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Multi Zone AV Receiver
Hello All, I am looking for a A/V Receiver with these particular
requirements: 1) Multi-Zone (at least 2) 2) 5.1 surround in 2 zones 3) HD TV output for both zones Price is not as important as finding a component that meets these requirements. Does anyone know of a component that meets these requirements? Thanks, Gerald |
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Gerald S. wrote:
Hello All, I am looking for a A/V Receiver with these particular requirements: 1) Multi-Zone (at least 2) 2) 5.1 surround in 2 zones 3) HD TV output for both zones Price is not as important as finding a component that meets these requirements. Does anyone know of a component that meets these requirements? I don't know about such a receiver. The ones I have seen have at most two channels for the second zone. I think your best bet is to buy two receivers, and connect them digitally. But you will have some problems: 1 - You need a receiver which has a coaxial digital output (since making or buying a fiber optic cable of the length you need might be difficult or impossible). Yamahas and Pioneers don't seem to have those (I have not checked all models), but Marantz (the model I checked was the sr4400) has. Also, there might be adapters to convert a optical output to a coaxial but I don't know about them. 2 - I don't know the maximum length of the coaxial digital connection. You might want to check that before buying (maybe by testing. For instance, carry into the shop a coil of cable of the length you need and use it to connect the two receivers.) 3 - Multichannel receivers have ADCs (Analogic-Digital Converters), since the "special effects" modes work in digital, but despite that, at least some of them don't convert a analogic input to the digital output. It is better to check. So you might have to also pass 2 analogue cables. 4 - If you use DVD-Audio or SACD, you won't have digital ouput available, so you would have to pass 6 coaxial channels. And I think the outputs of the receivers are after the volume control, so volume control on the secondary receiver would not be very practical. You could also use tees on the cables to send directly from the DVD player to the second receiver. 5 - I don't know if i-link would help, but probably not. I suppose the receivers might disallow this use and anyway I think maximum length is short. This page: http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/ieee1394_cables.html says that "4.5 meters maximum cable length" . But there are hubs and repeaters available: http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/ieee-1394_hubs.html Receivers with i-link cost nearly $1000: Pioneer Elite VSX-56TXi $998.00 (Froogle) Pioneer VSX-2014i 829,50 euros * Pioneer VSX-D2014i 999.00 ** * http://www.guenstiger.de/gt/main.asp?produkt=349027 ** http://www.monsieurprix.com/listing/gen/J000091722.html http://hifiphotovideo.kelkoo.fr/b/a/.../12293761.html 6 - The video should be easier (the connexions are analogic coaxial, no ?). -- http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/ ..pt is Portugal| `Whom the gods love die young'-Menander (342-292 BC) Europe | Villeneuve 50-82, Toivonen 56-86, Senna 60-94 |
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Gerald S. wrote:
Hello All, I am looking for a A/V Receiver with these particular requirements: 1) Multi-Zone (at least 2) 2) 5.1 surround in 2 zones 3) HD TV output for both zones Price is not as important as finding a component that meets these requirements. Let's hope not, given my suggestion below. Does anyone know of a component that meets these requirements? http://www.avland.co.uk/denon/avca1xv/avca1xv.htm -- Mark. http://tranchant.plus.com/ |
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Check out the new Denon AVR-5805.
"Gerald S." wrote in message ... Hello All, I am looking for a A/V Receiver with these particular requirements: 1) Multi-Zone (at least 2) 2) 5.1 surround in 2 zones 3) HD TV output for both zones Price is not as important as finding a component that meets these requirements. Does anyone know of a component that meets these requirements? Thanks, Gerald |
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