The **Official** Denon 3311CI/ 991 Owner's Thread NO PRICE TALK - Page 53

yes, if you specifically select the "1080p/24" option for resolution output, it will scale ALL input signals to 1080p/24 output for that source.

leaving it on the AUTO setting should allow 1080p signals to pass through untouched, while scaling anything below 1080p up to 1080p/60.

However, with certain combinations of source/AVR/TV, the "auto" setting screws up and converts 1080p/24 to 1080p/60 on the way through. If this is happening to you, you should probably just disable the scaler and let your BDP handle the scaling. So try "auto" for resolution... if it is letting 1080p/24 pass through, then you are fine with that setting.

(on a side note, DVD's are 480i, not 480p)

alright thanks batpig. I think my oppo bdp83 has the same upscaling chip in it anyways. So id prolly be fine letting it do all the scaling, however if i could get away with auto, it would scale all my hdtv channels up as well, that would be kinda sweet. and i knew it was 480i, lol, thats emabrrasing.

your Oppo is an upscaling champ; definitely turn off the scaler in the Denon and let it pass through untouched. The Oppo has the same chip, but it is more fully implemented.


remember that video settings are BY INPUT, so what you do with the Oppo has zero relevance to your hdtv you can tweak each input separately!

Annoying. Reporting a problem with my 2 mo old 3311ci. Sudden loss of Dolby digital and prologic and multi ch ext in fidelity voices wisper quiet and music blaring. Dropped it off at pyramid audio in Austin for repair.

OOH! ok, so you can independently set each hdmi input to scale how u want. ok. I was under the impression when i was making the settings that "HDMI" meant all hdmi inputs. that makes it a non issue then, ill just leave it off on the oppo, and turn it on for my satellite hdmi input

What troubleshooting did you do on your own? Did you reset the microprocessor? Did you unplug the AVR and let it sit for a few minutes to power down completely and then power it back on again?

Reset microprocessor, turned off audysey and dynamic vol, unplugged for 1 hr, moved avr to cooler location, direct tv hd dvr dd5.1 hdmi source, DVD dd 5.1 optical source, ps3 blueray multichannel hdmi source. Reassigned amp. All without luck. I wonder if the processor for the dsp sim modes are on a different chip since those modes and pure direct were not affected.

How do you go about doing this? I tried playing around with it, and it uses the HDMI setting that you pick across all the hdmi inputs for me.

no. you need to close the GUI, switch inputs, and then reopen the GUI and go back into "Input Setup". The "Input Setup" menu only affects the currently selected input.

oh ok, that makes sense. I'll give that a shot and see if I can make it work. Thanks!


Sure enough, worked like a charm

So I used the mic and did the audyssey set up calibration, and it went very smoothly. I noticed it had me select multiple listening positions. I only did two, as two is all I ever use, I cancelled on the 3rd, but anyways. My question is, is there a way you can quickly switch on the fly between these listening positions? Is it like a zone2 and zone3 and main zone type of thing or what?

Or does it just take the measurements for multiple positions and try and make something suitable for all of them?

use all 8 positions. it doesn't matter how many places you actually sit -- the point is to gather as much data as possible about the acoustics of your space. acoustic problems are spatially distributed around your listening area... that is one of the biggest advantages of audyssey vs. other room EQ setups.

have you read through the Audyssey section of my FAQ? this stuff is covered there

An observation on video conversion.

One of the worst Standard DVD transfers I own is The Rockford Files. My Sony, noted in my sig, does an exceptional job of upscaling DVD's, but the Rockford DVD's have always been a disappointment. I am not sure what the Denon is doing, but the picture is much better. The collection still has it's faults, but is acceptable to me now.

Overall the video transfer of the collection is extremely disappointing due to the fact that the broadcasts of the show on A&E years back proves that the source material was there to do an adequate job of transfer during the production process.

DVD's /rant
Denon /praise

I looked online and fry's doesn't even sell denon online (but they might have in local store). still odd

Thanks for the update. The more information you can post regarding issues also helps other 3311 owners. Please report back with what the repair facility ends up repairing/replacing.

with the 4 OHM polks (Recommended Amplifier Power: 10-125 w/channel) and a UPA 5 I agree you will only see a slight improvement at higher listening levels. I believe the UPA 5 is rated at 185 watts RMS x 5 into 4 ohms (assuming all of his speakers are 4 ohm).
Now, this has no bearing on the stereo need. Before spending the money on any 5 channel amp I would give the Denon a shot. You will be surprised at how well the denon's can power a 4 ohm load at moderate listening levels. I had a pair of MK LCR's in my family room and there was really only a minimal difference with the UPA2 instead of denon.

