Rotel Owner's Thread - Page 39

Originally Posted by Terry78 

Hi everyone,

I recently purchased a used RSP-1570 processor from a Rotel dealer. I can't get video and sound concurrently from my Oppo BDP-83 blu-ray player using HDMI for audio. I have to power down the flat screen display to get sound thru the Rotel. The dealer suggested calling Rotel, but I wanted your input first.

The Oppo to the Rotel works fine with the analog inputs but I want to use HDMI for audio to have the Rotel do all the processing. I've tried 3 different HDMI cables and reversed direction on one - all without success. Two of the cables were HDMI v1.3b and one was 1.1. I also tried a Toshiba HD-XA2 and had the same results as the Oppo.

Also, I've read the B&W FAQs for setup, again without success. The Oppo and Toshiba had hdmi audio selected and secondary audio was set to off.

The set-top box works fine, but I have it connected with HDMI for video only, audio is via coax. The equipment path for blu-ray is Oppo 83 to RSP-1570 to Panasonic TH-PF9UK 1080 display. I've read the Rotel manual multiple times, searched extensively on the Internet forums, and am familiar with Rotel processors through 12 year ownership of the RSP-1066.

I remember reading that someone had a similar problem but they never posted their solution and now I can't remember which forum I was in at the time.

Any ideas? Thanks very much!

Terry

Originally Posted by mahdlokg 

Are you close to a city that has a costco? The Yamaha HTR-7065 7.2 Network AV Receiver with pre-amp outs is avail. for a little under 500.00.
or have you considered the Sherwood Newcastle on accessories 4 less .com?

Originally Posted by jcbryant4200 

I have been visiting A4L almost constantly for a few weeks now trying to decide if I should pull the trigger on one of the marantz/denon networked receivers there. I had considered for a long time getting the focal 814v towers and 800 center channel as well. It is so hard though to decide without being able to try them out. There are costcos in the area but I am not a member. That might be worth checking out though.

I don't know anything about the sherwood newcastle brand - whether its considered low-end, high-end or somewhere in the middle.

So do you think a receiver like the Yamaha you mention would work well with the Rotel 1075? Or would I be better off just going with a higher end receiver as a single device solution. The demo I did with the small rotel amd and cd player was just so great, that I was really impressed by their ability to produce such loud volumes with such ease (and at only 60w amp).

Originally Posted by britchie911 

If some of the fancy HDMI switching is making you consider the marantz/denon then don't do it. I sold my 1098 on Ebay (still have the RMB-1095) and bought the marantz av-7005. The sound is good, the airplay is cool, but the HDMI switching is not ready for prime time. too many incompatibilities between source and display handshake related to HDCP. Sometimes sources work, other days they don't. a real pain and the marantz may go back because of this. It would have already had I not been so quick to sell the 1098 which I paid 2x more for back in 2005. For the price, the AV7005 is a good deal but depends on what you want it for.

Originally Posted by JimP 

Do you have any way of running a frequency sweep (near field) to see if anything is off?

Originally Posted by JimP 

Your discription about getting into the rabbit hole is oh so true.

Anyway.....you can start with getting a Radio Shack SPL meter, look up some generic corrections for low frequency and burn some test tones. More time intensive but it's on the cheap.

Omnimic is kind of an all in one solution that's plug and play. Cost more though.

Then you can go with an REW (room equalizer wizard). It's excellan freeware but you do have to buy some hardware including an SPL meter. Steep learning curve.

I've done the REW route and once you figure it out, it's fine. Just didn't like all the hook up wires. Then got the Omnimic system. Then used the Omnimic hardware on REW and liked it best.


At the very least, you can start with the Radio Shack SPL meter and test tones. You'll probably want that meter anyway for the long haul so even if you migrate to Omnimic, it's not like money wasted.

Originally Posted by sdolen 

I'm surprised they sounded harsh, I have a RB990 and find it to be more on the mellow/fat side, at least compared to a Parasound I own. Are you running them bridged or in stereo?

Originally Posted by sdolen 

IMHO, I would stay with what you like. I think of a quote from Sandy Gross from Definitive/Polk/Golden Ear, "if it sounds good to you, it sounds good to you" Sell the 981s, you can double your money.