I don't know if new firmware solve problem. I wrote to onkyo but without any answer. I'm very angry for this problem on my new PR-SC5508. Please send also you a message to onkyo.
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Originally Posted by ronny06 /forum/post/19292769
I don't know if new firmware solve problem. I wrote to onkyo but without any answer. I'm very angry for this problem on my new PR-SC5508. Please send also you a message to onkyo.
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Originally Posted by CDJayRFU /forum/post/19277284
Just got this reply from Onkyo asking about the 5508 and Pro Installer functionality:
"The PR-SC 5507 can handle " Audyssey Pro" depending on the firmware version.
Beginning from main version 1.18
Regarding PR-SC 5508 unfortunately we do not have this info at the moment"
Which is interesting, as I think previously it had been stated that this was intended as the primariy difference between the Onkyo and equivilant Integra model.
i was recently told, 'no way, no how. buy integra.' regarding pro support on the 5507, by onkyo support.
just did a firmware check on my 5507 and lookie here...an update.
downloading now...
looong install...
checksum OK. now reporting 1291-2403-0511-4103.
short of attempting to buy a pro licence, how can i confirm pro support? mind sharing the tech that sent you the email? pm me, if you'd rather not make it public.
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Originally Posted by dookie1 /forum/post/19299837
very interesting...
i was recently told, 'no way, no how. buy integra.' regarding pro support on the 5507, by onkyo support.
just did a firmware check on my 5507 and lookie here...an update.
downloading now...
looong install...
checksum OK. now reporting 1291-2403-0511-4103.
short of attempting to buy a pro licence, how can i confirm pro support? mind sharing the tech that sent you the email? pm me, if you'd rather not make it public.
after seeing the email referenced by cdjay, it would appear that his comments are in regard to the euro version and mine to the US...perhaps therein lies the difference.
However, for Audyssey it is either on or off for all applicable listening modes.
For certain listening modes, such as Direct and Pure Audio, Audyssey is disabled.
For other listening modes, say Stereo, if you had previously decided to enable Audyssey, you couldn't preset the Stereo listening mode for no Audyssey if you enabled it for other listening modes. You would have to manually go into the Audyssey menus and turn it off.
The manual goes on to explain how the preset function works. In summary, you first select the Input Source Device, i.e. BD/DVD, VCR/DVR, etc. Then you select each Input Signal Format, i.e. Analog/PCM, 2ch Source, etc., and for each combination of Input Source Device and Input Signal Format you have the option of selecting from many available Listening Modes. You can also opt to select “Last Valid” for the last permited Listening Mode for the source format, or “Straight Decode” which means that no additional processing is applied to the input, it just decodes the signal.
For every Input Source Device/Input Source Format combination the user has the choice of a preset default listening mode, or the last permited mode, or a straight decode of the input format.
Been running my 5508 for a week or so now; still building my system though. Got it pushing some Adam Audio S3X's (h's and v's) and I'm doing the 8 18" Fi IB3 drivers next (two sets of four for each sub output). Haven't dived into the Audessy yet, and been generally satisfied till it started dropping audio today with the directv input...but that may have been a directv receiver issue. Didn't like that the preset listening mode was stereo for bd input of DTS but got that rectified (changed the preset and it's working fine now).
Looking hard at the 5508, but some useability concerns compared to my Denon 4308.
First as asked before in this thread, can anyone confirm it does the following:
I have my BluRay player on DVD input. When i play a movie the Denon will default to 'direct' whatever surround mode it receives. 5.1 DTS and the receiver will set that mode. If it receives a stereo signal (ie I play a CD), it will default to the last stereo surround mode i used, Pro Logic or IIz or whatever I used for stereo surround last, on any input.
As I see it, Denon remember modes based on input signal, across selected inputs. So a mode change for a certain input format is global. Does the 5508 do this, or will it default to whatever surround mode is set on THAT input?
My denon has global Audyssey mode. I think the 5508 have the same?
Will the 5508 do Audyssey in any 'direct' stereo mode? My Denon can do Audyssey in any mode, and I use it all the time. No 'Direct' or 'Pure direct' Audyssey is a showstopper for me.
On the 5508 for each input you can select the default sound mode for each signal it recieves. You can set Audyssey globally but you can set dynamic EQ on or off per input.
When you change inputs, the Onkyo will default to the processing that you have set as default for that sound for that input.
Direct and Pure Audio are modes without ANY processing. So therefore your Denon is doing something wrong. Audyssey is active in stereo mode.
Direct on my denon is all tone controls and EQ besides Audyssey is off. Pure Direct is everything off, including display and video circuits, but Audyssey is still active. Which makes sense to me, because as long as you have bass management and stuff, the processor is still on and doing it's thing, so it may as well run Audyssey too. I like the option, and use it all the time.
So the 5508 will not let me switch off video circuits and all the other unneeded stuff in any directmode and still have Audyssey? What about bass management? Is Pure direct a 2channel, no DSP, no nothing mode?
Ok, thank you. That probably means I won't get it, then. Dang, i was hoping this was the replacement I've been looking for, to be honest. Oh well, they can't please everyone!
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Originally Posted by atledreier /forum/post/19339032
So the 5508 will not let me switch off video circuits and all the other unneeded stuff in any directmode and still have Audyssey? What about bass management? Is Pure direct a 2channel, no DSP, no nothing mode?
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Originally Posted by atledreier /forum/post/19339047
Ok, thank you. That probably means I won't get it, then. Dang, i was hoping this was the replacement I've been looking for, to be honest. Oh well, they can't please everyone!
How big a difference have you found with the video on/off to make this a game-breaker? I fiddled with that option for a while on a number of processors but soon completely forgot about it. I just turn off the display for audio most (but not all) of the time and, oh, rarely ever use "direct."
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