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Yup... I've done it, works great. ... Altan

Here is my opinion: If you buy expensive cables, you will likely get high quality cables. If you buy inexpensive cables, you may or may not get high quality cables. For example... I have a mix of different cost cables. I purchased mid $$$ component video cables for my projector (25...

Well.. it turns out using a different toslink to coax converter solves the problem. Stay away from the radioshack converter! The Dayton Audio converter from Parts Express works well. ... Altan

The coax is quad shield rg6 --- I'm pretty sure its not the problem itself. Yes... I'm using a radio shack toslink -> coax converter. Interesting you trouble with it!!! Did you have better luck with a different one? ... Altan

I checked out the toslink cable and it looks fine. Interesting thought though. I just played around with the setup... it's definitely related to the use of coax. When the xbox is connected via toslink it works fine. I connected with a short coax and the problem still happened...

Not yet ... My plan tonight was to try some variations. I'll try what you suggested. Specifically, using it in a situation I already know is working and seeing if the problem happens Also, I'm going to try getting the xbox closer to the receiver (as a temp situation) and using a short...

Thanks for the reply. I spent a ton of time working on this last night. Using a large industrial strength extension cord I plugged all the devices (receiver, converter, xbox) into the same UPS w/ surge suppression and RFI/EMI reduction. I also disconnected EVERYTHING else (no video cables, no...

It wasn't clear which forum was most appropriate... Hopefully this one is. My digit audio drops out for a moment when I switch my lights on or off! It even drops out when the furnace turns on or off! A little background: I have all sorts of toslink devices connected to my receiver --- DVD...

I've had good experience with J&R. I (easily) got them to pricematch someone (cannot remember who). I was happy with the deal. ... Altan

John... no, I was an early adopter. :) Yes... my goof. When I say DVD you need to replace it with CD. ... Altan

I have an old Sony DVD player (ES from back in 1992 --- still working like a charm!). It is connected via toslink/optical to the 525. The 525 seems to magically go into HDCD mode when a HDCD is played. I didn't have to adjust anything. I know this isn't helpful, except maybe to say "it should...

I don't know if this is true... but I've always wondered how a 100Wx6 receiver can have a power supply rated at 300 Watts. You might consider looking at the watt rating on the back near the power supply. You mileage may vary... I had a Yamaha 52xx (cannot remember) and my left front...

I haven't had any problems with my 525. I've had it for about 9 months now. ... Altan

Phil, One thing to keep in mind is that the 525 allows you have have completely different settings for each source and source "mode". While this is a nice feature, it's also a pain. The problem is that you need to keep entering the same information (assuming you don't want different...

The taste of chicken can probably be represented by a 3-tuple including texture, flavor, temperature. For example Fchicken(texture,flavor,tempature) Flavor itself might be a 4-tuple including (sweet, sour, bitter, salty) where each is a number in the range [0,1]. We could use Celsius for...

Ok ok ok... When discussing colors, I believe "warm" and "cold" have definite meanings (more red, more blue). I was hoping that someone could give me their interpretation of these audio terms ("warm", "neutral", etc) in a more scientific manner. For example, if a square wave was reproduced...

There was a thread containing information from HK on this issue. It stated (or at least I thought it stated) that the detection for DD/DTS might be faster if you had video connected to the receiver. My video goes directly to the display, not through the receiver... I wonder if having one of...

Stating up front that "warm", "bright", etc, are all subjective, can someone give me their subjective definition of these terms? ... Altan

This bothers me also... I've got a 525. I had a Yamaha previously and it detected the signal much more quickly. Typicial movie w/525 experience: - start playing - THX logo appears, starting dancing or moving or whatever - then WHAM, the audio comes in --- shocks visitors who are not...

Thanks for the information... I'll take a look. ... Altan

Wow... that answer makes my quesiton sound pretty dumb. Oh well. However, I'm really surprised that using the analog connectors is required for DVD-A. Do you know what's the benifit or reason for that? Isn't there enough bandwidth in the toslink to send 6 channels of dvd audio? Thanks for...

As hard as I try, I cannot get DVD Audio to work with my setup. I have a - HK 525 receiver - Panasonic RP82 DVD player The audio is connected between these two using a toslink cable. I'm using "The Blue Man Group" DVD Audio disc (it's the only one I have). I place the disc into the...

Interesting stuff.. never tried it. Just wanted to point out I've had the 525 for 3 months now and have never noticed the fan. That means if it has ever turned on, I didn't notice it. I doubt it has --- I would have noticed. I watch dvds at about -10db from reference (which happens to be...

My 525 goes to +9. Reference in mysetup is at 0dB on the volume knob. I listen typically at -10dB from reference. ... Altan

Zach Please state what your system is -- amp/receiver, speakers, dvd player (how connected, optical, coax, analog), etc ... Altan

Sean, Costco told me the same thing -- online purchase only. I wouldn't hesitate purchasing online from costco --- if you can wait while it's delivered. They aren't that quick (ie, no overnight ... I'd guess a week or so). ... Altan

Doug, I find the "period of silence", where the receiver is apparently trying to figure out what type of signal to decode, annoying also. I'm surprised there has been no comments regarding this "feature" in other threads. My old Yamaha 5250 didn't have this behavior -- apparently it picked...

From my converstaion with Paradigm/AudioStream I was surprised to find - Paradigm "the company" will not help with any repairs - All repairs must be done via Authorized Dealer - An authorized Paradigm dealer is not required to service your speakers if the purchase wasn't from the store you...

I had (have) a Yamaha HTR-5250... rated 100 watts per channel. Had really good sound. I blew one of my front speakers with it when playing StarWars Episode II (at reasonable volume, in my opinion). As other threads on this site will show, I doubt it's 100 watts per channel WITH ALL CHANNELS...

Aaron, Thanks again... ... Altan