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Here is an item for consideration: I got a Canon ZR60 DV cam and wanted to test the converter. Hooked it to my DVD player through the S-video connection. The results: Original VE > no copy protection DVE > cancorder signals material is copy protected I don't own any of the other test...

Sorry about that, yes 2.12 does fix the problem (it remained fixed from the last version I tried, 2.11k). I did find the fix beneficial. My rear speakers are done at 100 hz, so getting the rear information to the sub made an audible difference (and changed the calibration level a bit). I would...

There is an issue with the level setting. Anything about low pass signals could have been me flailing around... There is a couple dB difference on the DVE sub calibration compared to all(?) other consumer reference material. Please read the DVE thread in Home Theater Software...

I have used all the 2.X version, but I only went back to 2.09 chasing this. SFI said it only affected 2.10, but that is not true (i.e. 2.09 is afflicted), so I would imagine it might be an issue from day one. I feel bad bringing this up over-and-over, but when I hooked up my back channels, I...

Bruce: Look for the previous mega-thread on this processor. In that thread I believe Michael Mohrmann discussed cross-overs for the AVM20 and other processors. Another comment on the 2.12 upgrade: Get it if you have a 6.1 setup and use any THX modes on 5.1 source material. At least...

Anybody have any luck trying trading DVD's marked PROMO or such? I tried to trade Six Day Seven Nights and Stepmom that I received back in 1999 with a Toshiba purchase, and they would not accept them. It seemed the reason the manager did not want to accept them was they had no UPC code to scan...

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Lévesque: My apologies, the review in Perfect Vision does quote Rotel as saying they have designed an amplifier with less "air" (?!).

It is not unthinkable that there is a consistent error in bass levels on many disks and preamps/receivers. I have a "THX certified" preamp that failed to pass all the bass channels correctly even though it had been "thoroughly tested by Dolby Labs and THX". I would like to know how DSP/software...

Lévesque: Are you talking about amplifiers or preamps? I can't recall seeing any review of any kind of amplifier (or receiver) for any kind of money ($200 up) that had a "rolled-off" high frequency response in the audible range.

From a previous post (121) it looks like Avia is wrong since it agrees with the original VE.

Pete, I am not clear on your setup. Are you running a 5.1 setup or a 6.1 setup? If you are running a 6.1 setup are you saying that when you turn off the center rear (6/7) speakers in the menu you still get output to the center rear?

DVE is perfectly OK for balancing your surrounds, the only question to date has to do with the LFE channel tones. Frankly I would consider the jury still out on this. DVE correctly identified a bass management software error on my preamp in the “6” channel. The initial response from the preamp...

Brian, The Noise Ref Level and Left Front both set the level of the left front speaker. The process I followed is to use the SPL meter to set the Noise Ref Level to 75 dB, and then adjust all the other speakers to 75 dB on the SPL. When you are done, the Left Front should be 0 dB, same as the...

No Dennis, restoring defaults, reloading software does not seem to do much. The popping is there, and with V2.10 and earlier, the bass management for the center rear channel does not work. I think the "powers-to-be" that keep adding all these modes really need to take a time-out. When you start...

So that THX thing was a bug? I forced the modes in the default settings to avoid having to go through the THX select thing. This appears to cause the bass management to stop working in the center rear channel. Hopefully SFI is busy working on a fix. I e-mailed them about this back on 9-15-03...

Micheal: Now I am not sure what the previous state of my processor was, other than it was set to some mode of THXSurr. I had forced some THX modes in the DVD input default menu because I was having trouble getting THX to stick. It look like that setting "auto" seems to have cleared up the...

I'll move this back up to the top. On my system, it looks like THX Ultra 2 does not pass bass to the sub in the rear channels EX material. If I turn it off and run straight Dolby EX, the bass management functions.

Can someone with a 7.1 setup with a sub, check the title 10, chapter 14 bass management (Back Surround) to see if anything is coming out of the sub? At the risk of cross-posting, I am getting nothing from the sub from the rear channel with any settings on my AVM20. Side-rears and center...

Problem - I don't seem to be getting any low pass from the rear surrounds (EX) to the sub using test signals from the new Digital Video Essentials. This disk has bass management test tones for each channel -a 15 Hz ro 150 Hz sweep. My setting is sub1 and I get low pass from my side small...

Isn't the overscan an issue with your tv? The narrative mentions shooting for 2.5%. My set shows less than 5%. Also, I noticed on my setup the right channel appears to be missing for the first minute or so of chapter 2-1. I really appreciate finally having a 1.78 aspect ratio for all the...

I sent my settings to the sfitech e-mail address with a brief note. By the way, the click or static is not real objectionable on my system, but I do have dipoles, and that might soften the effect.

I have the left pop too, exactly as described. It pops on the first switch from prologic/anthem surround to a digital format. I tried the reload factory defaults, but that does not fix the problem. When I have some spare time I will try the reset with a reload.

Cryogenic treatment is the "ultimate tweak" in the metallurgy world. At least it generally doesn't hurt anything...

Shane, I think you are right. They really couldn't be serious releasing a 2-channel receiver (RR2150?), could they? Maybe the RR2150 was a styling mockup.

X10 may not work through some surge protectors. Mine do not work plugged into several different model APC's and a Triplite. If you search this boards (and others like this), while there is little concensus on individual surge protection products, there does seem to be some agreement that a...

I have had two stacked for several weeks, They are on a plywood sheet with nothing above them. They seem to idle stone cold, and even when working they do not seem to give off much heat. Outlaw's recommendation seems conservative.

No, absolutely not, save your money.

Have you changed anything in your setup as far as what your 750 is plugged into or anything on the same circuit? I had a 750 plugged into an APC surger protector. The APC fried, and I then plugged the 750 into a Triplite that my TV and pre/pro was plugged into. I noticed a significant mechanical...