Yamaha DVD-C750 Crossover Question

[kaos]

I have all my speakers set to small through my receiver but also have them set to small on the player. The player has an preset crossover for the small setting at 120. If I have both the receiver and player set to small isn't that cutting the signal even further? What if I set the player to all large and let the receiver take care of the speaker size?

 

[nav]

Most receivers don't do any bass management of the multichannel inputs. The DVD player's bass management only kicks in when using the multichannel outputs.

 

[j_garcia]

Bass management is applied where the decoding happens. When using the analog connections, the decoding is happening in the player, bypassing the receiver's settings. When using a digital connection, decoding happens in the receiver, and the player's speaker settings are ignored. Typically, receivers have better bass management, so I normally recommend using a digital connection. If your player is hires audio capable (DVD-A, SACD), then you will need to keep the multichannel analog connections as well, though you can still use the digital connection for movies.

 

[kaos]

Well, if I set the speakers to large for the SACDs the decoding will happen in the player b/c of the analog cables, meaning it is sending the full range of frequencies to the receiver which then would compress them to small because of the actual receivers speaker settings. Or it would just ignore the receiver and send the signals straight to the speakers, like you had said? Correct me if I'm wrong. Sorry, just trying to clarify for a better understanding.