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I have a hercules card which has the option of bypassing the decoder and sending the digital bitstream out via the optical output. If this option isn't selected, all you get are the front two channels. The option is in the last menu tab of the Hercules options accessible via the system tray...

I think it might be to stop bass doubling between the left speaker and centre, and between the right speaker and centre.

As for EX, official 'EX' uses a variant of the prologic II centre channel decoder, the various '6.1' decoders use variants of the original prologic centre channel. Which is also fine, as this is what's used in cinemas for EX/ES decoding. The only side issue, is that there's no standard for...

I'm sure you've tried www.remotecentral.com In that case, check out www.smr-forums.com - it's a fantastic forum that has the officila Lexicon thread. And, more importantly, lots of Lexicon owners.

Another thing to look into, for the computer setup you're talking about, is to look at second hand stuff. As well as bona-fide Hi-fi stores with clearance or second-hand stock, you could probably do well with garage-sales (they're called 'yard sales' in the States?)and such.The trick is...

Just be sure that the older receiver has a 6-channel in. That said, it doesn't need Dolby Digital if your computer decodes it. (Assuming that you have an Audigy 2 Sound Card, the 'AC-3' filter program or can do without time-alignment.)

The problem sounds like your DVD player is recognising the disc as a CD. The DTS stream is designed to imitate a PCM stream on a DTS disc, so that the transport (CD player, DVD player) will pass the digital infomation on unmolested to the decoder (receiver, processor). So. Your DVD player...

I assume this article could come in handy at this point: Link Removed (Pros and Cons of Using Individual Crossover Frequencies for the Various 5.1 Channels, by Brian Florian)

The 4802 has a much better amp section ... That aside, the major trade-off from one to the other you're looking at is: THX post-processing and THX quality specifications on the 4802 vs. brilliant video up-conversion on the 3803. So without the amp section being an issue, the 3803 probably...

DenonJeff, in his thread over at the AVS Forums has posted the following:

It looks to me like the 3803 is built on the 3801 & 3802 chassis - neither of which has front A/V inputs. I assume that this is why they're not present. Although, this wouldn't undermine your point about higher-end recievers.

Nice work. Now, if we can only find the .pdf file..

Michael Mathius:

That's probably a good idea. I'm really not sure if you need an OSD, but by the time that you work all that out you'd probably have a scart convertor already. You don't need a high quality one just to see the OSD. And it'll be so much easier to adjust next time something needs changing.

Or get some kind of connector that converts composite to SCART.

That's the impression that I get. I haven't heard it, I'm sorry to say.

Ultra 2 rear surrounds aren't strictly stereo output. That is, I think they have a type of decorrolation, or something similar, to stop comb-filtering problems because they're so close together. But mono otherwise. I know Logic 7 gives you stereo rear surrounds. Maybe Meridian's Tri-field...

I'm running a pair of 8.2s (which are, in essence, 8.3s without the big cabinet) from a 1601 as Large without any problem. I'd assume that the 1602/3 or 1802/3 could only work better.

But reviews ARE opinons. That's the nature of reviewing. It's important to know that the product does what its specifications say, but as to whether it sounds good.. you can't test that with a fourier analysis.

Try asking Jeff Talmadge, from Denon Electronics, in this thread at avsforum.com: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...91#post1341491

IF you have 'Video Essential' it has a 2-channel Prologic version of the 'Walk round the room in voice'. Try that with each, and compare it to the 5.1 channel track. (That way you can compare it to how it was intended, too.) I assume AVIA has a similar test signal.

I don't know. Campsiehifi.com.au have their 1802 on clearance. By extrapolation.. their 1803s are probably on the way, and here in Australia I think we get things around the same time as 'Asia' (i.e. the part of Asia we're not in). Then again, I have no idea if we actually get things...

The Denon 1803 (about $499 US) has a feature where its single rear amplifier can be hitched to two rear speakers. It would depend on the ohms of your rears. See www.usa.denon.com/catalog and look under Receivers. There's a users manual that should tell you the rating of the rear A + B...

And different priorities. A lot of the time, What Hi Fi will have one model win over another that's almost equal for better 2-channel performance. Home Cinema Choice will sometimes choose the better of two models for a slight edge in surround decoding. What Hi Fi has 2-channel sound as more of...

James is right. The only way to have the LFE sent to the mains is to set the subwoofer to 'no' and the mains to 'large'.

Mike, The receiver isn't MEANT to send bass information from the fronts to the sub if the fronts are set to LARGE. That's the point of the bass management - setting them to small with the sub set to on (LFE-THX on the 4802) would redirect it. However, that said, Denon receivers let you get...

Ooh, good point. Try this URL: http://www.homecinemachoice.com/arti...0DolbyEX.shtml Or this one: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/P...urroundex.html (Part 2, #7) for diagrams and such about Marty's idea.

Assuming that your receiver has 7 speakers for the "6.1" output, the simplest thing to do would be to have a Y-cable split the surround left from the DVD player into the surround left & surround back left on the receiver, and likewise with the surround right. You'd probably just be better off...

Not having seen the unit.. I assume that that's DPL2's emulation of Dolby Pro-Logic 1.