I will "try" to keep this "efficient" First - present components: Sony STR ZA2100ES AVR, Sony 55X850B TV, Integra DPC-8.5 (Plays SACDs), Sony UBP-X800 Blu Ray Player.
There is a potential "wish list" item - a Sony Bravia 7 TV. Here's the problem. Right now, there is a triple RCA cable plugged into the rear of the TV from the Integra player. Red, Green, Blue. The Red and White (Right and Left) audio channels are plugged into the AVR. In order for the SACDs to play properly, apparently it is necessary to have the triple cable plugged into the Component In jacks on the back of the TV. I "never" use the Integra to watch videos and was strongly advised against even trying it by the Best Buy installers who hooked up my equipment. I use the Integra exclusively to listen to CDs and SACDs. I am trying to research the "Component to HDMI" converters. The ones with the red, blue and green connections also have a Left and Right Audio connection, which I would not want to use as the audio channel is connected to the AVR. Who, if anyone, makes a converter that would allow the three cable connection to the TV? I have had the Integra repaired once since I bought it, and the price of a player that handles SACDs is expensive. Of course, the easy way out is just to keep what I have and give up on a TV upgrade. My present TV plays 3D discs, and it would be hard to part with that, but it does not have HDR or Dolby Vision, etc. Sony issued a firmware upgrade so the AVR outputs Dolby Atmos and DTS Master Audio - just wonderful. My speakers are "legacy" Definitive Technology speakers, but I can say for my humble abode, the sound is stunning. I would not want to lose the ability to enjoy multi-channel SACDs. So, there you have it. I hope this makes sense. Have done so much online research . . . Thanks for listening.
There is a potential "wish list" item - a Sony Bravia 7 TV. Here's the problem. Right now, there is a triple RCA cable plugged into the rear of the TV from the Integra player. Red, Green, Blue. The Red and White (Right and Left) audio channels are plugged into the AVR. In order for the SACDs to play properly, apparently it is necessary to have the triple cable plugged into the Component In jacks on the back of the TV. I "never" use the Integra to watch videos and was strongly advised against even trying it by the Best Buy installers who hooked up my equipment. I use the Integra exclusively to listen to CDs and SACDs. I am trying to research the "Component to HDMI" converters. The ones with the red, blue and green connections also have a Left and Right Audio connection, which I would not want to use as the audio channel is connected to the AVR. Who, if anyone, makes a converter that would allow the three cable connection to the TV? I have had the Integra repaired once since I bought it, and the price of a player that handles SACDs is expensive. Of course, the easy way out is just to keep what I have and give up on a TV upgrade. My present TV plays 3D discs, and it would be hard to part with that, but it does not have HDR or Dolby Vision, etc. Sony issued a firmware upgrade so the AVR outputs Dolby Atmos and DTS Master Audio - just wonderful. My speakers are "legacy" Definitive Technology speakers, but I can say for my humble abode, the sound is stunning. I would not want to lose the ability to enjoy multi-channel SACDs. So, there you have it. I hope this makes sense. Have done so much online research . . . Thanks for listening.
