2 Receivers - Which One?

[Ruger22C]

I dumped my last thread because it was taken completely off-topic. You can lock it.

I'm buying a receiver to use with my PC for 7.1 surround via analog, and I want to be able to switch to B for 2.1 (bookshelf speakers for music.)

As far as I can tell, they're all pretty much the same.

So, is there any reason not to get this one,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330547970253

over this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-HTR-5760...35548?pt=Receivers_Tuners&hash=item19c42c899c

 

[grrl]

Links don't work.

 

[Duder1no]

Links don't work.

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[Ruger22C]

Sigh, I broke them again...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330547970253

http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-HTR-5760...35548?pt=Receivers_Tuners&hash=item19c42c899c

 

[simonizor]

I'll post what I posted in your other thread:

No matter how much you think you need analog, digital will work just fine. All you need is a receiver that can get the audio signal from the HDMI cable and then pass the video on to your monitor. If your monitor isn't HDMI, buy a converter. Unless you can supply some sort of outlandish reason digital just won't work, you're just being stubborn.

 

[Ruger22C]

Do you really have to detract this thread?

Digital HDMI makes me lose eyefinity, unless I buy an active displayport cable. I Connected It To My Receiver. Try It. Go To Your "Screen Resolution" Page And Tell Me, What Does It Show? For me, it shows the model of the monitor. I changed the setting on the receiver that's supposed to force the receiver to do all the audio. It didn't work. My ATi card then disables audio because my monitor has no audio.

Digital does not give me surround with on-board audio, so I can't use that either!

Digital makes me lose my equalizer. It makes me lose my SVM, my crystalizer, my CMSS, and EAX. Basically, any control over how the audio sounds and any features. (No one ever addressed this!!) THIS IS THE BIGGEST POINT. I Want These Features, Especially SVM. The version of svm on the video cards is terrible.
Digital gives 7.1 only via HDMI, not toslink or spdif. And as said above, my HDMI doesn't work.

Digital HDMI proper sound cards, not video cards, are Very expensive, and do not offer all the features I listed, not being an X-Fi card.

Digital toslink / spdif requires DDL or DTS for surround sound, and then only gives 5.1.



http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/digital-versus-analog1.htm
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/digital-versus-analog2.htm

http://www.blazeaudio.com/howto/bg-digital.html

 

[kornphlake]

I'm not sure why so many people are insisting you use digital. If you want to use analog there's nothing wrong with that. Either of the receivers you link to look like they'll work, both are from sellers with good ratings, shipping is a little high in my opinion, but then who doesn't add 15-20% to their shipping costs on Ebay? Just do it and don't worry about the opinions of people with poor reading comprehension.

 

[Ruger22C]

Yeah Korn, I hate having to say the same thing 3 or 4 times.

I bought the 5960. The 5760 ended up being about $5 less.. This model is slightly better.
I'm surprised that people don't pay more attention. They should have bought the one I did, for that price.

So, now I have analog 9.1. (sort of 11.1 with presence? won't use them though.)

 

[simonizor]

We're suggesting digital because it's better and much easier to use. The OP is convinced that they need analog, but they more than likely DO NOT!

How would you lose eyefinity? As long as one of your monitors is connected via HDMI, and your other two aren't both DVI, eyefinity and HDMI audio will work fine. If you're using both of the DVIs, buy a display port to DVI converter.

I just don't understand why you want to buy old, overpriced tech when you can use new tech that's not only better, but cheaper. HDMI audio sounds better, in my experience, than analog.. It's not that you have to use analog; it's just that you're not thinking outside the box.

 

[weez82]

We're suggesting digital because it's better and much easier to use. The OP is convinced that they need analog, but they more than likely DO NOT!

How would you lose eyefinity? As long as one of your monitors is connected via HDMI, and your other two aren't both DVI, eyefinity and HDMI audio will work fine. If you're using both of the DVIs, buy a display port to DVI converter.

I just don't understand why you want to buy old, overpriced tech when you can use new tech that's not only better, but cheaper. HDMI audio sounds better, in my experience, than analog.. It's not that you have to use analog; it's just that you're not thinking outside the box.

Its not about what you think the OP needs, its about what the OP wants. If you cant help that person than dont post. Just walk away, now thats easy

 

[Ruger22C]

READ MY FREAKING POSTS FOR THE FOURTH TIME, YOU BLOODY TROLL! I KEEP TELLING YOU! I TOLD YOU SOME OF THIS IN THE OTHER THREAD YOU CRAPPED ON!

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we're suggesting digital because it's better and much easier to use. The op is convinced that they need analog, but they more than likely do not!

How would you lose eyefinity? As long as one of your monitors is connected via hdmi, and your other two aren't both dvi, eyefinity and hdmi audio will work fine. If you're using both of the dvis, buy a display port to dvi converter.

I just don't understand why you want to buy old, overpriced tech when you can use new tech that's not only better, but cheaper. Hdmi audio sounds better, in my experience, than analog.. It's not that you have to use analog; it's just that you're not thinking outside the box.

do you really have to detract this thread?

digital hdmi makes me lose eyefinity, unless i buy an active displayport cable. I connected it to my receiver. Try it. Go to your "screen resolution" page and tell me, what does it show? For me, it shows the model of the monitor. I changed the setting on the receiver that's supposed to force the receiver to do all the audio. It didn't work. My ati card then disables audio because my monitor has no audio.

Digital does not give me surround with on-board audio, so i can't use that either!

digital makes me lose my equalizer. It makes me lose my svm, my crystalizer, my cmss, and eax. basically, any control over how the audio sounds and any features. (no one ever addressed this!!) this is the biggest point. I want these features, especially svm. The version of svm on the video cards is terrible.
Digital gives 7.1 only via hdmi, not toslink or spdif. And as said above, my hdmi doesn't work.

Digital hdmi proper sound cards, not video cards, are very expensive, and do not offer all the features i listed, not being an x-fi card.

digital toslink / spdif requires ddl or dts for surround sound, and then only gives 5.1.

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[The Boston Dangler]

i would think it would be a shit-ton better without all of that soundblaster processing, but whatever

 

[simonizor]

If I was a troll, I wouldn't even be trying to help. If you want to have old, overpriced, hard to use, overly excessive, crappy sounding, hard to configure, analog hardware, be my guest. I was just saying that you CAN use digital, but you're obviously too thick to look at any other options, so I'll leave you alone to rage by yourself.