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Newbie confused on 2.1 HT

HELP! I have new PSB speakers and a REL SUB, and would like to pair them with NAD amplification in a 60/40 music and HT system. (I'm looking at NAD C355 or c375 integrated to drive the speakers)

I currently have a very old Denon 2 channel receiver (which is a little bright with the PSBs) with a crap SONY dvd player (with progressive scan and 5.1 decoding), but with movies that are only mixed in 5.1, the voice channel is VERY quiet.

If I switch out the Denon for an NAD integrated, won't I have the same issue with the voice channel? How can I remedy this? Do I need an A/V receiver even though I only want two channel with a sub?

I currently don't care about Blu Ray or HDMI connectivity as my flat screen is old and music/sound is the priority by far.

Thanks, Chris
bigasscab

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reubent
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DVD players output DD5.1 (or DTS) for movies. You need to go into the DVD player's audio menu and change the output from Dolby Digital to PCM or STEREO. This will down-mix the 5.1 tracks of discreet audio into 2 tracks (L&R stereo). Currently you are missing all of the audio that is intended for the center channel speaker and the surround speakers. Changing the setup is going to make you a very happy person!

Enjoy,

TIC
reubent
7,072 posts
 
I've never seen a DVD player that didn't have a menu for adjusting audio setting. Maybe it is called sound, but it is there. It is not the disk menu, its the setup menu in the DVD player.

Look in the manual. If you can't find it, reply back with the model number and I'll look in the manual and find it for you.

TIC
reubent
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Bac,

The manual describes how to get to the audio menu. If you have the manual the setup stuff starts on page 63 and the audio specifc stuff is on page 68. If you don't have the manual, google is your friend. Do a search for "Sony DVP-NS575P Manual" and you will find a link to Sony eSupport where you can download the manual. There is also a link there to chat with Sony Technical Support. Here's the URL to the site:

http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=DVPNS575P

I read the instructions and they are kind of cryptic to me. If you run into any issue I suggest using the link to Sony Technical Support.

Enjoy,

TIC
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