Official Pioneer VSX-1015TX Thread - Page 71

My center channel is alive and well when using the adv. game mode

I was considering selling my reciever and upgrading to the Onkyo 605 for the HD audio decoding capabilities, however, I have read that the pioneer 1015 sounds better than the Onkyos

i have the 1015 and i love it, but i think the Onkyo 805 and up can and will beat it!

Yes. It is alive. I confirmed it. Thanks...

what is the level you guys keep when using Adv game mode. I guess default is 70.

Does anyone know the steps to resetting the axd7381 remote?

Anytime I press a button the 'Hello RCV" image displays in the LCD screen. I have tried removing/replacing the batteries, looking through the manual and searching the net for answers but nothing works.

I know that some might saw to just buy a Harmony remote but if I don't have to spend money to fix this... that would be better.

Thanks.

Hello, I was wondering if somebody could help me. I have this receiver and I want to send the audio signal to my computer's line-in port.

The only "out" I see on the back is a digital optical out port. I don't have a digital input on my sound card, though. Is there any analog out on this receiver, or a way to get the sound to my 3.5mm line-in port on my sound card?

Thanks!

Try the CDR Analog output or the VCR Analog output. Use a Stereo RCA to 3.5mm cable.

I tried the CDR one and no audio was being output. Is there a setting somewhere? Will it only output the audio if you are on CD-R input? I need it to output no matter which input is selected.

Thanks.

How about the headphone out? You will need a conversion plug for the size.

Refer to Chapter 8 Making Recordings for restrictions.
CDR and VCR Analog OUTPUTS only work for the selected ANALOG INPUT.
The Digital Audio (Coax/Optical) signals are treated separately.

Hence, if you want the AVR to output analog audio from a DVR,
you'll have to ALSO connect L/R analog audio connections from DVR to AVR,
not just Coax/Optical digital audio.

That does work, the only problem is that when the headphones are plugged in the speakers go off. So I would have to constantly plug in and unplug the wire when going between rooms.

Thanks, I'm not sure where my manual is. I guess I could have searched google for it.

That pretty much stinks. Basically my options are to (A) buy a new sound card that has digital optical in and run an optical wire about 50 ft which would be costly and even then I'm not sure if all inputs will be output from this port or will only digital signals be output?, (B) use the headphone jack and always have to plugin/unplug it, or (C) only use one input at a time using a switch and I'm limited to two - DVR and VCR, in which case I would still have a manual process to do repeatedly.

This is a nice receiver, but not very good if you want it to run to multiple rooms. I think my only or best option might be B.

A basic sound card with SPDIF output and a 50 ft optical cable should run less than $30. I know, I've done it.

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As for multiple room setups, this receiver isn't good for it, but you can find excellent used pre-hdmi ones very cheaply.

Just ran an experiment...PS3 audio out set to LPCM - Pioneer 1015TX reciever connected by opical. Sound mode set to "Pro Logic IIx movie +THX. For me now when I play a film in the 5.1 uncompressed mode, it sounds much better than the standard DD soundtrack. I believe the PS3 will send 2 channel uncompress audio thru the optical output and my reciever will pass it thru the above setting with much better results than the standard DD 5.1

Does that affect any dedicated sound being sent to the surrounds from the 5.1. Meaning does the 2.0 mix out to accurately produce what the 5.1 would be sending to the surrounds and sub? Also does the Blu-Ray have to have the option to output this signal or can I leave it that way for everything?

After a few more tests...it seems that the surrounds are not as true as the 5.1 audio, also, the bass does seem to suffer a quit as well. I will keep the setting for discs that do not have the DD options, ie. Elton John concert. Otherwise, back to the regular DD.

The Blu Ray has the option of uncompressed or the standard DD or DTS in most cases, but not all, some are only uncompressed (very,very,few)

Optical cables don't have the bandwidth to carry the uncompressed audio from Blu-ray or HD DVD. You need HDMI for that!

--John

It's an encryption not bandwidth issue....fibre can do many GHz...
And trying to "simplify" the A/V interface into a single cable....

So "lossless" digital audio formats are only available via HDMI v.1.3 (SACD v.1.2),
and maybe SACD/DVD-A via separate 5.1 analog RCA plugs....
and older DD5.1/DTS/Stereo via coax/optical, 5.1 analog RCA plugs and/or HDMI (v.1.0 or later)

Will I get 7 discrete channels to the 1015TX with a PS3 set to output PCM and playing a True HD or DTS HD 7.1 encoded sound track?

