I received my brand spanking new 1066 in silver yesterday and have spent a few hours setting up and calibrating the unit. My question is how do I find out the software version that's installed in this puppy? I searched here but couldn't locate the answer. This is a new unit that came to my dealer in the August shipment so it should have the latest and greatest, but I'd like to know for sure.
On to my problems/gripes. This piece is replacing my trusty Marantz AV9000 processor. I've noticed some things on the Rotel that bother me:
1 - Bass management issues already described in detail here. I'd love to see Rotel incorporate many of the suggestions for enhancements posted in this forum.
2 - Time delay settings on speakers. There's no reason the software can't calculate this for you based on speaker distance from the viewing position. Entering the delay in milliseconds shouldn't be necessary. And why aren't there values for the front L/R speakers here? Can this be addressed with a software update?
3 - Trouble detecting DD-EX and DTS-ES?? I played portions of both Phantom Menace (DD-EX) and Terminator 2 (DTS-ES track) and the 1066 did NOT lock on the correct bitstream. I got no sound at all until I switched to another input (CD in this case) and then back to the DVD input, at which point it detected and locked properly. Is this a known problem?
4 - Bitstream detection and lock delay. This has been mentioned here and it is pretty apparent on my unit. When skipping between chapters on a DVD, the 1066 takes a second or two to re-acquire the bitstream, identify it and lock in. It's very annoying. Any fix for this in the works? My DVD player is a Toshiba SD-4700 connected to the Rotel via coax and I've never had a problem with this on the AV9000.
5 - Pops. When navigating the OSD and sometimes when changing between different bitstreams on a DVD ( the menu to main feature transition for example), the unit produces very audible pops. It would be nice if it didn't do this.
6 - Channel crosstalk. I have my DSS receiver on all the time, connected to the 1066 via analog inputs. When switching inputs I can hear the satellite on adjacent analog inputs that are quiet if the volume is turned up. This may be a dealbreaker for me. I find this to be unacceptable on a $1200 processor. I take it this is a known problem.
And finally, isn't there an LED ring around the volume knob that's supposed to light up blue on the silver 1066 (red on the black) when the unit is on? Mine doesn't. It's dark. I can see the ring and it appears to be translucent blue but it does not light up. All I have illuminated is the blue power LED in the upper left corner of the faceplate.
Any comments, suggestions, work-arounds, etc. would be appreciated. Thanks.
On to my problems/gripes. This piece is replacing my trusty Marantz AV9000 processor. I've noticed some things on the Rotel that bother me:
1 - Bass management issues already described in detail here. I'd love to see Rotel incorporate many of the suggestions for enhancements posted in this forum.
2 - Time delay settings on speakers. There's no reason the software can't calculate this for you based on speaker distance from the viewing position. Entering the delay in milliseconds shouldn't be necessary. And why aren't there values for the front L/R speakers here? Can this be addressed with a software update?
3 - Trouble detecting DD-EX and DTS-ES?? I played portions of both Phantom Menace (DD-EX) and Terminator 2 (DTS-ES track) and the 1066 did NOT lock on the correct bitstream. I got no sound at all until I switched to another input (CD in this case) and then back to the DVD input, at which point it detected and locked properly. Is this a known problem?
4 - Bitstream detection and lock delay. This has been mentioned here and it is pretty apparent on my unit. When skipping between chapters on a DVD, the 1066 takes a second or two to re-acquire the bitstream, identify it and lock in. It's very annoying. Any fix for this in the works? My DVD player is a Toshiba SD-4700 connected to the Rotel via coax and I've never had a problem with this on the AV9000.
5 - Pops. When navigating the OSD and sometimes when changing between different bitstreams on a DVD ( the menu to main feature transition for example), the unit produces very audible pops. It would be nice if it didn't do this.
6 - Channel crosstalk. I have my DSS receiver on all the time, connected to the 1066 via analog inputs. When switching inputs I can hear the satellite on adjacent analog inputs that are quiet if the volume is turned up. This may be a dealbreaker for me. I find this to be unacceptable on a $1200 processor. I take it this is a known problem.
And finally, isn't there an LED ring around the volume knob that's supposed to light up blue on the silver 1066 (red on the black) when the unit is on? Mine doesn't. It's dark. I can see the ring and it appears to be translucent blue but it does not light up. All I have illuminated is the blue power LED in the upper left corner of the faceplate.
Any comments, suggestions, work-arounds, etc. would be appreciated. Thanks.
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