AVS Forum banner
Status
Not open for further replies.

Denon 5900 for DVD-A using Proceed AVP2

535 views 17 replies 6 participants last post by  sasabune 
#1 ·
I'm a hobbyist only, with no technical background and am trying to figure some things out. I just bought the Denon 5900, and am wondering the best way to hook it up to my Proceed AVP2 pre/pro so that I can listen to SACD and DVD-A. I do not have the "plus 6" version of the avp2. Am I hosed?


On another note, it seems that the best way to connect sources for multi-channel audio will be through an hdmi connection. The 5900 doesn't have that. Will there be any way to have an all digital multi-channel audio path from the 5900? I read that dvi (which the 5900 has) is "backwards compatible" with hdmi, but dvi is only for video, and I dno't see how I'll be able to get a multichannel digital output. Of course, I could be missing something very obvious, which is the reason I'm asking. Thanks in advance.
 
Discussion starter · #3 ·
Thank you TauRus. The avp2 I have does not have 5.1 analog inputs. I believe that was one of the available options when I upgraded from the avp to the avp2, and I didn't spend the extra 1k (i think) for it. I'll have to check about iLink, because I'm not really sure what that is. I thought it was a Denon proprietary connection that was only on Denon stuff. But the fact that you're asking whether my Proceed has it tells me that it's not, and that it's another type of connection that could appear on other manufacturer's products. Can you tell me what it looks like, or whether it goes by another name? Thanks gain.
 
Discussion starter · #6 ·
I now understand the video-side of dvi/hdmi connections, and specifically that for video, you can use them interchangeably with adapters and converters, etc.


TauRus, I checked the proceed avp2 and there's nothing that says "iLink," and the only digital inputs that I don't recognize are the "aes/ebu" input, and the s/pdif (on bnc) input. Something tells me, that ain't gonna let me hear the DVD-A or SACD my Denon desperately wants to send it. Please tell me I'm wrong.
 
Discussion starter · #7 ·
kmmd: I do not have the "plus 6" version. I did the upgrade at the very beginning of its availability, had never heard of this forum and did not think I'd really be interested in multi-channel audio. When I decided to improve my video equipment with plasma, etc, and then wanted better source components (in particular a reference level universal player), I started reading about the multi channel audio capabilities of the 5900 and thought I really ought to try it. Now it looks like I may end with a player that can handle it but no way to get it to my speakers.
 
Discussion starter · #14 ·
Outstanding. Are you saying that on an SACD disc there's 2 versions, one multi channel and one stereo? How do I play the stereio SACD track as opposed to the multi channel one, or am I misunderstanding. thx.
 
Discussion starter · #16 ·
TauRus: thanks for the very clear explanation. At least I can get some hi rez audio in stereo.


I was reading on another thread ("is the 5900 stillthe player to beat," or something like that), that the 5900 has a firewire output. Can that transmit the multi-channel hi rez SACD/DVD music, or am I still hosed? Apparently the firewire wasn't originally working, but there's a fix that activated it. I'll look into it more if it will do the trick. Thanks again for your insight and patience.
 
Discussion starter · #18 ·
We already covered it, you're right. Too much "fun" over the holiday weekend must have shot my short term memory and reading skills. I'll probably upgrade when Harman Specialty Group decides what they're going to do with Proceed AVP owners in terms of a trade up. Until then, it's stereo for me.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
You have insufficient privileges to reply here.
Top