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Audio setup question for new HT(naive questions)

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rubs

Discussion Starter · Oct 18, 2004

Hi,

I recently bought a Sony HT-DDW660 and attached it to DVD player using provided coaxial digital cable.

1) Is this cable good enough or i need to buy good digital cable for this?

also i am attach it to cable box using optical digital cable and set it to AFD mode so that system should choose automatically

2) Is the AFD mode is good enough or i need to change to different type based on the program manually?

3) Do i need to change the speaker wiring or sub woofer wiring or it is good enough for this small size home theater?

4) What are the other good receommended settings for this player?

I am asking many questions but manual is not enough so i need the experts advice?

Thanks

--rubs

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Wayne A. Pflughaupt

· #2 · Oct 20, 2004

rubs,

It would be helpful to have a link for your Sony, to know exactly what its provisions are. As it is all I can do here is give you a â€œbest estimateâ€ on some of your questions.

If youâ€™re getting sound using the cable that came with it, then youâ€™re fine.
Sorry, have no idea what â€œAFDâ€ mode is. Thatâ€™s where a link would be handy.
Again, impossible to say for sure with the little information youâ€™ve given us. Typically itâ€™s never a bad idea to upgrade the speaker wire, but some budget systems have proprietary connection schemes that make that virtually impossible.

Regards,

Wayne A. Pflughaupt

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jamiecrane

· #3 · Oct 20, 2004

At least on my older Sony ES rcvr, AFD is automatic field detection, which basiclly switches between DD, DTS, PL and PCM as needed. How this works with my Direct tv rcvr is that it would auto switch to a DD signal if one was present, otherwise it would just pass the pcm stream and apply PL or whatever other soundfield I had selected

Jamie

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hometheaterguy

· #4 · Oct 20, 2004

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Originally posted by rubs
Hi,

I recently bought a Sony HT-DDW660 and attached it to DVD player using provided coaxial digital cable.

1) Is this cable good enough or i need to buy good digital cable for this?

also i am attach it to cable box using optical digital cable and set it to AFD mode so that system should choose automatically

It's fine. It is digital audio, just make sure if you use optical you set to optical (OPT1), or coaxial digital audio cable set to VID1. Yes, set to find input automatically in AFD.

2) Is the AFD mode is good enough or i need to change to different type based on the program manually?

Leave in AFD. A DVD may be DD or DTS.

3) Do i need to change the speaker wiring or sub woofer wiring or it is good enough for this small size home theater?

Depending on the length, 16 gauge, 2-conductor is fine. You could use 12 AWG, especially for the sub. As far as brands, copper is copper.

4) What are the other good recommended settings for this player?

I am asking many questions but manual is not enough so i need the experts advice?

Get the manual for the player as all brands and even model numbers within brands have differing settings. Sometimes a player will say set to PCM/Dolby Digital. Most agree to set the sub to "yes" or "on" and all small satellite speakers to "small". You may have a distance setting. Measure how far your speakers are to the listening position and set accordingly. Cinema C is a good sound-field, but it is subjective, a personal preference. Turn the treble up and the bass to what you like. If you use a SPL meter you will allow the sound in dB's to reach your ears more equally from each speaker with the supplies test tones, or a setup disc.

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--rubs

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rubs

Discussion Starter · #5 · Oct 21, 2004

Here is the link to sony web site:
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTE...QS=HA_HTDDW660

Any recommendations for this HT will be appreciated what need to be change - settings, wires etc.

Thanks

--rubs

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