Hi LoonGeek

I just bought a Panasonic DMP-BD60 and I have a yamaha RX-V663

But am having trouble getting some of the DTS-HD to discplay on the amp

Can you elaborate on the Direct nad Straight setting you mention about

I've gone into the BD player's setup menu and setup the in the audio setup set the audio to bitstream and sencondary to off

Is that what you mena?

please advice

Thanks

Hi Arj

Thanks. Had the Secondary audio set to On and was wondering why some BD would allow DTS HD/Dolby Hd and some wouldn't...

Am busy catching up on BD watching!!

Er... Define "Cap Ayam"!!

Look at the back of you Amp.

Are there any bare wire that is touching both the red speaker jack and the black speaker jack?

I was loan a Onkyo TX-SR705 amp to compare with (my RX-V663)

Here is the result

Onkyo TX-SR705 (against the RX-V663)

Pro
3 HDMI port in
Cool blue lights for the volume dial
Tells u what sound format is on (eg DTS, DTS Master, etc) Audio, using the light panel (big lettering)
Audyssey auto set up allows for up to 8 placement (eg to optimise listening position for 8 seatings)
The mid channel shines

Con
Very confusing speaker port (Multi colored?????)
Very weak LFE (even after increasing the volume of the subwoofer)
Doesn't tell you how many channels is the source material (eg 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1)
Surround sound NOT as dynamic as the Yamaha (eg not as Beling Balang as the Yamaha)

result, keeping my Yamaha RX-V663

Looks like if I upgrade my amp, high possibility would be a Yamaha

My two sens worth



This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Sep 10 2009, 11:30 AM

Sorry, my dyslexia is playing up again. I tried the Onkyo TX-SR705, NOT the Onkyo TX-SR706.

My apologies.

I assure you I wanted so much for the Onkyo to blow me away, because I feel the the 85 watts the yammy 663 has is a little under power to drive my Monitor Audio Silver 7. And I have to add, the Onkyo 100 watts was VERY underwhelming... I did a side but side comparison (eg all my speaker are banana plug, so I unplugged from one amp and plugged into the other)

The material I tested with are

Blu-Ray
Taken (the end gunshot scenes literally shook my room when connected to the yammy 663, but not so on the Onkyo)
Dark City, played this movie half way, switched to the Onkyo (did sound calibration, via Audysses mic) and surround sound went flat......
David Foster and Friends and Chris Botti in Boston, faired a little better, because the Onkyo drive the middle channels beautifully
Stomp Live again bass suffers

I know that Onkyo is usually seen as a strong contender in LFE, but my experience with it proves other with (am using a Paradigm subwoofer)

If you can suggest what else I can do to give the Onkyo a fair trial, I'm all ears (Onkyo amp is still with me, am sure the seller won't mind me giving it another trial)

Please advice

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Sep 10 2009, 11:30 AM

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Added on September 10, 2009, 11:51 amI did NOT adjust Bass and Treble Audyssey. But the process had set my two front speakers as Full Range. Just that after all the biling balang on the Yammy and then suddenly lack off, really turned me off from the Onkyo....

I luv my yammy... I should NEVER have even consider changing it (unless it is ANOTHER higher end yammy!! )

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Added on September 10, 2009, 11:53 amAm in KL now, woofer in Melaka, will check for you this weekend. Noodles (Brain) not what is used to be...

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Sep 10 2009, 11:53 AM

Called Desa Home Theatre last Friday, was quoted RM 2,300.

The Paradigm Subwoofer I'm using is the UltraCube 10