CD and SACD Setting for Universal Player
|
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 3
newbie
|
OP
newbie
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 3 |
Hello Guys,
I have a Universal Player from Pioneer.I use it for Stereo Listening (CD,SACD) and Movie(DVD).I used analog connection (RCA) for both CD and SACD and TOSLINK for DVD connection.In the Audio Menu of the Pioneer you can set the speakers to "Small"or "Large" and bass to SUB-On,I used setting as "small"for main and surround and Bass to SWFR.This setting is great for SACD but if i play CD (pure stereo)then i lost Bass ,basically because the main speakers are set to small.I found out that even though i used the CD out-for CD connection this is still affected with the SACD settings.I find it odd to change settings everytime i switch from SACD to CD.Is this common to any Universal Player or a higher end players give me more options.My other option is to buy a dedicated CD player,any suggestion?
Thanks in advance,
Noel
M60,VP150,QS8,E250P,RX-V2400,AV6000II
|
|
|
Re: CD and SACD Setting for Universal Player
|
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 134
veteran
|
veteran
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 134 |
I also have a Pioneer universal player, DV-45A, the best solution I found was to buy an Outlaw ICBM. It really does make a big difference, worth the $200 IMHO. It seems like many of the newer, higher end universal players have much better bass managment. Unless you want a new player for some other reason, it's probably most cost effective to keep what you have and add an ICBM
|
|
|
Re: CD and SACD Setting for Universal Player
|
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 958
aficionado
|
aficionado
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 958 |
According to their web site, Outlaw seems to have discontinued the ICBM.
I live the life I love and I love the life I live.
|
|
|
Re: CD and SACD Setting for Universal Player
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,339
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,339 |
There's one on ebay right now.
|
|
|
Re: CD and SACD Setting for Universal Player
|
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 958
aficionado
|
aficionado
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 958 |
Searched ebay>consumer electronics>outlaw and couldn't find it.
I live the life I love and I love the life I live.
|
|
|
Re: CD and SACD Setting for Universal Player
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,339
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 2,339 |
Sucker sold in the last hour!
|
|
|
Re: CD and SACD Setting for Universal Player
|
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 10,654
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 10,654 |
Noel, your description was a bit hard to follow because it appears that you're mentioning both player and receiver settings without clearly separating them. If your player(which you didn't specifically identify)applies the bass management settings which you intended for SACD also to the stereo analog CD outputs, you shouldn't use those outputs. Instead use either the coaxial digital or optical digital output; most simply, take the cables off the analog outputs and use one of them on the coaxial digital output. This will send a full-range signal from the CDs to the 2400 because the player's bass management settings don't affect the digital outputs, just the analog. Then set your 2400 bass management as usual, i.e, all speakers "small" with a 80Hz crossover, the sub on of course, and bass set to SWFR. Your sub will then operate when playing CDs(use the regular stereo mode, no "direct" or "pure"), which your present settings, if I followed, are not allowing. You don't need any new equipment with "more options"; you have what you need right now.
-----------------------------------
Enjoy the music, not the equipment.
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics24,945
Posts442,480
Members15,617
|
Most Online2,082 Jan 22nd, 2020
|
|
0 members (),
993
guests, and
2
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|