sony strdb1070 "HELP"

[carpe]

<font color='#000000'>I recently received a sony strdb1070 receiver and I got some yamaha 6.1 speakers to hook up to the receiver. I pluged everything up and I'm not able to hear any surround sound when I play my tuner, cd player or dvd player. When I engage the unit in &quot;test&quot; mode, I hear the test sound through all of the speakers including the surround speakers. My question is: am I missing a function that I should be engaging when I want to hear the surrond sound? When I'm listening to the cd player, the dvd player or the tuner, I can only hear sound when I hit the &quot;2 channel direct&quot; button on the unit, when I hit the surround button, a &quot;not in use&quot; message appears on the unit. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.  

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[Guest]

<font color='#000000'>Sounds to me like you have hooked up your components to your receiver in the proper fashion to enjoy surround sound. &nbsp;You probably just hooked up your components using the same 2-channel cables you had previously.

What you need to do is hook up your CD/DVD player(s) to your receiver using digital connections. &nbsp;Either digital optic or digital coaxial.

Cheers,
Earl</font>

 

[Guest]

<font color='#000000'>Edited to include &quot;not in first sentence.


Sounds to me like you have not hooked up your components to your receiver in the proper fashion to enjoy surround sound. &nbsp;You probably just hooked up your components using the same 2-channel cables you had previously.

What you need to do is hook up your CD/DVD player(s) to your receiver using digital connections. &nbsp;Either digital optic or digital coaxial.

Cheers,
Earl</font>

 

[2x6spds]

<font color='#000000'>I have a Sony STRDB1070. Sounds like you may need to connect your DVD player to the receiver with either coaxial or optical cable. The 1070 also has multichannel input so you can use it with either DVD Audio or SACD. &nbsp;Once you have properly connected the DVD/CD player to the 1070, you can use the remote to select different surround modes - use the &quot;+&quot; button under &quot;Sound Field Modes.&quot;

Another thought is that the 1070 has some very sophisticated set up options. You may want to read the manual and go through the set up menus and make sure that you are making full use of this interesting receiver.

One more thought on the 1070 - I think it has a ridiculously good front end - surround processor but weak internal amps. I know it's rated at 100Wx6 channels, but personally, I don't believe that its output is even close to the rated 100 watts per channel. The 1070 is a great candidate to use with outboard amplification. I use mine with 3 Onkyo M282 2 channel amps and the effect on music and home theater is pretty stunning.

G'luck with your 1070.</font>