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i know im a idoit in stuff like this. iv just bought a home theater set. in the book of words it said that it does dts but when i put the dvd in and set it to dts and set the amp to dts theres no sound. is there some sort of lead i want or is just it broken. also first impreshion im not too impressed with my set up. i was thinking about changeing my speaker wires there them really cheap ones would it make much difference. my set up is yamaha rx-v420rds amp and yamaha ns-p220 5.1 speakers. thank you for time.
Have you set both the DVD,amp and the player to output DTS?
How is the DVD connected to the Amp?
iv set the dvd to the amp with two leads i dont know what there called but before i got my amp these leads were from my tv to my dvd with my s video lead. i think there called audio interconnects. i was looking on home cinema heaven web site and theres a lead called a digital interconnect is that what i want
Yes - these leads sound like ordinary audio leads - assume one has white plugs and the other red plugs?
You need either a single co-ax or optical lead/digital interconnect
What DVD player do you have?
thank you iv just ordered one what about speaker cables will it make a big difference if i buy the better cables rather then the crappy cables you get with it
Yes. It sounds like you've used the normal left and right stereo connections, which normally do not pass any sound when you select a dts soundtrack. This will also mean that your dolby digital soundtracks are butchered from 5.1 digital channels to 2 channel analogue audio as well, so you aren't doing your system any favours.
As you've discovered, you need a digital interconnect but you need to look at the back of your dvd player and your amplifier to see what type you need. There are two types, electrical and optical - the electrical one uses normal phono plugs (the same plugs that you find on your normal stereo connections to the amp) and the optical has a little square socket, normally with a little plastic bung covering the socket to stop dust getting in.
CPC.co.uk sell cheap but good quality cables, which are probably a lot cheaper than the ones you've been looking at. A couple I found after having had a quick look are:
This (http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&category%5Fname=Cables%2DConnectors+Cable+assemblies+Audio%2DRF%2DVideo+cables+Phono&product%5Fid=AV0394366) one, which is an electrical type for a fiver
This (http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&category%5Fname=Cables%2DConnectors+Cable+assemblies+Audio%2DRF%2DVideo+cables+Phono&product%5Fid=AV0686366) one for 90p.
For electrical connections the main thing is that the cable should be a phono type and be suitable for composite video rather than just audio (so it will be 75ohm cable and capable of passing high frequencies). Normal (cheap) stereo audio cables are unlikely to work (certainly the ones I've tried don't), but you'll be ok with any of the ones I've listed above.
or for optical connections:
This (http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&category%5Fname=&product%5Fid=AV0458466) one is about £3.50.
There are a lot more cables on there that fit the bill, but those will give you an idea of what to go for. Good luck.
thank you everyone for your time
As a stop gap you can use one of your existing phonos to carry the digital signal from player (select bitstream) to reciever.Assuming of course that it's a coaxial output and not an optical.hth
Originally posted by lynx
As a stop gap you can use one of your existing phonos to carry the digital signal from player (select bitstream) to reciever.Assuming of course that it's a coaxial output and not an optical.hth
That depends on the lead - as I said in my post above, I'd tried some standard audio leads and they didn't work. Maybe some of the better quality audio leads use 75 ohm video rated cable, but the cheapo ones I tried didn't pass the data stream at all.
"You know why we can't hear anything? Because THERE ARE NO SOUNDS TO HEAR!"
:D
Originally posted by Fozzybear
That depends on the lead - as I said in my post above, I'd tried some standard audio leads and they didn't work.
I've tried loads, from the cheapest of the cheap to the nastiest of crap and without exeption all have carried a bitstream to the amp.Remember were talking leads that aren't even 75ohm here. :)
If you use a cable you already have remember to connect it to the co ax digital out and not one of the analogue audio outs (red or white).
You should get some sound even with the cheapest cable.
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Have you set both the DVD,amp and the player to output DTS?
How is the DVD connected to the Amp?
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iv set the dvd to the amp with two leads i dont know what there called but before i got my amp these leads were from my tv to my dvd with my s video lead. i think there called audio interconnects. i was looking on home cinema heaven web site and theres a lead called a digital interconnect is that what i want
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Yes - these leads sound like ordinary audio leads - assume one has white plugs and the other red plugs?
You need either a single co-ax or optical lead/digital interconnect
What DVD player do you have?
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thank you iv just ordered one what about speaker cables will it make a big difference if i buy the better cables rather then the crappy cables you get with it
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Yes. It sounds like you've used the normal left and right stereo connections, which normally do not pass any sound when you select a dts soundtrack. This will also mean that your dolby digital soundtracks are butchered from 5.1 digital channels to 2 channel analogue audio as well, so you aren't doing your system any favours.
As you've discovered, you need a digital interconnect but you need to look at the back of your dvd player and your amplifier to see what type you need. There are two types, electrical and optical - the electrical one uses normal phono plugs (the same plugs that you find on your normal stereo connections to the amp) and the optical has a little square socket, normally with a little plastic bung covering the socket to stop dust getting in.
CPC.co.uk sell cheap but good quality cables, which are probably a lot cheaper than the ones you've been looking at. A couple I found after having had a quick look are:
This (http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&category%5Fname=Cables%2DConnectors+Cable+assemblies+Audio%2DRF%2DVideo+cables+Phono&product%5Fid=AV0394366) one, which is an electrical type for a fiver
This (http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&category%5Fname=Cables%2DConnectors+Cable+assemblies+Audio%2DRF%2DVideo+cables+Phono&product%5Fid=AV0686366) one for 90p.
For electrical connections the main thing is that the cable should be a phono type and be suitable for composite video rather than just audio (so it will be 75ohm cable and capable of passing high frequencies). Normal (cheap) stereo audio cables are unlikely to work (certainly the ones I've tried don't), but you'll be ok with any of the ones I've listed above.
or for optical connections:
This (http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&category%5Fname=&product%5Fid=AV0458466) one is about £3.50.
There are a lot more cables on there that fit the bill, but those will give you an idea of what to go for. Good luck.
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thank you everyone for your time
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As a stop gap you can use one of your existing phonos to carry the digital signal from player (select bitstream) to reciever.Assuming of course that it's a coaxial output and not an optical.hth
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Originally posted by lynx
As a stop gap you can use one of your existing phonos to carry the digital signal from player (select bitstream) to reciever.Assuming of course that it's a coaxial output and not an optical.hth
That depends on the lead - as I said in my post above, I'd tried some standard audio leads and they didn't work. Maybe some of the better quality audio leads use 75 ohm video rated cable, but the cheapo ones I tried didn't pass the data stream at all.
"You know why we can't hear anything? Because THERE ARE NO SOUNDS TO HEAR!"
:D
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Originally posted by Fozzybear
That depends on the lead - as I said in my post above, I'd tried some standard audio leads and they didn't work.
I've tried loads, from the cheapest of the cheap to the nastiest of crap and without exeption all have carried a bitstream to the amp.Remember were talking leads that aren't even 75ohm here. :)
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If you use a cable you already have remember to connect it to the co ax digital out and not one of the analogue audio outs (red or white).
You should get some sound even with the cheapest cable.
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