Best way to listen to music on HT

arakhavan

Hey guys,

I Have a Harmon Kardon 245 receiver with a 5.1 setup as follows:
front-Polk r50
rear-Polk FXi3
sub-Velodyne DPS12

What are your preferences for listening to music?
stereo, 5 channel stereo, dolby music other...?

MillerLiteScott

2 Channel, no sub, and a cold beer.

engtaz

2 channel, direct mode with sub adjust for music{turned down a little} (R50's need help with lower end) and a nice cool drink.

W WALDECKER

Two channel with Tubes somewhere in the system.

Ern Dog

I also have an HK AVR and liked the stereo mode with the DSP turned off, with a sub to help with the low end. I'm a bass fiend and can't live w/out a sub. I have it dialed in so that it is seamlessly integrated into the mix.

Ron Temple

The HK hooked up analog into the 6/8 Direct inputs has a larger more detailed soundstage than the digital connection. Salt with sub to taste, but you'll need some sort of BM on your player.

arakhavan

what cd player do you recommend with 6/8 outputs?

AndyGwis

I go with Stereo, front speakers set to large AND sub on. Digital input is what I use to get bass management, I don't think many CD players offer much in the way of BM.

I, like Ern, like a little bass in my music. If I want the best possible sound, I go to my 2-channel setup. If I want to bump, I got to the HT and make it loud.

Lowell_M

My setup is slightly different now...but the way I used to have mine set up is as follows...

My CDP has two digital outputs, optical and coax. I used the optical output for the DVD input in the HK and the coax for the CD input. The DVD input was always set to Dolby digital surround for movies and the CD input was always set to 2-channel stereo.

The problem with the H/K receiver is you can't change crossover settings between the different inputs. so I optimized the sub for my HT tastes and just put up with it in 2-channel. Now I have an Entech Numbercruncher DAC that I feed into the L and R channels in the 6-channel direct mode so that I can play pure 2-channel with no sub. You can do the same if you have a decent DAC in your CDP as well.

Skynut

I go through the settings on my Sunfire and see which one I think sounds the best.
Then I turn it up and walk away to do something productive.

Serendipity

I'd recommend 2 channel stereo without a sub.