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post #1 of 14
6/29/12 at 3:48pm
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I have a Sony Surround Receiver STR-DE985 and when playing a movie using the optical digital input the sound cuts in and out and is very choppy. Has anyone else had this issue with Sony receivers?? I bought it used off of Kijiji. Also can I turn auto decoding off? It seems to be on automatically.
Edited by Canuck31 - 6/29/12 at 3:54pm
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6/29/12 at 4:57pm
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Anyone have any ideas??
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6/30/12 at 2:08pm
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6/30/12 at 2:37pm
could very well be defective. try one of the other optical inputs since you have 4 to choose from. If that doesn't work you may have a broken receiver. What DVD or Blu Ray player are you using? Also try another optical cable.

why do you want to turn off the auto decoding? Page 28 tells you how to turn it off. There is a AFD button on the front panel of the receiver.

Here is the link to the manual if you don't have it.
http://www.docs.sony.com/release/STRDE895.pdf
Edited by afrogt - 6/30/12 at 2:52pm
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6/30/12 at 2:52pm
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could very well be defective. try one of the other optical inputs since you have 4 to choose from. If that doesn't work you may have a broken receiver. What DVD or Blu Ray player are you using?
why do you want to turn off the auto decoding?

I'm just curious if it can be turned off. The blu-ray movie I'm using right now is Transformers 3. Analog audio works just fine no matter what movie or game I play. I managed to get Lord of the Rings (blu-ray) to play full digital audio but even the trailers at the beginning of the disc had flickery audio signal. The PS3 works fine cause I had a previous two speaker Sony stereo connected to it and never had an audio issue. Also I seem to have to turn up the volume more so with analog audio vs. digital audio. But I seem to have to turn the volume up fairly high anyway. Usually 30 notches.

Side question: I seem to be seeing lots of positive comments and reviews for Onkyo receivers. Are they as good as people say? What about Harmon Kardon?
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post #6 of 14
6/30/12 at 2:59pm
Onkyo receivers have been known to be defective over the past few years due to HDMI problems.

A better question is what features are you looking for and how much are you willing to pay?

Sony receivers don't get a lot of love on AVS.
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6/30/12 at 3:11pm
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Onkyo receivers have been known to be defective over the past few years due to HDMI problems.
A better question is what features are you looking for and how much are you willing to pay?
Sony receivers don't get a lot of love on AVS.

Well what would you recommend for someone who is budget conscience? I don't have tons of money to throw down. If I can keep it under $400 that would be ideal. All I really want is to get full digital audio from my movies and games. I don't have a full HDTV yet but my older Panasonic CRT widescreen has an HDMI port.
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post #8 of 14
6/30/12 at 3:50pm
if you have a combination of HDMI, component and composite video sources a receiver with video upconversion like the Yamaha RX-V571 might be a good choice for you. Also the Pioneer VSX-926
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/yamaha-yamaha-735-watt-7-1-channel-hdmi-home-theatre-receiver-rxv571-b-rxv571-b/10174276.aspx?path=1e2b40c0defa9d343d6ca35368c5be99en02

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/pioneer-pioneer-840-watt-7-1-channel-3d-hdmi-home-theatre-receiver-vsx-926-k-vsx-926-k/10172252.aspx?path=27b715a830edd1e48b5ee5f746776dd2en02


If everything you use has a HDMI output then you can get a receiver like the RX-V373, Denon AVR-1612, Denon 1712, Pioneer VSX-522
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/yamaha-yamaha-425-watt-5-1-channel-3d-home-theatre-receiver-rxv373-rxv373-b/10197268.aspx?path=3ee30ca6f21fddc3088055612340252cen02

Denon 1712
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/denon-denon-7-1-channel-3d-home-theatre-receiver-avr-1712-avr-1712/10170873.aspx?path=71ab6cfce2ccf1ac544b34082b586a3een02

Pioneer VSX-522
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/pioneer-pioneer-700-watt-5-1-channel-receiver-vsx-522-k-vsx-522-k/10195813.aspx?path=a96eacc374a68541f9cff865c0d33b74en02

Denon AVR-1612
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/denon-denon-600-watt-5-1-channel-3d-home-theatre-receiver-avr-1612-avr-1612/10170059.aspx?path=9c0989bb267fc0e089e308c358685952en02
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post #9 of 14
6/30/12 at 3:54pm
What speakers and sub do you have?
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6/30/12 at 4:27pm
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What speakers and sub do you have?

I bought everything on Kijiji. Nothing is new. My speakers are Panasonic (set of 5) and my subwoofer is Polk Audio PSW10.
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post #11 of 14
6/30/12 at 4:54pm
What components do you have? Are they all HDMI capable? You never mentioned that part.
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6/30/12 at 5:42pm
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What components do you have? Are they all HDMI capable? You never mentioned that part.

I play my blu-ray/DVDs though my PS3 which has HDMI. My PS2 does not but it does have component AV. Those are the only components I have and use. I also can (or would like) to also play my music from my Macbook Pro to my surround.
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6/30/12 at 6:19pm
You should get the Pioneer VSX-926 then. It uses Apple Airplay and you can stream music wirelessly to the Pioneer from an iPad, iPod, iPhone and maybe even the Macbook Pro.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.ca/POCEN/Home/What-is-Airplay

http://www.pioneerelectronics.ca/POCEN/Home/AV-Receivers/FutureShop/VSX-926-K
Edited by afrogt - 6/30/12 at 6:28pm
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6/30/12 at 6:36pm
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You should get the Pioneer VSX-926 then. It uses Apple Airplay and you can stream music wirelessly to the Pioneer from an iPad, iPod, iPhone and maybe even the Macbook Pro.
http://www.pioneerelectronics.ca/POCEN/Home/What-is-Airplay
http://www.pioneerelectronics.ca/POCEN/Home/AV-Receivers/FutureShop/VSX-926-K

Okay. Thanks for the suggestion. I may hold off on getting a receiver right now. I'm getting really tired of fussing with them. I've gone through two already that I purchased on Kijiji. Now I'm stuck with them as I likely won't be able to sell them. Combined it's over $200 down the drain. Thanks anyway for all your help.

How about this one? - http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/pioneer-pioneer-550-watt-5-1-channel-hdmi-home-theatre-receiver-vsx-821-k-vsx-821-k/10165044.aspx?path=4a2e0618979ab04b249ea43da9a40306en02
Edited by Canuck31 - 6/30/12 at 7:07pm
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