Emotiva

[moves]

I have an old yamaha RX-V496 receiver.. it doesnt have dolby prologic 2.. it just has the original one. It is very center channel dominant. I've never heard prologic 2 or any other advanced/ more modern systems.

I've had my eye on emotiva for a while now and I've been looking at the preamp/processor paired with one of their 5 channel power amps.

When I put my current old yamaha on the 'disco' setting, the bass is heavy and all 4 speakers (- the center channel) are firing in stereo and they sound great... bombs and gun shots sound amazing.... I find that the dolby prologic is lacking that BOOM Effect with explosions and things.

my question is that will a better amp combo with modern technology not be so center channel heavy? The voices are great on my amp but the effects are lacking. I am looking for a wicked center channel performance along with the BOOOOOOM in the explosions.. if you get my drift.

 

[Adam]

Once you get that 50" G10 plasma, I'd suggest getting at least a DVD player (if you don't have one) or a blu-ray player if you can. Your current receiver can handle Dolby Digital and DTS, and those will blow away Pro-Logic. I don't know if you've ever used those, given your other thread on connecting your VCR and your talk now about Pro-Logic. VCR tapes won't have those audio tracks, but DVDs and blu-rays typically will.

A DVD player or blu-ray player will have digital audio outputs that can connect to your current receiver, as well as to any modern receiver.

 

[moves]

oh yes i have a DVD player hooked up and I've always been using the pro logic setting on the receiver the whole time. I thought that was dolby digital.. i thought it was called dolby digital pro logic.

So there is a setting that is strictly dolby digital and no prologic? do you know what i have to set my receiver to to whatch movies in that setting?

 

[fightinkraut]

oh yes i have a DVD player hooked up and I've always been using the pro logic setting on the receiver the whole time. I thought that was dolby digital.. i thought it was called dolby digital pro logic.

So there is a setting that is strictly dolby digital and no prologic? do you know what i have to set my receiver to to whatch movies in that setting?

Biggest thing to check here is how you have the DVD player connected and what setting it's on. You will only receive dolby digital through a optical digital, coax, or hdmi connection. If you're connected to your receiver through RCA connections you'll only be able to send a stereo signal. If you're using one of the proper connections, then go into the set up on you DVD player and try to find the correct setting, tell it to send DD or something similar.

Once you're sending the proper signal your receiver will likely automatically switch to DD (which for movies often isn't until it starts...the menu is still stereo).

 

[Adam]

If you've actually been using Pro-Logic...prepare yourself for a treat!

There might be two things to do:

1. First, you'll need to connect the DVD player to the receiver using a digital audio connection (either coax or optical because your receiver can handle either).
2. Second, you probably need to go into the DVD players set-up menu and tell it to output the audio as "bitstream" or something similar. A lot of players default to outputting the audio as PCM over the digital connection, and that will come across as two-channel matrixed sound that you're receiver will play using Pro-Logic.

I'm actually excited to see how much better you like it.

EDIT: I was typing too slow.

 

[fightinkraut]

If you've actually been using Pro-Logic...prepare yourself for a treat!

There might be two things to do:

1. First, you'll need to connect the DVD player to the receiver using a digital audio connection (either coax or optical because your receiver can handle either).
2. Second, you probably need to go into the DVD players set-up menu and tell it to output the audio as "bitstream" or something similar. A lot of players default to outputting the audio as PCM over the digital connection, and that will come across as two-channel matrixed sound that you're receiver will play using Pro-Logic.

I'm actually excited to see how much better you like it.

Good advice there Adam!

 

[Adam]

Good advice there Adam!

Same to you, fast typer!

 

[fightinkraut]

Same to you, fast typer!

In all fairness your information is laid out quite lovely and spaced appropriately, etc. Mine's just thrown together, hardly legible!

 

[moves]

well im running component video and rca red and whites for audio... i don't have the original remote so i guess i am out of luck. i just have a universal remote


but my video is connected to my t.v. because I don't component on my receiver

 

[fightinkraut]

well im running component video and rca red and whites for audio... i don't have the original remote so i guess i am out of luck. i just have a universal remote

Aha! If you have a digital input go ahead and try it, you might get lucky and your player could switch automatically to the right input...even try disconnecting the RCA's...

 

[Adam]

Hmmm. Based on this quote from your other thread:

ihave audio going to the 5.1 channels in the system...

Do you have six RCA audio cables connected from the DVD player to the receiver? I know that your receiver has a set of 5.1 analog audio inputs, and I'm wondering if you are using those.

 

[moves]

but my component is connected to my t.v. and not the receiver. my receiver doesnt have component unfortunately

 

[fightinkraut]

but my component is connected to my t.v. and not the receiver. my receiver doesnt have component unfortunately

There should not be a problem sending component video to the TV and a separate audio connection to your receiver.

 

[moves]

6? no no lol just 2... that's all i can plug in on my dvd player... one red and one white

 

[moves]

There should not be a problem sending component video to the TV and a separate audio connection to your receiver.

ok that's good then

 

[moves]

Aha! If you have a digital input go ahead and try it, you might get lucky and your player could switch automatically to the right input...even try disconnecting the RCA's...

i can't disconnect the rca's then i wouldnt have any sound... i would only have video

 

[fightinkraut]

i can't disconnect the rca's then i wouldnt have any sound... i would only have video

Sorry for any confusion, does your DVD player have any other audio connections on the back besides RCA? If it does then you should try that and disconnect the RCA's.

Shucks, what the model # of the dvd player?

 

[moves]

Sorry for any confusion, does your DVD player have any other audio connections on the back besides RCA? If it does then you should try that and disconnect the RCA's.

Shucks, what the model # of the dvd player?

it's a samsung p240

all the thing has is component,coax, rca, and S video....but it says that the dvd player player processes dolby digital

 

[moves]

I would try the digitl coax cable but i dont have one at the moment... the coax is for audio correct?

 

[Adam]

I would try the digitl coax cable but i dont have one at the moment... the coax is for audio correct?

Yep, it's for audio. You can just use one of your RCA cables for it - that will work just great.