I hope someone here can help me. About 13 years ago, I replaced the
elderly little stereo unit I'd had since high school with a fairly
low-cost component stereo system. I've been happy with it but the
Technics cd changer has been acting up for a couple of years and I
decided to replace it.

I found out that technology has changed a lot and I finally decided to
buy a DVD player since there weren't a lot of cd changers to choose
from (and besides I can play my 2 music DVDs).

The problem is that the sound doesn't seem very good and I don't know
if I need to get a new receiver or what. The receiver was originally
somewhat underpowered and I thought I'd probably replace it some day
but I've never needed to. My tv is a very basic 19" model.

Here's what I have:

Panasonic DVD-F85 DVD/CD player
JVC RX-301 receiver, 40 watts per channel
Advent Legacy II floor speakers (2)
(tape deck, turntable but I assume they don't matter)

I've tried the audio through both the 2 speaker and the front speakers
for the surround sound connection and there doesn't seem to be much
difference. If one's better, I think it's the surround sound.

I'd very much appreciate any help. I thought it would be really easy
to replace my cd player!

Diana

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 01:30:40 GMT, (Diana Mc )
wrote:

The problem is that the sound doesn't seem very good and I don't know
if I need to get a new receiver or what.

Doesn't seem very good? Compared to the old CD player or in general?
Obviously a digital receiver would sound better with DVDs, but I
wonder if you should bother if you only have an old 19" TV for the
video side.

If the sound isn't very good in general and was always that way with
the old CD player, then I suggest you consider new speakers. That
would give you better sound for your money than a new receiver. Or
you could get both a new digital receiver and speakers.

Gary E
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|Gary A. Edelstein
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|"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Walt Kelly's Pogo

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 01:30:40 GMT, (Diana Mc )
wrote:

The problem is that the sound doesn't seem very good and I don't know
if I need to get a new receiver or what.

Doesn't seem very good? Compared to the old CD player or in general?
Obviously a digital receiver would sound better with DVDs, but I
wonder if you should bother if you only have an old 19" TV for the
video side.

If the sound isn't very good in general and was always that way with
the old CD player, then I suggest you consider new speakers. That
would give you better sound for your money than a new receiver. Or
you could get both a new digital receiver and speakers.

Gary E
--
|Gary A. Edelstein
(remove NO SPAM and .invalid to reply)
|"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Walt Kelly's Pogo

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 01:30:40 GMT, (Diana Mc )
wrote:

The problem is that the sound doesn't seem very good and I don't know
if I need to get a new receiver or what.

Doesn't seem very good? Compared to the old CD player or in general?
Obviously a digital receiver would sound better with DVDs, but I
wonder if you should bother if you only have an old 19" TV for the
video side.

If the sound isn't very good in general and was always that way with
the old CD player, then I suggest you consider new speakers. That
would give you better sound for your money than a new receiver. Or
you could get both a new digital receiver and speakers.

Gary E
--
|Gary A. Edelstein
(remove NO SPAM and .invalid to reply)
|"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Walt Kelly's Pogo

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 01:30:40 GMT, (Diana Mc )
wrote:

The problem is that the sound doesn't seem very good and I don't know
if I need to get a new receiver or what.

Doesn't seem very good? Compared to the old CD player or in general?
Obviously a digital receiver would sound better with DVDs, but I
wonder if you should bother if you only have an old 19" TV for the
video side.

If the sound isn't very good in general and was always that way with
the old CD player, then I suggest you consider new speakers. That
would give you better sound for your money than a new receiver. Or
you could get both a new digital receiver and speakers.

Gary E
--
|Gary A. Edelstein
(remove NO SPAM and .invalid to reply)
|"We have met the enemy and he is us." - Walt Kelly's Pogo

(Diana Mc ) wrote in message .. .
I hope someone here can help me. About 13 years ago, I replaced the
elderly little stereo unit I'd had since high school with a fairly
low-cost component stereo system. I've been happy with it but the
Technics cd changer has been acting up for a couple of years and I
decided to replace it.

