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Yes, you can just connect the 990's unbalanced pre-outs to the 7100's inputs. In my opinion, balanced circuits for home audio/video is just a way for manufacturers to make more money. It adds more hardware and electronics and requires precise (read expensive) implementation for the...

I originally had an all-LSi HT setup which made me sufficiently unhappy to start from the beginning and get RTis. I couldn't be happier now with the LSis shining in a music-only system and the RTis delivering big time for HT. My biggest gripe was with the LSiC: dialog was just hard to hear...

I would recommend the CSi5 for the center instead of the LSiC. I had the latter in my HT but found that dialog was often hard to understand. The speaker sounded recessed and I would have to crank the center volume 3 or 4db. Note that I had properly calibrated the levels initially using a SPL...

Just got the RTi8s as my HT fronts and they go down to 40Hz flat. A Velodyne sub takes it down to 25Hz. Have the RTi6s and RTi4s for surrounds and backs and the CSi5 for center, all powered by a Denon 3803. The RTi line is absolutely great for movies: fantastic presence, impact, and clarity...

I'm going to be doing the same thing as my receiver doesn't have a built-in trigger output. I haven't looked into it too deeply yet but you need something like this 12V Adapter/500mA and this Adaptaplug. My new Outlaw 755 amp can take a trigger signal that's from 6-12VDC. Note that there are...

Hi all, My system has just the front and surround speakers--no center, back, or sub. All the speakers are 6' from the listening position and on 30" stands. I have the speakers set as FRONT-LARGE, SURROUND-SMALL, CENTER-NONE, SUB-NONE on both the Denon 1905 and Sony SACD player. Using...

Coax was the original high-end digital connection of choice. "Glass" (or "ST") optical, with glass fiber instead of plastic, was promoted as an alternative by companies like Wadia. Toslink, or "plastic," is the optical connection everyone uses today but was once last in the pack and frowned...

I have not noticed any problems related to using the 4-ohm speakers but then I've been cautious so far. I don't listen at very loud volumes and I don't listen to material that has continuous low bass output. However, I had no trouble with the Star Wars Episodes I and II DVDs playing at...

If you look at Denon's FAQ they say 4 ohms is OK. I have a 3803 driving 7 Polk LSi speakers at 4 ohms each with sensitivity only in the high 80s and have had no problems at reasonably loud levels in a medium-sized room. Of course, the threshold for problems with 4 ohms is lower than with higher...

Guy, In fact, at 50Hz the response in my room is flat according both to the meter and my ears. It remains flat down to the limit of the Polks (40Hz) and then my sub takes over (if it's turned on, which it wasn't when I was doing the testing above) and I've tuned the low pass and level so that...

Guy and Mike: Thanks for the responses. The Radio Shack meter seems to be working OK--it shows the drop in level at the listening position (which is readily confirmed by the ears), but adjusts once you move a few feet left or right, where there's no dip. I'm aware that below 50Hz the meter...

Today I tested the in-room bass frequency response of my system. I used: 1. Stereophile's Test CD #3, Track 17 (bass warble tones) 2. Sony 222 SACD/CD player 3. Denon 3803 receiver 4. Polk LSi15 front left/right speakers 5. Radio Shack analog SPL meter I played the test CD through the...

I have the 3803 and a Sony 222 SACD player which sends its 2 channel outs to the L/R portions of the 6 channel outputs. Regarding the 1600, have you tried looking at the online manual (I just tried but the Denon site seems very slow): http://www.usa.denon.com/catalog/pdfs/DVD1600%20DFU.pdf

Brian, for 7.1 you connect your rear speaker(s) to the SurrBack/Zone2 terminals. Note that you can connect either 1 or 2 speakers--the receiver's setup screen will let you specify how many you got (I believe if you have only 1 you should use the Left terminals). Denon's Surround A and...

Chuck, looking forward to your test results. Thanks for all the info and for pointing out some of the sources for your information.

I have my rear surrounds set up like your "other possible location" scenario. I used my receiver's setup screen to specify different distances and output levels for them. I used an SPL meter to make sure the levels were correct as the speakers are only a few feet from the listening position. It...

I've had the 3803 for a couple of weeks now and have no complaints (other than being misled by Crutchfield's site about it being able to A/D the 6-channel analog inputs for bass management, something that its big brother the 5803 CAN do). It does not sound bright to me with Polk LSi speakers...

For Star Wars I and II, which are DD EX, my Denon 3803 receiver doesn't turn on its DD EX light, so I have to enable the rear surrounds and select Matrix decoding manually. I've read on this forum that the DD EX flag is not always automatically recognized.

OK, thanks Chuck. I got the individual EXT IN channel levels adjusted using the 3803. Before that I was using my SACD player's adjustments which were limited to front/center and front/surround balances. You would think there wouldn't be a need to adjust for individual sources such as the SACD...

Chuck, on page 24 of the 3803 manual there is a list of inputs for which you can customize the speaker levels without affecting the overall "master" volume settings. The manual seems to say this is for surround modes only. There is no mention of EXT IN. Of course, I want to actually try this...

Jason: I had looked seriously at the Onkyo 900 and Denon 3803. I previously had the Onkyo 787 and liked it very much. I then realized that the 900 seems to be pretty much the same as the TX-SR800 model except for all the networking stuff, for which the premium was about $500. I didn't need that...

Chuck, I know little about DVD-Audio as I chose to go with SACD, but I thought that even Tom's Denon 1600 (see above) provides a digital DVD-A out, although the catch is that it's downsampled to 48k? Also, as you have the Denon 3803 receiver like me, I'd like to know if you considered the...

Thanks, Chuck. Looks like I'll have to experiment some more to sort out what's going on with EXT IN. In the meantime, after a few days listening to the Denon 3803, I've concluded that it's brighter sounding than my old Onkyo 787. Whether it's too bright to be enjoyable in the long run I can't...

Chuck, I prefer the analog CD connection from my Sony 222ES to the Denon 3803, too. I didn't necessarily notice a smearing of mono signals but there was increased coarseness when the Denon did the D/A. When I say "necessarily," I'm hedging a bit because I was sure I heard some bloating of my...

Tom, I believe you CAN play back DVD-A (DVD Audio) over the optical connection BUT you'll only get a down-sampled (dumbed-down) signal because of the industry's concern over piracy. So, you should connect the analog outs for the best possible DVD-A sound. I'm assuming you're aware that DVD-A is...

You should be able to play CDs on your 1600 using the same optical out as for DVDs. On the 3803's remote, select "DVD" (not "CD") as the input source and make sure that the input mode is set to "AUTO" (this makes the receiver look for a digital input from a particular source before looking for...

Chuck, even though I currently have my Velodyne sub hooked up to the receiver's preamp out jacks for the front L/R speakers (thus working in parallel with them), I'm going to see if I can't move it over to the sub out jack once I fully understand the implications with various sources and also...

Thanks Chuck. I took a quick look at the threads you mentioned and there's a lot of information there so I'll spend some time going over it carefully. BTW, what kind of amp are you using? I started my home theater shopping a few months ago by looking only at separates. Ultimately I decided to...

Hi Gil-- Thanks for the info. I'm actually not too concerned about the "bass" part of bass management, as I have full-range front speakers and a Velodyne powered sub hooked up to the receiver's front channel preamp outputs handling the bottom octave (as in a traditional stereo where you blend...