Topic: Newb and his Sound Field Processor

[Meatball]

Thank you for your help in advance. I have this Pioneer SP-700D part of a hi-fi loot I got a while back and I have absolutely no idea how to hook it up.

I have a basic idea on what it does - http://audio-database.com/PIONEER-EXCLUSIVE/etc/sp-700d-e.html

Its just I have no freakin clue on how to hook it up and to which unit do I hook it up. I have an amp/preamp setup and an AVR on a separate set-up. I'm hoping to hook this up with the amp/preamp set-up. Do i need to get another unit?




Thank you.

[audiojunkie]

it's the first gen of DSP (digital signal processor) to simulate sorround sound or ambiance from stereo signal source. if you already have pre/pro + amp setup and AVR for digital decoding, it's redundant to hook it in the chain,  IMHO. ... 

[Meatball]

Thank you sir. Well the AVR is not hook up to the pre/amp. Can I put this unit in the loop with the pre/amp set up?

[Meatball]

Sorry finally got my answer.

These units would accept a two-channel signal from the output of a preamplifier and synthesize up to three additional audio channels. The left-front and right-front channels - the original two-channel source - were also modified by the processor. The line-level outputs from the processor were then connected to power amplifiers, one channel of amplification per processor channel, which were used to drive the speakers

Stereo system with sound processor:
Source >> Preamp >> Processor >> Power amps (5) >> Speakers (5)

Some processors also included three power amplifiers for the centre, left-rear, and right-rear channels. The two-channel audio signal from the preamp was connected to the processor / amplifier. The processor / amplifier's right-front and left-front channels line-level outputs were connected to power amplifiers to drive the left-front and right-front speakers and the speakers for the centre, left-rear, and right-rear channels were connected directly to the processor / amplifier.