krabapple said:
from what, player or receiver? I will assume you mean the player.
test tones are from the player, yes.
krabapple said:
ok, and how does this compare to the AVR test tones? And do you have subwoofer set to ON in the player, with a connection betweem the sub out and the sub in of the gear?
as i have stated before, the subwoofer is set to on, plugged in, and is recieving the subwoofer signal.
krabapple said:
? If your multichannel analog input is a simple 'pass through', there may be no amplification. But you should still be able to match the output of the player in each channel to the equivalent output of the receiver, when it's getting Dolby Digital input for example. And I still don't understand your connection setup. It sounds like you have a digital connection AND a 2-channel analog connection AND maybe a 6-channel analog connection to different inputs of your AVR. True?
I also don't understand which channels in particular sound 'weak' to you.
Does your receiver allow channel level adjustment of the 6-channel inputs?
Are you sure you are playing the 2-channel tracks of any SACD or DVD-A disc you are listening to?
Have you carefully read the manuals for both devices?
well, i don't need to adjust the six channels because i'm not using six channels.. i've only got a left and right channel plus a subwoofer, and i'm using a stereo SACD to test it out. also, my setup is this:
-1 S-VIDEO cable from dvd to reciever in dvd slot
-2 standard L/R RCA cables from dvd to reciever in dvd slot
-1 digital optical connection from dvd to reciever in correct slot
-6 RCA cables from 5.1 output on dvd player to multi channel input on reciever.
the dvd player settings:
-speakers set to large
-front speakers (l/r) - yes
-centre speaker - no
-surround speakers - no
-subwoofer - yes
reciever settings:
(there are no specific settings for multi channel input, by the way)
-front speakers (l/r) - yes
-subwoofer - yes
-speakers set to small
-subwoofer crossover at 80 Hz.
-all other speakers are set to off, since i don't have them.
i know that the multi channel inputs are plugged in correctly, because the test tones from the DVD player work for the subwoofer, left, and right channels.
what i'm hearing is this:
do you know what it would sound like if there was practically no bass coming out of the speakers, but it doesn't sound like it's in mono or has bad treble, it's just the lack of bass and 'boominess' i suppose.
about reconnecting the entire thing, i decline. like i said previously, the position of the reciever and the way the wires are fed, if i fool with it, all the wires may come unplugged and it would take me hours to reconnect it all, and it would be doubly difficult, since i didn't set up all of it (the hifi buys guy set up half.)
also, the digital input is fine, so it would be foolish to disconnect that and work with it. also, SACDs do not come through the digital output.