w00t! susah la want to challenge bro string...hehehe loaded setup!

say..i've been wanting to get a good budget surround sound system for my room..kinda small room..so gotta take echoes into consideration.

right now i have an altec lansing 2.1 system..old system for my PC. using the audio jack adapter for my x360.

so what do you guys recommend, for me to get:

- surround sound to take advantage of the 5.1 dts sound from hd-dvds
- not too big a setup to accommodate my small room
- budget : not more than RM 1K (if possible)
- extra: should also have an extra audio input for my PC

thanks you hardware gurus!

string: yea..i agree. good thing you know the prices. definitely you would save a load compared to shopping here man.  anyway..what do you mean when you say satellite system? is it the ones normally used with PCs?

hmm..tht would be better i guess..since my room is kinda small for a towering sound system.

so..any of u guys gots recommendationzzz? so far xeno's creative is something to consider. how much ah bro xeno tht 4.1?

Hi people,

I just wanted to know, is there a HD-DVD player that could decode the DTS-HD Master Audio internally and pass it through to 7.1/5.1 analog audio output? I came across this page on DTS website:



full article: LINK

the reason is that I have a Onkyo TX-SR505 A/V Receiver that have 1080p passthrough only, no audio and have 7.1 analog inputs. Im gonna purchase new standalone HD-DVD soon, and i prefer not to throw away my current receiver but im eager to experience DTS-HD Master Audio on my ears. So far i cam across these:

Tosh HD-DVD HD-A35, but according to cnet.com, it output DTS-HD MA into bitstream through HDMI so receivers with onboard DTS-HD MA will decodes it.

I need a player that will decode DTS-HD MA internally and pass it through 5.1/7.1 analog output as in DTS website mention. Any opinions guys?

thanks

For the time being, there are none. Decoding DTS-HD MA require a lot of processing power, your next best bet is what the PS3 is doing, transcoding it into Multi PCM. The technology has just moved to HBR bitstreaming, i doubt that there would be any standalones that could do the decoding internally in this near future.

The Onkyo SR505 may be able to do 1080p passthrough, but that refers to the video side only. To do 1080p on any HBR format, you need an HDMI 1.3a input + HDMI 1.3a cabling as well. Only the SR605 and beyond care equipped with HDMI 1.3a, im afraid.

Tired! Sore muscles, and my back hurts....but results? Most satisfying!



Sony Bravia 40X200A, Sony US PS3, Pioneer SE-DIR800C, Onkyo DV-HD805 HD-DVD player, Onkyo TX-SR605, Onkyo SKS-HT235.

The Pio headphone spits out DD5.1 & DTS via Dolby Headphone, itself hooked up to the Onkyo HD-DVD player via coaxial, PS3 via optical. The primary audio drivers are by the SR-605 + SKS-HT235 combo definitely, but for those late nights, the Pio does its duty. Have to switch the audio out from both the HD-DVD player and PS3 manually though, since they are both set to output audio via bitstream to the SR605 for one-to-one audio reproduction.



Close-up on the left column stack. Splitfish FragFX sits on top after my daily fragfest on UT3.



The rear speakers does not come with a stand, had to get em separately. The front speakers comes with the stand that sits nicely on the entertainment cabinet. Nice heavy glass bottom for that lower C of G (center of gravity) but the bottom of the glass are embedded with 3 conical points to reduce speaker-induced vibration.



But im most ecstatic when this shows on the SR605, makes all that effort and grunting and heaving these things, and all the back-pain worthwhile. Got this lighted up on the receiver while running Pan's Labyrinth on HD-DVD, with audio bitstream passthrough from the HD805.

Ran the Audyssey SQ microphone soundfield check to determine the calculative audio placement, and am impressed with now newbie-friendly it is. I admit, im a noob myself when it comes to this, but the ease of use, and prompt-tp-prompt instructions had me turning from "intimidated" to "informed".

Ran the Digital Video Essential HD-DVD, and during the audio tests, Dolby TrueHD lights up appropriately, so that works nicely.

