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I need the analog out from my Pioneer DV-45a because my Rotel receiver only distributes the analog inputs to the outputs for zone 2 and record out. But when I put a standard redbook music CD in the DV-45a, the only output with anything on it is the digital PCM out. Both the stereo and 5.1...

I just discovered another surprise with my DV-45a. For some reason it's taken me until now to put a standard redbook CD in the 45A. It played beautifully through my Rotel 1065 decoder, but I wasn't getting any audio on my distributed system. What appears to be the case is that the 45A only...

The show was lighted quite a bit differently between seasons 1 and 2. Season 1 was always a bit darker. Mojo

Yep, both outputs are hot. You can pick off the analog if you want, or decode from the digital. Mojo

Brent, there's at least one disadvantage to having the DV-45 do all the audio decoding: It doesn't do Dolby Pro-Logic. So if you watch the (rare) movie that's encoded in two-channel with Dolby Pro-logic, you won't get the decoding. Also most of the menu audio and extra features audio is encoded...

I'd dearly love to see La Femme Nikita from USA in a DVD set. (But maybe that's not really obscure TV.) Mojo

You could do a nice sample with these episodes: Midnight on the Firing Line Mind War And The Sky Full Of Stars Signs and Portents Babylon Squared Chrysalis (I have the full set on S-VHS, and the DVD set on order ...) Mojo

Smooth Santana w/ Rob Thomas In all the conversation about the dearth of good pop music from recent years, no one has mentioned Santana's Supernatural album. It was so overplayed that I badly needed a rest from it, but nearly every cut is a fine pop tune. Mojo

I bought the 1065 just recently with no regrets. I'm in a room that could never support 7.1 (though the 1065 does), and it's a marvelous receiver. I really wanted the extra power over the 1055. Mojo

My CDM set arrived last night, and they're just sooo gorgeous in red cherry. The sound is stunning too. I hung the SNTs on the back wall (no where suitable on the sides) and they look and sound great. After hanging them I connected them to the front speaker terminals on the receiver and...

When I moved to San Rafael a few years ago and set up my stereo, for about a week my center channel sounded really muddy -- no highs. I didn't remember it sounding that way at all. I discovered that the shorting bar between the two sets of terminals had shaken loose, and my speaker wires were...

Supposedly they're the same speaker in a different cabinet, with the SNT's more physically suitable for wall mounting. I have a CDM 1SE pair in my living room as a two-channel system, and bought SNT's last week for the theater. I think the decision is governed by your mounting options. (I...

My CDM SNT surrounds arrive this week, along with a pair of CDM 7NT and a CNT. I won't know 'til they're installed, but I don't imagine you could go far wrong. Mojo

I've been looking everywhere for exactly what you're describing here. I don't have the problem of an entertainment center that won't take the speaker, but just the problem of getting the center speaker off the floor under the table that supports the TV. Right now my center is resting on top of...

Oh yeah. Good point. :) Mojo

Doh! I didn't notice that the source was a DSS receiver. :b In any case, it's all digital coming down from the satellite. Not PCM, MPEG-2 audio. So the receiver is transcoding that to PCM. Listening on the analog inputs would bypass a translaion step. Though I still doubt you could hear...

If you're like me, you won't be able to hear any difference between the two. :) The DAC (Digital-Analog Converter) is the device that converts the stored data on the compact disc into an analog signal for your amplifier and speakers. When you select the "digital" input on your receiver, the...

I noticed that my Pronto wouldn't learn any codes from the DV-45a remote as well. How interesting. Hmmm. I tried a component file from remotecentral for the DV-37 (if I recall) and it worked great. So I'm happy. Mojo

I can confirm the missing Dolby Pro Logic decoding in the 45a. It caught me by surprise when my wife and I sat down to watch a movie with the 45a and a new Rotel 1065 receiver. The surprise was that the movie wasn't in 5.1. Which was no great loss -- it wasn't that kind of movie (God's and...

I just purchased a surround set of CDM speakers, 7NT, CNT, SNT. I paid exact MSRP, and I think that's about what you'll find from any B&W dealer. The discount came in the form of a few little extras (interconnects, some wire) thrown in no charge. Now I have to wait a week for them to...

I'm also about to jump ship from Polk. I have a pair of RT600 and a CS400 (no 'i'), driven by a four-year-old Sony ES receiver. I'm replacing them with a B&W CDM surround set with 7NT fronts, and probably the Rotel 1065 receiver. Should be interesting. I had several good years of movies...

I've had a DV-45A for a week now. I can't comment on its DVD-Audio or SACD playback because (a) I don't have any disks yet, and (b) my old receiver doesn't have 5.1 passthrough inputs. In another couple weeks I should be able to remedy that. Mojo

I had exactly the same thing in mind when my wife and I bought an Optoma 753. It should be pretty decent. It has DVI input available, as well as component (with the proper cables), S-video and composite. It's an XGA (1024x768) DLP projector that's fairly quiet and pretty bright. It's tiny. And...