An audio question !!! help me please !

Bob, welcome

Check to see if your DVD player is equipped to play DVD-AUDIO music discs, or the Sony version SACD.

If you have one of these DVD players, the 6 RCA analog audio outputs are for these discs only. To play these discs, you must have a receiver equipped with 6CHL INPUT in the rear.

 

roberto, what is the make/model of your DVD player? If you live outside of North America, you may have a different model. Also what amplifier do you use, or are you connecting the DVD directly to the television?

No, you cannot plug the analog audio 6 cables to powered speakers.If I am correct, the 6 cables out of the DVD player carry UNDECODED analog signals which must go to an amplifier's DACs, that is, Digital to Analog conversion or Analog to Digital.

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Those 6 RCA plugs DO carry analog signals, not digital.

But while you CAN plug self-powered speakers into the sockets, you really dont want to.

For one thing: how are you going to adjust the volume?

You need a pre-processor or a receiver with analog outputs to handle the various processing needed prior to sending the signals to a speaker.

 

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I think I would give a different answer. I'm guessing that what Bob wants to do is plug the DVD player directly to powered speakers of the sort sold for use with PCs. This will work OK, as each speaker (or pair) has it's own volume control.

As was mentioned, the output is analog, and is the sort of line-level output that powered speakers expect.

 

Actually, I guess you could. When you wanted to adjust the volume, you would need to adjust on all three pair of speakers. The odd part would be, the sixth RCA jack is for the subwoofer (LFE) sound. most powered speakers are not ready to deal with the level/frequency of sound. Wayne.

P.S. you would be better off connecting to receiver, but if you have the powered speakers already and want to hear what 5.1 sounds like. let it rip.

 

Bob,

 

technically, this would work. as already mentioned, you'll have problems controlling the sub out...i doubt the powered speaker will be able to handle the lower frequencies.

should be interesting though...

btw - why are you trying to do this? just curious...

 

thanks, wayne, for correcting my brain-duh.

We still need to hear from Argentina about what gear is in play...and bob's gameplan...

 

hi bob -

1. i'm not sure about that 5.1 system. it only runs 8w or something like that...that's way too little wattage. also, something about it just doesn't seem "right"...

2. i can't think of any alternatives for you. i know you stated cost is an issue, but maybe you can find some good used gear (ebay?) or save up? at the least, i'd recommend a receiver and an inexpensive 5.1 speaker package.

 

I wonder how much that speaker system would cost.

I bet you could find an A/V receiver online for about the same amount. Then you could go the route I'm going--build a system one piece at a time. Right now all I have are the A/V receiver and two speakers. Later this year I'll pick up the DVD player. For christmass, some more speakers, etc... The nice thing about aquiring standard equiptment slowly like this is that it makes upgrading to better equiptment later easy.

If you buy those powered speakers, and then get an A/V receiver. You won't be able to take full advantage of the A/V receiver until you get a new set of speakers that can handle the greater level of power. In essense, you'll have to start building from the start all over again.

 

Bob needs advice here because he is posting from ARGENTINA where if you haven't kept up is suffering a major monetary devaluation. Buying on Ebay in the U.S. likely isnt an option for him. He wants to see where he can MAKE DO. I have no further technical advice for his situation, however.......

...just speaking softly here

 

Boy, Bill--had to get out my glasses for that one!