Mr. & Mrs.Smith on Blu-ray however, only lights up as "Multi PCM", but sounded just as good to my ears anyway. Had it running on the 5.1 DTS HD-MA but with the PS3's inability to either decode DTS HD-MA or send the lossless audio via bitstream, you can only expect DTS HD-core from the PS3. Dolby TrueHD should be one-to-one via bitstream on the PS3, although it is internally decoded by the PS3 and fed to the receiver as Lossless PCM.

Next stop? Nintendo Wii video upscaling to 720p.

Satellites are small speakers, the size of two deck of cards stacked together, for that small size advantage, but not sacrificing much on the audio driving capabilities.

Example of a satellite speaker system:-

w00t! susah la want to challenge bro string...hehehe loaded setup!

say..i've been wanting to get a good budget surround sound system for my room..kinda small room..so gotta take echoes into consideration.

right now i have an altec lansing 2.1 system..old system for my PC. using the audio jack adapter for my x360.

so what do you guys recommend, for me to get:

- surround sound to take advantage of the 5.1 dts sound from hd-dvds
- not too big a setup to accommodate my small room
- budget : not more than RM 1K (if possible)
- extra: should also have an extra audio input for my PC

thanks you hardware gurus!

hey dudes, as u can see i'm such a noob when it comes to audio systems.

after searching..i actually rebumped into this speaker that i thought of getting once for the x360..but it was between edifier m3500, or the edifier r501.

a thread summed it up and said r501 is better, and it's about 400 bucks.

now my question is, since this is supposed to be a PC speaker, and when i look at the manual, the back panel has the 5.1 line in jacks and also a line-in jack.

from the diagram, the 5.1 line ins are for inputs from left,right, center, and heavy bass audio signals...which i assume should be from the 5.1 PC sound card if you're using a PC.

the standard line-in jacks would also receive inputs from anything besides a PC.

my question: for the x360 hookup, i assume that you could only be able to hook it to the line-in jacks. but doing so, can you still get 5.1 sound?

sorry if this sounds ultimately n00bish...you can laugh all you want...i allow it. but could anyone clarify on how the setup should be if i were to use r501 and x360 for gaming and hd-dvd watching?

bro string, any inputs?

thanks man!

You can only get 5.1 audio by using optical, hdmi or 5.1 analog. So in your case, you can only get 5.1 if you use optical cable.

okay..so i think i know where to plug the fiber optic cable on my x360 (using the audio adapter since video using hdmi), but i couldn't see where should i plug it in the R501.

the speakers don't have optical cable input. which means it would only receive 5.1 analog (which i assume that means separate cables for left, right, center and bass)..and how do i go about doing that with my x360 eh? i mean how would my connection be like from the x360?

UPDATE: whoops..bro string just answered my question. no can do with analog since r501 doesn't have hdmi or optical inputs.

bummer....back to the lists again i guess.. 

Hi,

Thank you for contacting MS.

In response to your query on getting a 5.1 surround sound from XBox 360 without using the HDMI or Optical output, I am sorry to inform you that officially, you can only get the 5.1 surround sound using the two mentioned options.

Please do note that a Z680 Logitech 5.1 speaker with both Optical and Coaxial digital input is selling for <>RM900.

If you insist you to use the R501 speaker, i suggest that you go to Jalan Pasar and get an amplifier with Optical input for <>RM250. But makesure that your R501 speakers can sustain the power output of the said amplifier.

Good luck and hope you enjoy our xbox 360.
Regards,
Susie Susanti
MS customer service executive

         

okay..so i think i know where to plug the fiber optic cable on my x360 (using the audio adapter since video using hdmi), but i couldn't see where should i plug it in the R501.

the speakers don't have optical cable input. which means it would only receive 5.1 analog (which i assume that means separate cables for left, right, center and bass)..and how do i go about doing that with my x360 eh? i mean how would my connection be like from the x360?

UPDATE: whoops..bro string just answered my question. no can do with analog since r501 doesn't have hdmi or optical inputs.

bummer....back to the lists again i guess.. 

you can try look for that creative decoder DTS-100. it works nicely with r501.

thanks bro. so basically, the decoder is like an intermediary thingy rite? x360-decoder-5.1 speakers.

good idea..but now how much is the decoder? all u know it would end up being the same as a low end HITB system.