Yeah the dual-connection MIGHT be what's throwing the receiver off; it's worth a shot to disconnect the RCA cable and see if that helps. If not, then to isolate the component that's problematic, I'd suggest you take the DVD player over to a buddy's place with a different receiver and see if...
Foreigner - "4" (DVD-A)
Blue Man Group - "Audio" (DVD-A in a DVD case)
Aerosmith - "Toys in the Attic" (SACD)
Don Henley - "End of the Innocence" (DTS-CD I think they're called)
Plus the newly re-release Hell Freezes Over DVD-V that contains DD5.1 in addition to the DTS5.1 and PCM stereo.
Because most Plasma TVs are actually EDTV (enhanced definition TV) and not HDTV. EDTV is higher resolution than standard def TV but not nearly as high as HDTV. I think it's even less than 720p resolutions, IIRC. So you TV may accept a 720p or 1080i input, but then downscales it to it's native...
Unless you have a pretty high-end DVD player, you will most likely get better results from dvd movies by using the digital connection to let your receiver do the decoding and bass management. You might want to try both to see which you prefer. PS you were close with DAC, it actually stands...
Well, to be honest, I've never tried it, and my speakers aren't bi-wirable, I'm just going on what I remember reading (out of curiousity) in the manual and from reading in other posts. I'm fairly certain the speakers do the x-over'ing in this type of setup. Why don't you give it a shot and let...
Hahaha that's hilarious, I did the same thing! I remember seeing the album on Sony's site a while back and getting so excited, and then.... noticing it was only in stereo. Grrrr! So yeah I said I'd purchased it (I haven't, though I have the remastered CD, the original CD, and the old vinyl...
The Pioneer guy is correct from my understanding. When you're bi-amping, whatever is in the front L/R channels gets duplicated on the surround rear L/R channels. If you have the front channel set to LARGE, then the whole frequency range is sent to both sets of speakers terminals, the main L/R...
The problem isn't the players, it's the MP3 format. It's a frame based format, with a fixed-size frame (I forget the exact size but I think it's around 1 second?). Let's say you encode a track that 30.5 seconds long, and let's assume the frame size of MP3 format really is 1 second. So, to...
I don't have that disc but you could try putting the player in dvd-v mode for dvd-a's and see if that (at least) plays. I forget the exact setting but it's in the player setup menus.
You may want to double-check that. I think you're right on CD as it is 150 kiloBYTES per sec, so 1411 kbits/sec sounds about right. However, I think you have the wrong unit of measurement for DD 5.1. I'm pretty sure it's 448 kiloBYTES/sec not 448 kiloBITS/sec. In fact, question 33 in the...
Dan,
I got it at the Best Buy in Bellingham, WA on my way back to Vancouver from Seattle. I was quite surprised to find it myself. I think they had one more copy after I bought mine.
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (SACD 2.0/5.1)
The Police - Greatest Hits (DTS-CD 5.1)
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (hybrid SACD 2.0/5.1)
I'm now up to 20 high-res discs! Woohoo!
Well, sort of. When you turn on multi-channel input mode, the receiver remembers that it's on for the current mode (say, CD). When you switch to another mode (DVD, TV, Tuner, etc), the receiver remebers that the CD input is using the multi-channel in's. So when you switch back to CD mode, you're...
Hey folks, One thing that has annoyed me since day one with this receiver is that you have to get your butt off the couch and go to the receiver to toggle on or off the multi-channel input mode (for SACD/DVD-A, for example). This wasn't the end of the world when I still had a single-disc...
Sorry Dick, but you're wrong, the 1014 IS THX Select certified. Have a look at the product page: 1014 product page from Pioneer's site You'll see very clearly that it's THX Select certified. It's listed in the specs, in the product description, the THX Select logo is on the product page...
Jarett, Well, you know, sometimes retailers have these little things called "sales" where they temporarily lower the price of things! ;) Seriously though, 599CDN is still pretty expensive compared to what our American neighbours can buy it for. That said, it has been on sale (boxing day...
Yeah BB Canada has a wonderful selection of DVDA/SACD at both the Coquitlam and Langley BC stores. I haven't tried the New Westminster store yet. But definitely the best selection in town, with A&B being second and Futureshop dead last, especially my local FS in Whalley.
The 1014 has an adjustable crossover setting of either 50 or 80 or 100 or 120 or 150 or 200Hz. And no, the bass management is not applied to the mulit-channel in--that's up to whatever source you have pugged into it.
Hey Steve, Glad to hear you're liking it so far. As am I. Though, I kinda stalled with my evaluation as the week after I bought it I went away to Vegas for a while, and then my TV broke down (they're coming today to fix it) so it's been a bit of a waiting game. But what I've heard so far has...
Monica, as Charlie says, the MCACC runs at a loud volume, around 75dB. Watching most sources on the 1014 at -30 isn't particularly loud in my 1014-based system either. Most stuff I listen to around the -25 to -20 level, but it really varies from movie to movie and cd to cd. Some things I have to...