I found out that technology has changed a lot and I finally decided to
buy a DVD player since there weren't a lot of cd changers to choose
from (and besides I can play my 2 music DVDs).

The problem is that the sound doesn't seem very good and I don't know
if I need to get a new receiver or what. The receiver was originally
somewhat underpowered and I thought I'd probably replace it some day
but I've never needed to. My tv is a very basic 19" model.

Here's what I have:

Panasonic DVD-F85 DVD/CD player
JVC RX-301 receiver, 40 watts per channel
Advent Legacy II floor speakers (2)
(tape deck, turntable but I assume they don't matter)

I've tried the audio through both the 2 speaker and the front speakers
for the surround sound connection and there doesn't seem to be much
difference. If one's better, I think it's the surround sound.

I'd very much appreciate any help. I thought it would be really easy
to replace my cd player!

Diana

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

(Diana Mc ) wrote in message .. .
I hope someone here can help me. About 13 years ago, I replaced the
elderly little stereo unit I'd had since high school with a fairly
low-cost component stereo system. I've been happy with it but the
Technics cd changer has been acting up for a couple of years and I
decided to replace it.

I found out that technology has changed a lot and I finally decided to
buy a DVD player since there weren't a lot of cd changers to choose
from (and besides I can play my 2 music DVDs).

The problem is that the sound doesn't seem very good and I don't know
if I need to get a new receiver or what. The receiver was originally
somewhat underpowered and I thought I'd probably replace it some day
but I've never needed to. My tv is a very basic 19" model.

Here's what I have:

Panasonic DVD-F85 DVD/CD player
JVC RX-301 receiver, 40 watts per channel
Advent Legacy II floor speakers (2)
(tape deck, turntable but I assume they don't matter)

I've tried the audio through both the 2 speaker and the front speakers
for the surround sound connection and there doesn't seem to be much
difference. If one's better, I think it's the surround sound.

I'd very much appreciate any help. I thought it would be really easy
to replace my cd player!

Diana

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

(Diana Mc ) wrote in message .. .
I hope someone here can help me. About 13 years ago, I replaced the
elderly little stereo unit I'd had since high school with a fairly
low-cost component stereo system. I've been happy with it but the
Technics cd changer has been acting up for a couple of years and I
decided to replace it.

I found out that technology has changed a lot and I finally decided to
buy a DVD player since there weren't a lot of cd changers to choose
from (and besides I can play my 2 music DVDs).

The problem is that the sound doesn't seem very good and I don't know
if I need to get a new receiver or what. The receiver was originally
somewhat underpowered and I thought I'd probably replace it some day
but I've never needed to. My tv is a very basic 19" model.

Here's what I have:

Panasonic DVD-F85 DVD/CD player
JVC RX-301 receiver, 40 watts per channel
Advent Legacy II floor speakers (2)
(tape deck, turntable but I assume they don't matter)

I've tried the audio through both the 2 speaker and the front speakers
for the surround sound connection and there doesn't seem to be much
difference. If one's better, I think it's the surround sound.

I'd very much appreciate any help. I thought it would be really easy
to replace my cd player!

Diana

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

(Diana Mc ) wrote in message .. .
I hope someone here can help me. About 13 years ago, I replaced the
elderly little stereo unit I'd had since high school with a fairly
low-cost component stereo system. I've been happy with it but the
Technics cd changer has been acting up for a couple of years and I
decided to replace it.

I found out that technology has changed a lot and I finally decided to
buy a DVD player since there weren't a lot of cd changers to choose
from (and besides I can play my 2 music DVDs).

The problem is that the sound doesn't seem very good and I don't know
if I need to get a new receiver or what. The receiver was originally
somewhat underpowered and I thought I'd probably replace it some day
but I've never needed to. My tv is a very basic 19" model.

