Audiophiles: Best Home Receiver **HELP ME HOOK IT UP!**

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: mchammer187


a replacement (not covered under factory warranty) will cost $80-90 most likely

Actually $58 dollars:|:|



<----spilled water on his:|

Meh, I don't care for the 600's remote AT ALL.

I just use my JP1-capable remote and loaded in a control set I found. Works MUCH better.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: mchammer187


a replacement (not covered under factory warranty) will cost $80-90 most likely

Actually $58 dollars:|:|



<----spilled water on his:|

Meh, I don't care for the 600's remote AT ALL.

I just use my JP1-capable remote and loaded in a control set I found. Works MUCH better.

How much?

I REALLY don't want to spend much

 

[Goosemaster]

oh... ijust looked it uphere's one.


SO how do you program it through the pc...etc?

 

[Goosemaster]

Damn..this looks WAAAAY too complicated

 

[Goosemaster]

I guess it isn't that bad

 

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
hevnsnt, where the hell are you. You said 9 and you're late.

lol.. sorry I got it! and now I am hooking it all up..

 

[amnesiac]

If anyone has questions about the JP1 stuff that Goosemaster posted, PM me. I'll be happy to help.

 

[hevnsnt]

I need some help hooking it up, see first post!

 

Use the componet and svideo ouput of the 601. Feed the 601 unputs with componet for the xbox and DCTX sat reciever and svideo for the Tivo box.

 

[rudeguy]

pm me if you need help...it doesnt look like you are logged on right now

 

[Thegonagle]

My advice: Don't waste too much on cables, especially the SPDIF "coax" cables. The ones and zeros either get there, or they don't, and you'll know without a doubt if they're not getting there. I have dozens of cheap RCA stereo patch cords in my junk drawers, so I just pulled a few of them apart to hook up my DVD player, CD player, and computer to the receiver through SPDIF coax.

For my speakers, I got 100 feet of 12 ga. copper at Home Depot for about $16. It just happened to be packaged for low voltage yard lighting, but the EE in my blood tells me that the electrons can't, won't, and don't care.

For the best possible results, you'll want some good "video" cables, because they're sheilded and they're engineered to have the proper resistance for video signals, but for everything else, D-D-D-Don't Believe The Hype! (Nor the comissioned salesperson, nor the poor, poor sap at Best Buy, who works not for commision, but simply to NOT get yelled at for poor sales numbers of high-profit items.)

 

[EvilYoda]

I'm sure that you've gotten the best suggestion by now, but I'll give you my response nonetheless...seeing how you probably have at max two HD signals going to the TV (HDTV decoder and DVD player), just route them directly to the two inputs on the back of the TV. Someone's already mentioned how going through the receiver will vary due to the individual receiver's quality of build in regards to the component video section. the less things that the signal has to pass through, the truer the signal. Otherwise, route all audio and composite signals to the receiver.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
I'm sure that you've gotten the best suggestion by now, but I'll give you my response nonetheless...seeing how you probably have at max two HD signals going to the TV (HDTV decoder and DVD player), just route them directly to the two inputs on the back of the TV. Someone's already mentioned how going through the receiver will vary due to the individual receiver's quality of build in regards to the component video section. the less things that the signal has to pass through, the truer the signal. Otherwise, route all audio and composite signals to the receiver.

That is why the Onkyo is a nice reciever.....No Signal degradation. In addition, it has added functionality and the sheer convenience of Video switching.

 

[EvilYoda]

Yep, the Onkyo's are nice, but you can't really say "no" signal degradation, just very little, I guess. Either way, test it out, see if you can notice the difference...if you can't, I'm sure the convenience will be worth it to you, to just let your receiver do the switching, instead of you.

 

[hevnsnt]

nevermind.. retarded!

 

[NewSc2]

Don't know if it's too late, but I'm going to say that an 1803 isn't enough power. I'd say go for a used Denon 3802 (or refurb) or the HK-AVR520. Both the middle of the line for Denon and Harmon Kardon's series, and both last year's model.

 

[NewSc2]

Originally posted by: NewSc2
Don't know if it's too late, but I'm going to say that an 1803 isn't enough power. I'd say go for a used Denon 3802 (or refurb) or the HK-AVR520. Both the middle of the line for Denon and Harmon Kardon's series, and both last year's model.

nm, I see that I was too late. Good purchase still

 

[JYDog]

I also recommend going with Onkyo or Harmon Kardon, both are higher grade than say a Sony or Pioneer...