Question about my DVD/SACD player

ryanjoachim
ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
edited March 2008 in Music & Movies
I just got myself a DVP-NC685V for $40 (I thought it was a good price)
It came with some cables apparently for the 5.1 outputs, 3 White cables and 2 red.

Does it matter which plugs they go into? Like...my receiver (Onkyo 605) has the 5.1 in, but they have a bunch of different colors.

Also, can I just use a regular RCA cable to go from the sub output on the player to the input on the receiver? Or is there a certain type of cable I'm supposed to use?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    It doesn't matter, just ensure you have the same connection(Left, Right, Center, etc) repeated on the other end.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited March 2008
    Thanks a lot for the quick response doro.
    Does the same "doesn't matter" apply to the sub cable?
    MrNightly wrote: »
    "Dr Dunn admitted that his research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He said: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it."
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
    My System:


    TV: SAMSUNG UN55B7000 55" 1080p LED HDTV
    HTPC: Chromecast w/ Plex Media Server. Media streamed from Media Server.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    Yea, you're fine.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited March 2008
    I just bought Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" SACD/hybrid cd.
    Listening to it now, and it sounds GREAT!
    In 2.1 at least...

    I have the 6 (5 + sub) cables going from my SACD player into the 5.1 on my receiver (Onkyo 605)

    However...I am getting no sound out of my center or surround speakers. Is it something I'm doing? Is it a problem with the receiver not being able to handle SACDs?

    I'm just really confused.

    SACD player is a Sony DVP-NC685V
    MrNightly wrote: »
    "Dr Dunn admitted that his research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He said: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it."
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
    My System:


    TV: SAMSUNG UN55B7000 55" 1080p LED HDTV
    HTPC: Chromecast w/ Plex Media Server. Media streamed from Media Server.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    Check your menu(s) after you check the cabling.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2008
    if the SACD is hybrid, it's probably only in 2 ch stereo.. that way you won't get center or surround channels. it sucks.. because SACD is a multichannel format, and why in the hell they would release SACD's in 2 ch stereo is beyond me. :mad:
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited March 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    if the SACD is hybrid, it's probably only in 2 ch stereo.. that way you won't get center or surround channels. it sucks.. because SACD is a multichannel format, and why in the hell they would release SACD's in 2 ch stereo is beyond me. :mad:

    Huh???

    DSoTM has a CD layer and a hi-rez layer that has 2 programs, a 2 channel hi-rez mix and a multi-channel surround mix. Just make sure that Sony player is not in 2 channel mode.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2008
    but there are some SACD's that are only 2 ch, true?
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited March 2008
    Thanks a lot doro and danny!

    I feel like such an idiot now...I have to admit that I've never had a CD player with different menu options...

    All I had to do was select the SACD/CD button BEFORE the CD started.

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    Idiot
    MrNightly wrote: »
    "Dr Dunn admitted that his research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He said: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it."
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
    My System:


    TV: SAMSUNG UN55B7000 55" 1080p LED HDTV
    HTPC: Chromecast w/ Plex Media Server. Media streamed from Media Server.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    We won't hold it against you :)
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,065
    edited March 2008
    Yes, there are many SACD in 2 channel only. But as mentioned hybrid has two layers..one 2 ch. and the other for "multi-channel" playback. Hybrids can be played on most cd players regardless if they are multi channel capable or not. If you buy an SACD it most likely will not be 5.1 unless it states it is multi channel(or hybrid). When I first started using my universal cd player I thought music would sound best to me in multi channel but with some exceptions I actually prefer playing music in 2 channel(2.1 actually) and movies in surround 5.1 format.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    I believe they stopped making SACD only issues and everything is at least a 2CH hybrid.
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,065
    edited March 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I believe they stopped making SACD only issues and everything is at least a 2CH hybrid.

    That's news to me! Now if they would just stop compressing the music so I can enjoy better produced tunes!
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited March 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    but there are some SACD's that are only 2 ch, true?

    I don't know the exact numbers but I'd imagine more than half of all SACD titles released are just plain old 2 channel stereo.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    Danny - What SACD version did they stop making?
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited March 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Danny - What SACD version did they stop making?

    Actually none....but let me clarify. New SACD releases are basically 100% hybrids, whether they contain just a hi-rez 2 channel stereo or has an additional multi-channel surround mix. New single-layer SACD is now basically extinct and I know of no new single-layer SACD titles released within the last 2 years except for this one, which was made by Sony in Japan (right now on Japan Sony's website for SACD, it has a single-layer Celine Dion SACD for pre-order). I was told that any SACD manufacturing plant can still make single-layer SACD if they want to. On the other hand, where's the demand nowadays for single-layer SACD?
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    Actually none....but let me clarify. New SACD releases are basically 100% hybrids, whether they contain just a hi-rez 2 channel stereo or has an additional multi-channel surround mix. New single-layer SACD is now basically extinct and I know of no new single-layer SACD titles released within the last 2 years except for this one, which was made by Sony in Japan (right now on Japan Sony's website for SACD, it has a single-layer Celine Dion SACD for pre-order). I was told that any SACD manufacturing plant can still make single-layer SACD if they want to. On the other hand, where's the demand nowadays for single-layer SACD?


    Single-Layer SACD was what I was thinking about. Thanks for the clarification. Demand? Where's the demand for Celine Dion? :eek:
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2008
    that's why i liked DVD-Audio better. you got with ever disc 5.1 channel's of audio. but also a two ch mix down. so both could be heard. Why does the better format always lose out? ;)
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    Better format....LOL.
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