Here's what I have:

Panasonic DVD-F85 DVD/CD player
JVC RX-301 receiver, 40 watts per channel
Advent Legacy II floor speakers (2)
(tape deck, turntable but I assume they don't matter)

I've tried the audio through both the 2 speaker and the front speakers
for the surround sound connection and there doesn't seem to be much
difference. If one's better, I think it's the surround sound.

I'd very much appreciate any help. I thought it would be really easy
to replace my cd player!

Diana

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

On 25 Apr 2004 17:22:47 -0700, (jfaudio) wrote:

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

Thanks, Jeff. I wasn't sure which jacks to connect it to. It's not
bad on regular cds but the sound seems little low and muffled on my
one music DVD (Fleetwood Mac The Dance). The other one's better, but
it's acoustic so I don't suppose it's as demanding.

Gary, it wasn't sounding as good as the old cd player, which was just
a basic Technics carousel. The speakers seem to be okay.

Diana

On 25 Apr 2004 17:22:47 -0700, (jfaudio) wrote:

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

Thanks, Jeff. I wasn't sure which jacks to connect it to. It's not
bad on regular cds but the sound seems little low and muffled on my
one music DVD (Fleetwood Mac The Dance). The other one's better, but
it's acoustic so I don't suppose it's as demanding.

Gary, it wasn't sounding as good as the old cd player, which was just
a basic Technics carousel. The speakers seem to be okay.

Diana

On 25 Apr 2004 17:22:47 -0700, (jfaudio) wrote:

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

Thanks, Jeff. I wasn't sure which jacks to connect it to. It's not
bad on regular cds but the sound seems little low and muffled on my
one music DVD (Fleetwood Mac The Dance). The other one's better, but
it's acoustic so I don't suppose it's as demanding.

Gary, it wasn't sounding as good as the old cd player, which was just
a basic Technics carousel. The speakers seem to be okay.

Diana

On 25 Apr 2004 17:22:47 -0700, (jfaudio) wrote:

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

Thanks, Jeff. I wasn't sure which jacks to connect it to. It's not
bad on regular cds but the sound seems little low and muffled on my
one music DVD (Fleetwood Mac The Dance). The other one's better, but
it's acoustic so I don't suppose it's as demanding.

Gary, it wasn't sounding as good as the old cd player, which was just
a basic Technics carousel. The speakers seem to be okay.

Diana

In article , (Diana Mc ) wrote:
On 25 Apr 2004 17:22:47 -0700, (jfaudio) wrote:

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd
player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

Thanks, Jeff. I wasn't sure which jacks to connect it to. It's not
bad on regular cds but the sound seems little low and muffled on my
one music DVD (Fleetwood Mac The Dance). The other one's better, but
it's acoustic so I don't suppose it's as demanding.

The Dance has 2 sides and 2 audio tracks. A 5.1 on the one side and a PCM on
the other


Gary, it wasn't sounding as good as the old cd player, which was just
a basic Technics carousel. The speakers seem to be okay.

Diana

In article , (Diana Mc ) wrote:
On 25 Apr 2004 17:22:47 -0700, (jfaudio) wrote:

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd
player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

Thanks, Jeff. I wasn't sure which jacks to connect it to. It's not
bad on regular cds but the sound seems little low and muffled on my
one music DVD (Fleetwood Mac The Dance). The other one's better, but
it's acoustic so I don't suppose it's as demanding.

The Dance has 2 sides and 2 audio tracks. A 5.1 on the one side and a PCM on
the other


Gary, it wasn't sounding as good as the old cd player, which was just
a basic Technics carousel. The speakers seem to be okay.

Diana

In article , (Diana Mc ) wrote:
On 25 Apr 2004 17:22:47 -0700, (jfaudio) wrote:

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd
player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

Thanks, Jeff. I wasn't sure which jacks to connect it to. It's not
bad on regular cds but the sound seems little low and muffled on my
one music DVD (Fleetwood Mac The Dance). The other one's better, but
it's acoustic so I don't suppose it's as demanding.

