Got a Dolby Pro Logic Pre/Pro ?

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Ceruleance
Ceruleance Posts: 991
edited April 2003 in Flea Market
You may have read my recent post with a request for a DD/DTS pre/pro; new acquisition of DVD/DVD-A player with DD and DTS decoding means that I now only need a high quality dolby pro logic pre/pro with 5.1 RCA inputs or 5.1 with DB-25 connector. Let me know what you've got sitting in your closets.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
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    Whats the budget?

    I understand know... I thought you were talking about an AVR.

    My Bust

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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
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    Am I confused in seeing that you've got or are looking for a DD/DTS pre/pro and want a secondary pre/pro to do Pro Logic? How would you possibly make that work, and why wouldn't the pre/pro that you got with DD/DTS automatically do PL since generally the newer products are backwards capable, but obviously older aren't forwards capable.....

    EDIT: Alternately, if you're talking about one only, a PL p/p wouldn't be work for you since it wouldn't be capable of taking the decoded signal from your DVD-A.....
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    I dont need two, I just need a DPL or "surround" pre/pro because the DVD player has a built in decoder and 5.1 outputs (RCA). The pre/pro just has to amplify the signal from the DVD. We're talking strictly analog ins and outs for the pre, because the DVD handles all the digital stuff and spits out the 5.1 signal. I need a pre that in its day would have been touted as "Dolby Digital Ready". Comprende?
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
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    I get what you're saying, but even if your DVD-A player is doin the decoding, you're not gonna get the true benefit of having a the player if the receiver isn't going to actually split the signal to each channel, but rather phantom it as best as it could based on it being an older technology.....right?
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    No, Im not going to send the DVD-A or any signal for that matter to the preamp and have it process it for dolby prologic. It will already have 6 channels and wont need any processing, the preamp will serve to amplify the signal to send to the amps, to provide volume control, and to allow for additional (stereo) sources, one of which will be a TV tuner, which I might want to then process with the preamp's Dolby pro logic.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,985
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    Brett,

    He's looking for a pre that has 5.1 inputs, ie 'digital ready'. He is not wanting to pass an *encoded* digital signal, but *decoded* analog signal. His source is doing the decoding, not the pre. The pre doesn't need to split anything, it's already been done at the source.

    I have my HT rig setup similar, I have a PL 'Digital Ready' receiver, and my DVD player decodes the DD and DTS, and feeds it from 5.1 (rca) outputs, to the receivers 5.1 (rca) inputs.

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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    ahh, clarity.


    So anyways, who's got one?
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
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    got it..........gracias
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
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    You should look into mono block pre's... that would be way COOL!
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    I cant say i have ever really seen a mono block pre-
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
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    here is a quick example. Kinda neat...

    http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3017679765&category=14974

    BUT

    http://www.simaudio.com/pdf/MOON_P-5_Manual.pdf

    for some really serious COOL factor!

    http://www.rbaudio.com/rbe_dm.html

    Just some old and new and now I'm hooked and the wife is pissed! Damn internet with all thie mind candy any guy would care for!

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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    Indeed, the internet caters to every lustful consumers fanciful whims. EBay owes me several years of my life back
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
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    How about this 1???

    http://www.canaryaudio.com/803.htm

    That has the LOOK I want!
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    I personally liked the look of the Moon P-5 you linked to.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
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    I wish I had the bank for that!!!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,985
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    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=3018949378&indexURL=1&photoDisplayType=2

    Today could be your lucky day. Rotel RTC970, db25 5.1 input, 5.1 pre-outs.... $325+ship

    Cheers,
    Rooster
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  • RuSsMaN
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    Russ,
    thanks for the heads up, I had only been watching the RSP- Series, not realizing there were RTC units that were multichannel. I am watching this auction along with some others. Does anyone know where to get a DB-25 to 6-channel RCA Cable?
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  • dthomps
    dthomps Posts: 352
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    I dont know, if it were me, I would jump. I checked out the ended items and it looks like the only other one sold recently went for slightly more than what you could get this for shipped. If this is what you are looking for, then if you wait to see if you can save a buck or two it may end up gone... Plus- Its in Baltimore- You could go pick up this thing yourself and even take a tour of Polk. Now how cool would that be? :D

    http://search-completed.ebay.com/search/search.dll?GetResult&query=RTC+970+&from=R8&ht=1&combine=y&st=2&SortProperty=MetaEndSort

    Mike
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    Yes, but there are other items that are of the same or higher quality which will probably go for less. Also, I need to be sure of the status and price of obtaining a DB-25 to 6 channel cable. If no one responds I suppose I will post another thread.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,985
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    http://www.cableland.com/audio/mcadb10.html

    http://www.onecall.com/PID_11171.htm
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    Yikes, as I feared, prohibitively expensive. 350 shipped plus a 100 dollar cable is 450, and I can get a damn good Dolby Digital/DTS pre/pro for that
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,985
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    What DD/DTS pre can you get for 450? Won't you spend $100 on interconnects regardless, you will still need 3 pair, db25 or not.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    I have 6 pair at least of Monster Interlink 250 already. I can get an H/K Signature 2.0 with the latest chip for 450.00, you can too, just search for it on ebay. 450 is even a little high for this model.
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    Well kids, I made the buy. Not terribly excited, but I liked it enough to go for it. I picked up the Marantz SR870. Its a receiver, which goes against my previously held opinion that you should go with a seperate preamp if you can; However, I did stipulate that if you cant afford a seperate preamp (I would love the Outlaw 950) that a receiver would be better than nothing. Anyways, I got it for about 150, shipped, which is a lot less than 450 shipped for the Rotel, or any any other competitors. It was almost top of the line in its day I believe ($1600), I could give you all the specs, but just go check out the auction:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14981&item=3017504375&rd=1

    Thanks for everyone's input, I will give try and give a review, but it might be awhile as I wont have room for 5 speakers in one room til May.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,985
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    Man, what a DEAL!

    I may have to bust into seperates in the HT rig now.

    Keep us posted. A 2ch review will suffice for now. ;)
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  • Ceruleance
    Ceruleance Posts: 991
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    Will do on the 2 Ch. Review. Too bad DVD-A selection is so terribly, terribly limited!
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