Please, need help regarding MP3 playback.. (1 Viewer)

[AndrewW]

My wife got me a Kenwood Sovereign DV-5900 DVD changer...it plays MP3's. The problem is that it's playing them, I just can't hear them on my Yamaha RX-V3000...does my receiver need to be MP3 compatible?? It's playing regular CD-R cd's and DVD's just fine...connected via digital coax. I'm stumped, and if my Yamaha can't recognize MP3's, the Kenwood is being sent back :frowning::frowning: The manual is of no help to me.

 

[MarkO]

Maybe the Denon must process the mp3s since the Yamaha cannot, so the analog connection between the two units must be used? Just a guess.

 

[AndrewW]

Well, I figured it out...I DO have to run analog for MP3. So now, I have to change inputs when I listen to an MP3. Which brings up another question...what cables to run for MP3 only files? Sounds OK using these bottom of the line Monsters...maybe I'll just use these now.

 

[Chriss M]

I play MP3's from my computer and panasonic rp-56, both using digital optical cables, on my Denon 3801. AFAIK this receiver doesn't have any special mp3 features, so i wonder why this works for me and not you??

 

[Chris PC]

My Panasonic DVD CV51 is the same way. I believe the Panny decodes the MP3 and sends raw .wav format audio to the receiver the same as if its playing CD's.
One thing I have noticed is that when my panasonic dvd player is decoding Mp3's, I NEVER get any audio dropouts on my SR 6200, even when using the digital input. At thats something beneficial

 

[Jeff Kleist]

Maybe you need to enable output of MPEG audio through the optical