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mechagregor
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Post subject: Home Theater for Dummies Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 18:35 |
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Joined: 16 Jul 2014, 16:40 Posts: 22 Location: United States Has thanked: 0 time Been thanked: 0 time
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Hey all,
I have been collecting for about two years now. I now have somewhere in the ballpark of 40 titles. I have 2 players, (CLD-S201, CLD-1070) both entry level units I know. I would like to upgrade to an elite unit at some point, but I digress. In any event, I'm looking to jump in to some home theater units for my player. I would most likely be hooking up anything I buy to a 1070. Where do I start? Can I get dolby 5.1 output from this unit. Looking to spend some coin, but I don't exactly want to burn my whole paycheck. I'm just looking for some pointers and maybe what to buy to get me started. Thanks!
_________________ Laserdisc Player Pioneer CLD-D505, Pioneer CLD-S201, Pioneer CLD-1070
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dumbchemist
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater for Dummies Posted: 28 Sep 2015, 20:22 |
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Joined: 22 Nov 2011, 18:54 Posts: 698 Location: United States Has thanked: 0 time Been thanked: 5 times
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mechagregor wrote: Hey all,
I have been collecting for about two years now. I now have somewhere in the ballpark of 40 titles. I have 2 players, (CLD-S201, CLD-1070) both entry level units I know. I would like to upgrade to an elite unit at some point, but I digress. In any event, I'm looking to jump in to some home theater units for my player. I would most likely be hooking up anything I buy to a 1070. Where do I start? Can I get dolby 5.1 output from this unit. Looking to spend some coin, but I don't exactly want to burn my whole paycheck. I'm just looking for some pointers and maybe what to buy to get me started. Thanks! For Dolby 5.1, you will need an LD player with an AC-3 output jack labeled such on the back of the player. (I don't know if the 2 players you have have such an output). You would then need to connect the AC-3 output into an RF modulator. There are many different manufacturers. I have a Sony SDP-E800 which decodes the AC-3 signal into an optical signal. The signal then goes into an optical jack on your amp (usually) and the amp decodes the optical signal to produce the 5.1 sound. I say usually because I don't know if your amp can do the decoding. The SDP-E800 can decode the AC-3 signal to produce 5.1; but, you would need a second amp to achieve 5.1 sound. As you can see, there are lot of "I don't knows" as I am not familiar with your equipment.
_________________ LD Pioneer CLD-D406 Sony MDP-600 CED 934-54780150, 934.54810350, SJT-200, CED-1, 3-VIP1000, VIP201P
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater for Dummies Posted: 29 Sep 2015, 02:46 |
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some basics,
1-spend the most money on speakers. Good speakers can make a poor system sound really good. A good setup on poor speakers will sound mediocre at best. Therefore speakers are the most revealing part of the whole setup. Also the highest return for your money spent. Speakers are hardly outdated, if you buy a good set of speakers you can keep them for life.
2- an av receiver will be the heart of your system. Most modern av receivers process both sound and video. You can expect 3-5 years out of these before they get outdated and maximum 10 years before they are seriously outdated. Onkyo, pioneer, denon, marantz, yamaha are typical contenders. I personally like yamaha and marantz but give or take, within the same price bracket, they all are very similar to each other.
3- laserdiscs need three separate set of audio connectors to access all possible audio options. Analog rca (red white), digital coax or optical, rf output. Your players seem to have only analog rca. Some players have all 3 available. On the av receiver end, rf type is not available anymore. You will need a separate box called rf demodulator to convert rf into digital coax.
4- at this time there is a transition from 1080p to 4k. You may not be interested now buf if you want your investment future proof, you want to buy an av receiver which can pass 10 bit 4k signal.
5- if you can't afford 6 very good speakers, make sure you allocate most funds into front left right and center. Minimum of bookshelf speakers are recommended, stay away from small satellite speakers if you plan to play music.
_________________ Coming Soon Derman Labs Anything Of Substance
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eric05gto
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater for Dummies Posted: 17 Oct 2015, 21:02 |
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Joined: 18 Nov 2012, 14:21 Posts: 13 Location: United States Has thanked: 0 time Been thanked: 0 time
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This is the path I took on a budget. Everyone has a different mindset about budget. To me it means high dollar tech that has been displaced by something new, but is still serviceble and great.
I was in the market for a new to me receiver a few years back. I also had just found an ac-3 output laser disc player, a cld-604. After seing most demodulators fetch in the neighborhood of $100, I thought why not get an older receiver that has an AC-3 demodulator built in?
After researching, I made the decision to purchace an Yamaha RX-V1. It us a beast at 65 pounds, 54 soundfields, AC-3 built in, very low total harmonic distortion, etc, etc, and the MSRP back in the day was $3000! Got mine off ebay, for $285 with the shipping after watching for a while.
So if you need a receiver anyway, look for one with the AC-3 input built in, and quality built in from the start. Having a never ending amount of parameters to adjust and fiddle around with is great fun too!
Just how important is HDMI 4k et. in a retro laserdisc system anyway? You can always just input your newest gear directly into the display as you upgrade the display.
As stated before, speakers are the key to a great system. First thing to upgrade in my opinion. Also, the "Johnny Cash One piece at a Time" method of home theater gear has never backfired on me. Just be smart with your cash, do your research, and be patient.
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