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james
I have a 32" magnavox LCD tv and I just bought an RCA rt2770 home theatre system and I have no idea how to set up the system to play the sounds from the tv through the system. Same with an xbox to the system.
Answer
Depends on the inputs & outputs you have on both. You should have optical audio on both. Buy an optical audio cable and connect it from the TV optical audio Out to the optical audio IN to the receiver. Connect the xbox to the tv.
If you have HDMI connections then use those instead.
Depends on the inputs & outputs you have on both. You should have optical audio on both. Buy an optical audio cable and connect it from the TV optical audio Out to the optical audio IN to the receiver. Connect the xbox to the tv.
If you have HDMI connections then use those instead.
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Mikey
My home theater system sounds like crap. I have an entry-level dvd player and A/V receiver. The picture is ok, but the sound is real tinny. I have a pair of Bose 201s and a subwoofer (decent speakers). Any ideas? Should I invest in a better DVD player or a better A/V receiver?
Answer
Changing the DVD player won't help. Unless your A/V receiver is really bad, that's unlikely to help either.
The normal answer to this is "new speakers" since they have the most significant effect on your sound. But with 201's (not a bad bookshelf speaker despite the rampant and often deserved anti-Bose sentiment here) and a sub, the last thing your sound should be is "tinny".
I suspect you need to look at changing some settings to make sure your current setup is optimized before you start changing things.
If you can provide more details about your receiver (brand/type/model) and your subwoofer (type and connection method) more specific advice might be possible. In the meantime, here are some things to check:
- Make sure you understand and have set up your bass management properly. How is your sub connected? Is there a variable crossover and have you tried changing that setting? A likely cause of tinniness might be crossing over at too high a frequency and losing the mid-bass response of the main speakers.
- Make sure your main and center speakers are in proper phase (red/black connections the same to all speakers).
- Make sure you are using optimum dynamic range settings (this might be a setting both in the DVD player and/or the receiver). Unless you specifically want reduced dynamics (such as for late-night viewing or in an apartment), try setting all options to maximum range (or minimum compression) to add punch.
- Make sure your surround levels aren't set too high; in normal use you should barely notice your surrounds.
- Don't be afraid to use the tone controls: "flat" sound often winds up sounding tinny in real-world environments where high-frequencies resonate more than lower freqs.
Changing the DVD player won't help. Unless your A/V receiver is really bad, that's unlikely to help either.
The normal answer to this is "new speakers" since they have the most significant effect on your sound. But with 201's (not a bad bookshelf speaker despite the rampant and often deserved anti-Bose sentiment here) and a sub, the last thing your sound should be is "tinny".
I suspect you need to look at changing some settings to make sure your current setup is optimized before you start changing things.
If you can provide more details about your receiver (brand/type/model) and your subwoofer (type and connection method) more specific advice might be possible. In the meantime, here are some things to check:
- Make sure you understand and have set up your bass management properly. How is your sub connected? Is there a variable crossover and have you tried changing that setting? A likely cause of tinniness might be crossing over at too high a frequency and losing the mid-bass response of the main speakers.
- Make sure your main and center speakers are in proper phase (red/black connections the same to all speakers).
- Make sure you are using optimum dynamic range settings (this might be a setting both in the DVD player and/or the receiver). Unless you specifically want reduced dynamics (such as for late-night viewing or in an apartment), try setting all options to maximum range (or minimum compression) to add punch.
- Make sure your surround levels aren't set too high; in normal use you should barely notice your surrounds.
- Don't be afraid to use the tone controls: "flat" sound often winds up sounding tinny in real-world environments where high-frequencies resonate more than lower freqs.
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