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I've been running a 1056 with a 7.1 speaker setup for a couple of years now, and started watching Blu-Ray movies from a PS3 80GB model last year. The PS3 is connected to the 1056 with digital coax and component.
Since my current setup is limited to 5.1 and 6.1, both of which I believe are sent by the Rotel to all 7.1 speakers, I'm wondering what I'm missing out on by not having the latest Blu-Ray 7.1 audio formats. The PS3 can only output them via HDMI (which the Rotel doesn't have), and the 1056 can only accept them via its 7.1 analog input, I have to either upgrade the Blu-Ray player or the receiver to get full 7.1 support.
From what I've read, getting a Blu-Ray player with a 7.1 analog output will have the issue of needing the bass level boosted, and there may be potential issues with speaker level adjustments and crossover selection, both of which are done by the Rotel in the digital domain. It is unclear to me as to whether the Rotel will convert the signals coming in on its 7.1 analog input into digital or not. Here's an excerpt from the Rotel manual:
NOTE: Normally, the RSX-1056 converts analog
inputs to digital signals. All of the digital
processing is available including bass management,
digital crossovers, speaker level and
delay settings, and a number surround mode
options. Alternatively, there is an analog bypass
surround mode that routes 2-ch and Multi
Input analog signals directly to the Volume control
and outputs, bypassing the digital processing
entirely for pure analog stereo.
This sort of reads like it would convert the signal unless one were to engage the "analog bypass surround mode", but then a little later in the manual it reads:
A set of RCA inputs accept up to 7.1 channels
of analog signals from a DVD-A or SACD
player. There are inputs for FRONT L & R,
CENTER, SUB, REAR L & R, and CENTER BACK
(CB) 1 & 2.
These inputs bypass all digital processing in
the RSX-1056 and are routed directly to the
Volume control and outputs.
Should the latter be the case, I'm concerned how I would be able to adjust for lipsync problems and crossover settings. Apparently some of the better Blu-Ray players provide for this, but I'm not willing to spend more than $500 on a player, and the Oppo 83 that everybody is raving about does not have streaming video from PCs, NAS devices or services like Netflix (which I'd like to have).
The second option is to sell the Rotel and buy another processor/amp combo (no more receivers for me, processor changes too often) - any idea what the going rate is on the used market?
Finally, I can just leave the audio alone (and maybe get another projector instead) IF
a) the new formats aren't that much of an improvement over the simulated 7.1 mode of the Rotel and/or
b) not many Blu-Ray discs support these new 7.1 modes
Any advice is appreciated!
Regards,
Frank
I've been running a 1056 with a 7.1 speaker setup for a couple of years now, and started watching Blu-Ray movies from a PS3 80GB model last year. The PS3 is connected to the 1056 with digital coax and component.
Since my current setup is limited to 5.1 and 6.1, both of which I believe are sent by the Rotel to all 7.1 speakers, I'm wondering what I'm missing out on by not having the latest Blu-Ray 7.1 audio formats. The PS3 can only output them via HDMI (which the Rotel doesn't have), and the 1056 can only accept them via its 7.1 analog input, I have to either upgrade the Blu-Ray player or the receiver to get full 7.1 support.
From what I've read, getting a Blu-Ray player with a 7.1 analog output will have the issue of needing the bass level boosted, and there may be potential issues with speaker level adjustments and crossover selection, both of which are done by the Rotel in the digital domain. It is unclear to me as to whether the Rotel will convert the signals coming in on its 7.1 analog input into digital or not. Here's an excerpt from the Rotel manual:
NOTE: Normally, the RSX-1056 converts analog
inputs to digital signals. All of the digital
processing is available including bass management,
digital crossovers, speaker level and
delay settings, and a number surround mode
options. Alternatively, there is an analog bypass
surround mode that routes 2-ch and Multi
Input analog signals directly to the Volume control
and outputs, bypassing the digital processing
entirely for pure analog stereo.
This sort of reads like it would convert the signal unless one were to engage the "analog bypass surround mode", but then a little later in the manual it reads:
A set of RCA inputs accept up to 7.1 channels
of analog signals from a DVD-A or SACD
player. There are inputs for FRONT L & R,
CENTER, SUB, REAR L & R, and CENTER BACK
(CB) 1 & 2.
These inputs bypass all digital processing in
the RSX-1056 and are routed directly to the
Volume control and outputs.
Should the latter be the case, I'm concerned how I would be able to adjust for lipsync problems and crossover settings. Apparently some of the better Blu-Ray players provide for this, but I'm not willing to spend more than $500 on a player, and the Oppo 83 that everybody is raving about does not have streaming video from PCs, NAS devices or services like Netflix (which I'd like to have).
The second option is to sell the Rotel and buy another processor/amp combo (no more receivers for me, processor changes too often) - any idea what the going rate is on the used market?
Finally, I can just leave the audio alone (and maybe get another projector instead) IF
a) the new formats aren't that much of an improvement over the simulated 7.1 mode of the Rotel and/or
b) not many Blu-Ray discs support these new 7.1 modes
Any advice is appreciated!
Regards,
Frank
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