/Mirage-Nanosat-5-1-High-Performance-Speaker/dp/B001H2VBD0
i love this setup for my room the receiver is much better then my old yamaha that i had and has more power. Most receiver companies don't list the correct power the receiver really puts out. I like the slim design also and it looks classy. I had denons and didn't like them.
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Lacks the ability to bi amp the fronts. Any good front should have this.
 
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The receiver has plenty of power for a bedroom surround sound system. Don't need another amp and the receiver sounds cleaner then any other ones I've had around the price.
 
one can learn a bit from the audio forum audioholics.com - solid, sensible advice without delving into stilly crap like $10,000 speaker wires and the like.

I know you've already gotten a receiver, but that site can help you grow, if you want, with the addition of a subwoofer, better speakers eventually, articles on dialing in your system, speaker placement, etc...

macrumor's audio advice is pretty spotty in most cases :rolleyes:
 
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