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I've read a bit about bass manement but haven't found the answer to my problem.
Denon 1602 receiver
Samsung Universal player
I GOT NO SUB
The Samsung has speaker management, but won't allow me to turn the sub off. So I can't use the 5.1 external In's on my Denon (to bypass any DSP processing) because the Samsung sends all the low end out the sub channel assuming I have a sub. Which I don't. So every thing sounds thin.
So, I'm thinking I have a few choices:
1.Buy a sub. O.K. great, but what do I do until then?
2. Use the "mixed stereo outs" on my Samsung player to the external 5.1 inputs on my Denon (FL and FR). This means I can't ever listen to the 5.1 SA-CD mixes. But I assume this will fix my bass problems.
3. Use the DVD inputs on my Denon instead of the external 5.1 inputs. But wouldn't everything going into this input go throught some AD/DA converters and DSP processing and thus negate the idea of the higher resolution of the SA-CD's? I'm certian that it would because I would then be using the surround decoder in the Denon for the 5.1 mixes and it's converters are only rated to 24/96. What if I just used the regular stereo mode?
4. How about this crazy Idea: Use the "mixed outputs" on the player to feed the FL and FR channels of the "external 5.1 inputs" on the Denon and then feed the center, surround, and sub (pointless) inputs like ususal? Would I then get full range sound out of my fronts? I'm assuming this would totally @%$& the imaging of the surround mixes.
This whole thing is a complete pain in the #$%! Why won't my player's speaker management let me turn of the sub? It lets me turn off the center and rears! Should I send the thing back?
Denon 1602 receiver
Samsung Universal player
I GOT NO SUB
The Samsung has speaker management, but won't allow me to turn the sub off. So I can't use the 5.1 external In's on my Denon (to bypass any DSP processing) because the Samsung sends all the low end out the sub channel assuming I have a sub. Which I don't. So every thing sounds thin.
So, I'm thinking I have a few choices:
1.Buy a sub. O.K. great, but what do I do until then?
2. Use the "mixed stereo outs" on my Samsung player to the external 5.1 inputs on my Denon (FL and FR). This means I can't ever listen to the 5.1 SA-CD mixes. But I assume this will fix my bass problems.
3. Use the DVD inputs on my Denon instead of the external 5.1 inputs. But wouldn't everything going into this input go throught some AD/DA converters and DSP processing and thus negate the idea of the higher resolution of the SA-CD's? I'm certian that it would because I would then be using the surround decoder in the Denon for the 5.1 mixes and it's converters are only rated to 24/96. What if I just used the regular stereo mode?
4. How about this crazy Idea: Use the "mixed outputs" on the player to feed the FL and FR channels of the "external 5.1 inputs" on the Denon and then feed the center, surround, and sub (pointless) inputs like ususal? Would I then get full range sound out of my fronts? I'm assuming this would totally @%$& the imaging of the surround mixes.
This whole thing is a complete pain in the #$%! Why won't my player's speaker management let me turn of the sub? It lets me turn off the center and rears! Should I send the thing back?