The Dance has 2 sides and 2 audio tracks. A 5.1 on the one side and a PCM on
the other


Gary, it wasn't sounding as good as the old cd player, which was just
a basic Technics carousel. The speakers seem to be okay.

Diana

In article , (Diana Mc ) wrote:
On 25 Apr 2004 17:22:47 -0700, (jfaudio) wrote:

Make sure you have the reciever connected to the 2 ch jacks on back of dvd
player
how does it sound ,low , distorted , echo ?
jeff

Thanks, Jeff. I wasn't sure which jacks to connect it to. It's not
bad on regular cds but the sound seems little low and muffled on my
one music DVD (Fleetwood Mac The Dance). The other one's better, but
it's acoustic so I don't suppose it's as demanding.

The Dance has 2 sides and 2 audio tracks. A 5.1 on the one side and a PCM on
the other


Gary, it wasn't sounding as good as the old cd player, which was just
a basic Technics carousel. The speakers seem to be okay.

Diana

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 06:07:18 GMT, (GMAN) wrote:


The Dance has 2 sides and 2 audio tracks. A 5.1 on the one side and a PCM on
the other


Thank you for pointing that out. I bought it several years ago, had
to return it to buy.com because it was defective and it took them a
long time to replace it. I don't think I'd even looked at the
replacement. I noticed it had 2 sides, but didn't pay any attention
to why and it's not mentioned on the packaging.

Thanks for the help. I guess I will upgrade the receiver anyway since
it's always been a bit underpowered. I probably should replace the
Advents with something smaller someday.

I will plug the player into the right jacks and make sure The Dance is
playing on the correct side - that will most likely help

Thanks again,

Diana

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 06:07:18 GMT, (GMAN) wrote:


The Dance has 2 sides and 2 audio tracks. A 5.1 on the one side and a PCM on
the other


Thank you for pointing that out. I bought it several years ago, had
to return it to buy.com because it was defective and it took them a
long time to replace it. I don't think I'd even looked at the
replacement. I noticed it had 2 sides, but didn't pay any attention
to why and it's not mentioned on the packaging.

Thanks for the help. I guess I will upgrade the receiver anyway since
it's always been a bit underpowered. I probably should replace the
Advents with something smaller someday.

I will plug the player into the right jacks and make sure The Dance is
playing on the correct side - that will most likely help

Thanks again,

Diana

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 06:07:18 GMT, (GMAN) wrote:


The Dance has 2 sides and 2 audio tracks. A 5.1 on the one side and a PCM on
the other


Thank you for pointing that out. I bought it several years ago, had
to return it to buy.com because it was defective and it took them a
long time to replace it. I don't think I'd even looked at the
replacement. I noticed it had 2 sides, but didn't pay any attention
to why and it's not mentioned on the packaging.

Thanks for the help. I guess I will upgrade the receiver anyway since
it's always been a bit underpowered. I probably should replace the
Advents with something smaller someday.

I will plug the player into the right jacks and make sure The Dance is
playing on the correct side - that will most likely help

Thanks again,

Diana

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 06:07:18 GMT, (GMAN) wrote:


The Dance has 2 sides and 2 audio tracks. A 5.1 on the one side and a PCM on
the other


Thank you for pointing that out. I bought it several years ago, had
to return it to buy.com because it was defective and it took them a
long time to replace it. I don't think I'd even looked at the
replacement. I noticed it had 2 sides, but didn't pay any attention
to why and it's not mentioned on the packaging.

Thanks for the help. I guess I will upgrade the receiver anyway since
it's always been a bit underpowered. I probably should replace the
Advents with something smaller someday.

I will plug the player into the right jacks and make sure The Dance is
playing on the correct side - that will most likely help

Thanks again,

Diana