Want an AV. Receiver but don't want surround sound - Teh Forum

<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.0&return_msg=41343.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.21">21–27</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41343.1">Want an AV. Receiver but don't want surround sound</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41343_1_27_10"> <a name="a41343_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_41343_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 4 Jan 2015 17:28</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 27</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1">41343.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Title says it all, really. My amp is on its last legs. I'd like to replace it and an AV receiver would allow me to have all my hdmi things plugged in at once, currently I have to swap the consoles over all the time. <br /> <br /> I don't always want to use the amp for TV, I'm happy enough with TV speakers for boring TV stuff. I've already worked out that the amp I'm looking at does pass through on standby so that's fine. But I really can't be arsed with surround sound and subwoofers and cables and all that Shite. <br /> If I only hook up two speakers is it normal for av receivers to downmix to 2.0? Or do I have to relay on the devices output 2.0 with varying degrees of success? <br /> <br /> Looking at this amp: <a href="http://m.richersounds.com/#!/product/ONKY-TXSR333-BLK">http://m.richersounds.com/#!/product/ONKY-TXSR333-BLK</a></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.1&return_msg=41343.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41343.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41343_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_41343_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 4 Jan 2015 17:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jan 2015 18:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 27</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.2">41343.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1#a41343_1" target="_self">41343.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've got an ONKYO AV Receiver and it has the option to pick what speaker setup you have. I've got mine as 5.0 because I have no subwoofer. All my devices output 5.1 over HDMI and I let the receiver decide what to do.<br /><br /> Just turned off the surround speakers + centre speaker and it downmixes to 2.0.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.2&return_msg=41343.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41343.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41343_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_41343_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 4 Jan 2015 18:01</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jan 2015 18:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 27</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.3">41343.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1#a41343_1" target="_self">41343.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> There you go </div> <div class="message_attachments"> <span>Attachments:</span> <ul> <li><span class="image attach"></span><a href="get_attachment.php?webtag=DEFAULT&hash=488323c5fdff00c72f5ad9c9ff9c566d&filename=IMG_20150104_175311~2.jpg" target="_blank">IMG_20150104_175311~2.jpg</a></li> <li><span class="image attach"></span><a href="get_attachment.php?webtag=DEFAULT&hash=59c7b957da989988d969a66cf1091bb7&filename=IMG_20150104_175337~2.jpg" target="_blank">IMG_20150104_175337~2.jpg</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.3&return_msg=41343.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41343.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41343_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_41343_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time"> 4 Jan 2015 18:02</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jan 2015 18:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 27</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.4">41343.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1#a41343_1" target="_self">41343.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> What Ant said - I use my receiver for 5.1 and for stereo. It's an old amp now, and has a button on the front to force whatever you're putting through it into stereo. Might be best to download the manual from the manufacturer's site if they do one and check from there...<br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.4&return_msg=41343.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41343.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41343_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_41343_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Matt<span class="message_time"> 4 Jan 2015 18:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jan 2015 18:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 27</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.5">41343.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1#a41343_1" target="_self">41343.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I have the Onkyo HT-R393, it has a different menu set-up to Ant's, but does exactly the same thing in letting you choose which speakers are attached to it. Until recently I only had front left and right connected, due to moving and being too lazy to run speaker cable where I needed it, and had the amp set to 2.1 without having to change any of the source audio.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.5&return_msg=41343.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41343.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41343_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_41343_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 4 Jan 2015 18:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jan 2015 19:11"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 27</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.6">41343.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1#a41343_3" target="_self">41343.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Perfect! Thanks (and to graph and matt). <br /> <br /> So onkyo are OK then? Sounds like a brand of yoghurt, as long as music doesn't sound like it's got added Fraudulide R then I'll be happy. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.6&return_msg=41343.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41343.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41343_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_41343_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 4 Jan 2015 18:59</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jan 2015 20:14"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 27</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.7">41343.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1#a41343_4" target="_self">41343.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I did find the manual earlier to find out about pass through when the amp is off. Didn't think to look up down mixing <span class="emoticon e_embarrassed" title=":$"><span class="e__">:$</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.7&return_msg=41343.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41343.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41343_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_41343_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 4 Jan 2015 19:13</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jan 2015 20:59"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 27</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.8">41343.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1#a41343_6" target="_self">41343.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Onkyo seem pretty popular and I remember when I was looking fairly priced. No issues with mine. Got a reasonable deal on it a few years ago. Never actually bought a decent speaker setup though. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.8&return_msg=41343.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41343.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41343_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_41343_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 4 Jan 2015 21:01</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jan 2015 21:27"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 27</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.9">41343.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1#a41343_8" target="_self">41343.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Cool. I'll decide if I can face spending the money next week. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.9&return_msg=41343.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41343.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41343_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_41343_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: fixrman<span class="message_time"> 4 Jan 2015 23:08</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Jan 2015 00:00"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 27</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.10">41343.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41343.1#a41343_9" target="_self">41343.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Onkyo was and is a good brand, I wish I had purchased their 6 disc CD player years ago.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41343.10&return_msg=41343.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41343.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41343.11" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>