Could not resist - got the Denon 1713
After fiddling around with it the past 3 hours, just a few initial observations: (bear in mind, this is from someone whose previous receiver is a 12 year old Onkyo
)
1. No more need for optical cable and coax cable for my PS3 and DVD player. Yey!
2. I have no idea what this Audyssey thing is, but after trying it out during the initial set-up, I disabled it. Used my trusty SPL instead. After checking google, looks like I'll have to study it further.
Questions for current owners:
1. Did you guys connect your digibox (Skycable or Cablelink) to the receiver?
a. If I do this, I guess it means the sound from my TV will come out of my speakers?
b. If I turn on the TV and digibox but turn off the receiver, will the sound come from TV's speakers? or will there be no sound at all?
2. Is it normal that the volume level for the PS3 is higher than for a regular DVD player? In my case, it's just
40 if I play a regular DVD, but to get the same volume for a blu ray disc, I have to set the volume at 60.
3. Are the audio settings peculiar to each user? Or can you guys post your settings for audio? Parang initially, when I used Audyssey, all I could hear were sound effects and barely audible vocals. When I turned off Audyssey and did manual set up, it's a bit better but still not to my satisfaction.