audio hookups

jtoddaz
jtoddaz Posts: 37
edited January 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
A guy at Radio Shack today told me that if I only had a 3.1 system (right/left/center/sub) and no rear satellites that I should not hook my components(cd player/dvd) up by optical or digital coax, and only use the analog cable until i get a 5.1 system. He said that the digital cables would try to send sound to the rears and I would not get complete sound. Does it matter what receiver i have (hk avr435 on its way) Any thoughts?
Jeremy
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited January 2006
    use the digital and set your receiver surround spkr output to "OFF".

    the guy works where again? :rolleyes:
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • jtoddaz
    jtoddaz Posts: 37
    edited January 2006
    Hey, I consider myself a novice. I try to get info wherever I can. But I would have to say that I really appreciate all the info that I have gathered here.
    Jeremy
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  • jtgranby
    jtgranby Posts: 887
    edited January 2006
    jtoddaz wrote:
    A guy at Radio Shack today told me that if I only had a 3.1 system (right/left/center/sub) and no rear satellites that I should not hook my components(cd player/dvd) up by optical or digital coax, and only use the analog cable until i get a 5.1 system. He said that the digital cables would try to send sound to the rears and I would not get complete sound. Does it matter what receiver i have (hk avr435 on its way) Any thoughts?
    Jeremy
    And I bet he said only Monster would work. :rolleyes:
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  • jtoddaz
    jtoddaz Posts: 37
    edited January 2006
    He did show them to me. (only digital audio they carried) but he did say that he wouldn't put any of their rear surrounds in his house so I know he wasn't completely FOS.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited January 2006
    their fusions were better cables- and for less money.
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • higgins79
    higgins79 Posts: 72
    edited January 2006
    speaking of monster other than being over priced is it pretty good stuff? or is it all bs
    TV ................Sony kdl52xbr4
    Reciever ........Denon AVR 988
    Amp -............Monster MPA 2250
    Bluray............Sony PS3 (80gig)
    Hddvd............xbox 360 Hddvd
    Power centers.Monster 3600II & 2600II & 1600 x2
    Voltage..........Monster AVS 2000
    Fronts ...........polk Rti12s
    Center ..........polk Csi5
    Rears.............polk Fxi5s
    Sub ..............Infinity PS12
    cables............Monster / DIY
    Video games...XBOX 360 / Wii
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  • karpiel666
    karpiel666 Posts: 173
    edited January 2006
    i would say its 99% bs
    dvd player: samsung DVD-HD850
    receiver: Denon avr5700
    center: polk cs400
    fronts: polk rt800i
    surrounds: Unknown Polk monitor? series.
    sub: svs pb12 isd/v
    tv: 46 inch samsung
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  • John D
    John D Posts: 1
    edited January 2006
    Can someone tell me what the proper cross over setting is? I have the RM6700 satelite system with a PSW 202 sub woofer and a Harmon Kardon AVR 130 receiver.

    The satelite specifications say the -3db limits are 130hz, does this mean I have to set the cross over to 130 hz or higher?
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