Can I do this? (Connections)

[Dr. Bob]

I have a a bluray player that I use for both music CDs and DVDs. It's connected to a Marantz AVR by HDMI. The bluray player also has a digital audio output. Can I connect this to the Marantz, too? The idea is that I can have different audio settings for music and for movies if there's a separate connection. (The Marantz remembers the settings for each input.) Whereas if I do both through the single connection, I have to keep re-setting the settings depending on whether it's music or movies.

(I'm a little gun-shy on this because I already had to send the Marantz back for repairs once, and I don't want to do it again.)

 

[j_garcia]

yes you can do it.

 

[vsound5150]

I have a a bluray player that I use for both music CDs and DVDs. It's connected to a Marantz AVR by HDMI. The bluray player also has a digital audio output. Can I connect this to the Marantz, too? The idea is that I can have different audio settings for music and for movies if there's a separate connection. (The Marantz remembers the settings for each input.) Whereas if I do both through the single connection, I have to keep re-setting the settings depending on whether it's music or movies.

(I'm a little gun-shy on this because I already had to send the Marantz back for repairs once, and I don't want to do it again.)

I'm curious why not run everything through HDMI it will give you the best and worst depending the quality of the source signal (i.e. CD's and Bluray) coming through unless you need to use HDMI for another receiver.

I previously had my Bluray digital audio out (SPDIF Optical) to my Marantz but that time I didn't know it had limitations so now it's HDMI. I believe you can point the CD, DVD, Bluray to the same Input so anytime you press it on the remote it goes there or just Hide it and not use it.

 

[j_garcia]

OP wants different settings for different things, which using two different inputs would do. As long as the device allows simultaneous output of audio from both outputs. Some do, some don't.

 

[lovinthehd]

The non-hdmi digital connection (optical or coax) should be fine for music, HDMI for bluray content. Good way to take advantage of the Marantz. There's likely also ways to do it via macro in a remote as well, depending what changes in setup you'd like between the inputs....

 

[Dr. Bob]

I'm curious why not run everything through HDMI it will give you the best and worst depending the quality of the source signal (i.e. CD's and Bluray) coming through unless you need to use HDMI for another receiver.

I previously had my Bluray digital audio out (SPDIF Optical) to my Marantz but that time I didn't know it had limitations so now it's HDMI. I believe you can point the CD, DVD, Bluray to the same Input so anytime you press it on the remote it goes there or just Hide it and not use it.

The Marantz only lets me point one button to a given input. lovinthehd, not sure what you mean by "macro." Are there some advanced settings I haven't found yet?

If I understand things correctly, it won't make a difference if I use HDMI or digital audio connection - in both cases I'll get the exact same thing coming into the AVR.

Thanks for the reassurance!

 

[j_garcia]

Not exactly, but from a CD you will get the same thing. For BD, the higher audio formats (DTS-HD, DD TrueHD, etc...) will not pass over optical.

Macro would refer to certain remotes that you can program a series of steps to be excecuted into a single button push.

 

[lovinthehd]

The Marantz only lets me point one button to a given input. lovinthehd, not sure what you mean by "macro." Are there some advanced settings I haven't found yet?

If I understand things correctly, it won't make a difference if I use HDMI or digital audio connection - in both cases I'll get the exact same thing coming into the AVR.

Thanks for the reassurance!

Like j_garcia said. Which Marantz avr do you have? What settings would you like to change between movies/music?

You might like this article on codecs and required connections.

 

[Dan Madden]

Yes no problem. DO IT !! There will be no loss of CD audio quality via Optical and you can customize that input to where you want it for CD audio on your Marantz.

Just remember that sometimes, depending on what player that your using that the DAC's in the player itself might be better than the DAC's in your Marantz. A good example would be some higher end Oppo players. In some instances, it would be better to send an analog signal to your amp rather than a digital one.

 

[j_garcia]

Depending on how new this player is, it may not even have analog. A few of my Panasonics had HDMI and optical out only.