Flaw in New Receiver found - Anyone else ever have this

[fmw]

Glad it worked out. That is a very sophisticated and complex unit to be sure.

 

[Haoleb]

I got the final word. Finally reached a very good tech rep with the right knowledge and a VSX94 right there in the lab. Hey, do all customer support brands and locations have gear set up right there for techs to use? I thought very highly of this (although its the way it should be). Is this the norm?

Please allow me to start a separate thread because I found this stuff out and it really had me wondering:

1. In the Elite Pioneers the Pre-Outs are always 'On'. Unlike some
older Pio units. Why? That might have to be answered by an engineer in Japan. Does this sound like good design?

2. Using Surround Backs for a second zone, only analog sources are accepted. Sound right?

3. No big deal. But most of the Zone 2 stuff is controlled only by remote, as opposed to panel controls or onscrenn menus.

What I want to know is are all receivers like this?

Nearly all of the recievers I have worked with in the past are like this. Infact I cant think of one that wasnt. I have always found the zone 2 features on them more of a hassle than anything else. Especially if your trying to tell an average person how to use one.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

On the Yammies if you want to use zone two...ummm...you hit the zone 2 button...

Nearly all of the recievers I have worked with in the past are like this. Infact I cant think of one that wasnt. I have always found the zone 2 features on them more of a hassle than anything else. Especially if your trying to tell an average person how to use one.

 

[bandphan]

I got the final word. Finally reached a very good tech rep with the right knowledge and a VSX94 right there in the lab. Hey, do all customer support brands and locations have gear set up right there for techs to use? I thought very highly of this (although its the way it should be). Is this the norm?

Please allow me to start a separate thread because I found this stuff out and it really had me wondering:

1. In the Elite Pioneers the Pre-Outs are always 'On'. Unlike some
older Pio units. Why? That might have to be answered by an engineer in Japan. Does this sound like good design?

2. Using Surround Backs for a second zone, only analog sources are accepted. Sound right?



3. No big deal. But most of the Zone 2 stuff is controlled only by remote, as opposed to panel controls or onscrenn menus.

What I want to know is are all receivers like this?

1. Always on when power is on correct
2. Yes thats why we run analog in conjuction with digital(crestron makes a multizone with seperate dacs)

 

[Hi Ho]

The Denon 4308 can play digitally connected sources in zone two and three but not zone four. The Yamaha RX-Z11 can play digital sources through the other zones when in "party mode", which means the same thing playing in all zones.