surround mode for satellite or cable?

krabby5
krabby5 Posts: 923
edited March 2006 in Electronics
what do you all use for surround modes when watching your cable or satellite? Most of my cable stations are 2.0 DD...

It seems that the Neo6 and DDPLII are kinda weak in the surround speakers..I have the Elite 72VSX and I seem to like the proprietary "7 channel" surround mode that has equal power coming out of all channels (5 channels for me)..

Maybe I should use a MCAAC slot just for tv viewing and raise the surround levels in Neo6 or DDPLII playback?

or maybe it's my crappy Bose surrounds:rolleyes:
Pioneer Elite VSX-53, Polk RT800i fronts, Polk CS400i center, FX500i surround, Velodyne sub
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  • BullShifter
    BullShifter Posts: 66
    edited March 2006
    On my HK mostly PLII or Logic 7
    HK AVR 335
    Polk R50 fronts
    Polk CSi25 center
    Polk R15 rear
    2 Sony modded subs with 12" Daytons
    32" Sharp Aquos
    PS2
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  • peteran
    peteran Posts: 141
    edited March 2006
    I use DD5.1 where it's available and it defaults to DPLII where it's not. Your receiver has DPLIIX which covers all 7 channels and should use that mode when not in DD.
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  • MattN03
    MattN03 Posts: 558
    edited March 2006
    This is something I've been wondering about too. Do I have to have a digital audio cable to use the Dolby surround features?
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  • jayman_1975
    jayman_1975 Posts: 672
    edited March 2006
    If you don't get enough sound from your surrounds during DPLII or NEO 6, why dont' you just turn up the volume on your surrounds a little bit. Should help out. And as far as the digital cable question...you should use a fiber optic cable or a digital coax cable, from what i've heard on here they both sound about the same...i think you can use the 5.1 analog conection to if your dvd has the outs for it. But pesonally i'd recomend the optical cable.
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  • krabby5
    krabby5 Posts: 923
    edited March 2006
    jayman_1975 wrote:
    If you don't get enough sound from your surrounds during DPLII or NEO 6, why dont' you just turn up the volume on your surrounds a little bit. Should help out. And as far as the digital cable question...you should use a fiber optic cable or a digital coax cable, from what i've heard on here they both sound about the same...i think you can use the 5.1 analog conection to if your dvd has the outs for it. But pesonally i'd recomend the optical cable.

    i plan to turn up the surrounds when watching cable...buy Im gonna wait until my F/X 500's arrive to replace my Blose...

    I bet I get top dollar when I sell them on Craigslist, too:D
    Pioneer Elite VSX-53, Polk RT800i fronts, Polk CS400i center, FX500i surround, Velodyne sub
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