A few basics...and careful with the alphabet soup:

Digital Audio (Coax/Optical) interface SIMULTANEOUSLY carries a LPCM
STEREO data stream and a SURROUND data stream, which can be in either
DD 5.1 (AC-3), DTS 5.1 or DTS-ES 6.1 format.
[Pioneer can AUTOmatically figure out which surround format is coming in,
unless you override with STEREO/DIRECT or other button actions.]

VSX-1015TX decodes Stereo PCM, DD 5.1, DD-EX 6.1, DTS 5.1 and DTS-ES 6.1
data streams, maintaining them as separate signals (no matrix mixing).

The other surround modes listed in User Manual (Chapter 5) are SYNTHESIZED
from above data streams (incl DTS-ES 6.1 if only 5.1 source), which reduces
separation on "matrixed" channels.

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New BD digital audio formats are only supported via HDMI v.1.3, which include
Dolby Digital Plus (Enhanced AC-3, not lossless), Dolby True HD (MLP like DVD-A),
DTS-HD HRA (not lossless) and DTS-HD MA.
http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/#bluray_audio_codecs

DSD (e.g. SACD) is also supported in PS3, but is it's own disc format (not BD).
My kidz own PS3s...apparently PS3 doesn't have 5.1 discrete audio (RCA)
outputs, so it transcodes DSD prior to output via optical & HDMI v.1.2 (or later):
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...=751450&page=4

Obviously, VSX-1015TX doesn't support these since it doesn't have HDMI v.1.3 I/F.

You'll have to VERY CAREFULLY check the PS3, BD Player and new AVR specs,
since many of these new digital audio formats are OPTIONAL:
http://www.blu-rayhardware.info/index.php

And verify the format on a particular disc:
http://www.blu-raystats.com/stats.php

More info re BluRay audio formats:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_ray
You can also search for more info on individual terms.

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You'll have to post in a PS3 thread to find out if it
downconverts any of the new digital audio formats
to something the VSX-1015TX can make sense of.

I've been using my 1015TX for several years. Home theater only.

I've been pleased with the overall sound of the receiver.

I recently hooked up a CD player to the CD input and was really disappointed with the sound quality. It sounded dull and the channel separation was very poor.

I had no equalization set and was no sound processing mode in use.

I put the 1015 into Direct mode and a veil lifted. Sound improved significantly. Crisp clear sound, with good channel separation.

Is the 1015 that bad for music, or, is it just my unit?

I had no idea that the signal processing added that much color to the sound.

Other experiences??

Hello fellow 1015TX owners! I'm stumped here and have nowhere else to turn too. I have my PS3 hooked up via Optical but for some reason will only get STEREO sound, what am i doing wrong? I selected the various supported settings in the PS3 console, have it set to AUTO but it still comes through as STEREO, i manually switched it to ""Pro Logic IIx movie +THX" but lost alot of bass and at times was hard to hear. The most recent example was last night with 3:10 to Yuma, how does everyone here have theirs setup? Thanks!

Is the PS3 outputting bitstream or PCM. You can change it while the video is playing. I can't remeber but its on the top row of the on screen functions when you press Triangle. Its the AV or just audio settings and you can select the output. Try switching between the both of those and see if it changes the receiver output. I would bet you have it set on PCM which is 2 channel

I did try both both Bitstream and also LPCM through the that AV settings (triangle then AV) and still got the same results. It's really strange, i've also read through the manual and made sure that Direct, Midnight, Loudness was all off.

My 1015 pumps out some great sound from my PS3. HDMI to the projector, but optical to the 1015. I'll check my settings and get back to you.

--John

Just be sure you have the PS3 output "bitstream". The LPCM is only if you have it hooked via HDMI. The LPCM will only output 2 channel stereo in your case.

I'm looking into getting an external dolby headphone processor, primarily for gaming. (Most likely the JVC SU-DH1, there aren't many options).

If I run toslink from the optical out on my 1015tx will it retain the dolby 5.1 encoding? Has anyone run a similar configuration?

Thanks!

I don't know, but my wife has been forcing me to use headphones these past few weeks at night, and the 1015tx' headphone surround mode sounds really good with the action films I've been watching.

I'll have to try that out. One of those features of my receiver that I had never knew existed

I'm new to the site, so hopefully this is the proper place for this. I'm having a problem with my 1015TX. It started with the flashing MCAC. I then did the reset (ENTER + VIDEO2), and it worked fine for a couple of months. Now when I power it up, I get Amp Error flashing, or the flashing MCAC, and resets don't help. If I unplug the receiver for 24 hours, it will work again for 10 minutes to 2 hours. I have double checked all the wires, and it will actually display amp error even with no speakers/inputs connected. Is it time for a new amp, or is there something I'm missing.