Thanks for all of the help guys. I spoke with a sales mgr. at Emotiva and settled on the XPA-3. Turns out the sales Mgr. had ten yrs. working experience with Denon and was very familiar with the 3311. He was confident that the XPA-3 would meet my needs as has been recommended by JD and others. Really appreciate all of the help you guys provide. It is nice to know Emotiva's come with 5 year warranties and 30 day in home satisfaction trials!

I'll be curious to hear your review of the sound quality you get from the 3311 with and without the XPA-3

So how about the setting on the OPPO?
I'm guessing you wouldn't set the OPPO to Source Direct correct?

DreamCatcher

right, "Source Direct" means the Oppo does ZERO processing, it just outputs the source "direct" off the disc. It is specifically intended for use with an external video processor, so you want to prevent the Oppo from doing anything.... but I was recommending he use the Oppo for scaling, so this setting would be wrong!

If he wanted to compare the Oppo scaling to the AVR scaling, he could just pop the Oppo into "source direct" and turn the i/p scaler on in the Denon. They should be pretty close overall, but the Oppo is more "tweakable", has more options for picture enhancement, noise reduction, etc. to let you dial in the perfect image. On a 50" or smaller display, it is likely that they will look virtually identical.

Hey Guys

Just finished my Audyssey setp and I am concerned with what I hear.

Not alot... thats for sure. My speakers are DefTech BP7004 fronts,clr 2002,
BPX2's for surrounds and SVS PC12-Plus.

With the settings Audyssey gave, I manually set the Xover frequency to 80hz.
It set my fronts to large, center and surrounds to small.
With an SPL iphone app ( the one from studio six), I set the tones to 78db for the mains.
I am sure I am missing information here so if more is needed please let me know. I turned the volume on the receiver to 0 and I thought it blow my house down?I am still reading all the posts and batpigs setup guide. I did notice the the bluray's seem to play a little louder than the cable.

I know just some tweeks here and there should do the trick, its just finding out which ones!! Sub is set to LFE and 120hz

...back to studying

bad idea, revert back to the channel levels measured by Audyssey.

not only is the iPhone app not even close to as accurate as the Audyssey mic, by arbitrarily setting your fronts to 78dB they are now out of balance with your other speakers.

your settings otherwise seem fine, can you describe a little more clearly what you think you are missing? You say you are "concerned with what you hear", but you haven't really described anything besides the very descriptive "I thought it would blow my house down".

Is it just a volume issue? Make sure Dyn Vol is OFF and use a good Blu-ray soundtrack if you want to properly test system dynamics.

thank you... It is reset.

Dyn Volume is off...My wife thinks I am crazy. She says its VERY Loud

Threw in Ninja Assassin in the Bluray player and basically forget what I said in my post. The sound was awesome.

Thanks batpig


Will go to radio Shack and pick up a good SPL meter.

Audyssey set my speakers

Front : Large : Full Band ( any benefits to this?)

Center : Small : 40hz

Surround : small : 90hz

Front L : -4.5
Front R : -4.5
Center : -7.5
Sub : -8.0
Surr L : -6.0
Surr R : -6.0

So I turned video processing to "off" for my BD player, and now volume and eq settings no longer show up on the screen like they do for the other inputs, you have to watch them on the front of the receiver instead. Is there another setting that I am missing to turn it back on?

bigspndr -

When there's a sub in the mix, you're going to want to set ALL speakers to SMALL to let the sub take over the lower frequency processing with it's own powered amp and then raise their crossover settings to 60hz or 80hz.

ipScaler - OFF

Video Convert - ON

YAY! it's back. thanks

So I will override the Audessy setting and set the fronts to small and Xover frequency to my mains @ 80hz

...Thanks

Does audyssey automatically calculate the optimal x over frequency for your subwoofer as well? I noticed mine was at 120hz after I ran it, but I figured that might just be the default setting. And the manual on my def tech speakers says to set your x over at 150hz for your subwoofer, so I set it to 150. Should I have just left it be and trust audyssey instead?