gillatgh
:"@noble100,
Yes H/T setup is full blown, front, center, surrounds, sub 5.1 setup. Processor and 5 Ch 250 W amp, D class. (The Krell died)."
Hello gillatgh,
Okay, a 5 Ch class D amp is excellent for my suggestion. My suggestion may initially seem a bit extreme to you but it should result in an overall sound that is less harsh and bright. Here it is:
A. Remove your Lexicon MC12B from your system. My thinking is the first check is to determine if the dac in this unit is the source of your brightness issue.
B. Substitute your Oppo 103 as your 5.1 surround processor. The Oppo 103 can decode all of the high-resolution audio codecs from Dolby and DTS, as well as uncompressed PCM found on some soundtracks. This means you can connect most of the Oppo's surround channel outputs directly to your 5 Ch class D amp with the exception of the SW sub and the FR/FL front L/R mains outputs.
The Oppo uses the Cirrus Logic CS4382 dac chip to decode and output the lossless audio from its analog 7.1 Ch outputs (you'll just be connecting those for 5.1 and leave both side channels, 'SR' and 'SL', unconnected). My thinking is that the Cirrus dac chip outputs will likely perform better than the older dac chip(s) used in the Lexicon.
The FR and FL outputs connect to the L/R rca inputs on your Rogue integrated and you use its front panel 'HT' control to choose between the 'HT/OUT' position for cd stereo music playback and the 'HT/IN' position for ht playback.
The SBR and SBL outputs connect to your 5 Ch amp for the Surround Back L/R speakers, the SW output to your sub and the C output to your 5 Ch amp for the center ch speaker.
For video, connect an HDMI cable from your cable box to the 'HDMI INPUT' on the Oppo. Connect another HDMI cable from the 'HDMI 2' output on the Oppo to your hdtv HDMI input. HDMI 2 will provide the best picture quality per the Oppo BDP-103 manual.
This configuration should provide better, less harsh, sound for both cd and ht playback since the digital signals will be decoded by the Oppo's newer internal Cirrus Logic CS4382 dac chip rather then the assumed much older dac chip(s) used in the Lexicon.
Please try out this configuration and report back with results.
Thanks,
Tim
:"@noble100,
Yes H/T setup is full blown, front, center, surrounds, sub 5.1 setup. Processor and 5 Ch 250 W amp, D class. (The Krell died)."
Hello gillatgh,
Okay, a 5 Ch class D amp is excellent for my suggestion. My suggestion may initially seem a bit extreme to you but it should result in an overall sound that is less harsh and bright. Here it is:
A. Remove your Lexicon MC12B from your system. My thinking is the first check is to determine if the dac in this unit is the source of your brightness issue.
B. Substitute your Oppo 103 as your 5.1 surround processor. The Oppo 103 can decode all of the high-resolution audio codecs from Dolby and DTS, as well as uncompressed PCM found on some soundtracks. This means you can connect most of the Oppo's surround channel outputs directly to your 5 Ch class D amp with the exception of the SW sub and the FR/FL front L/R mains outputs.
The Oppo uses the Cirrus Logic CS4382 dac chip to decode and output the lossless audio from its analog 7.1 Ch outputs (you'll just be connecting those for 5.1 and leave both side channels, 'SR' and 'SL', unconnected). My thinking is that the Cirrus dac chip outputs will likely perform better than the older dac chip(s) used in the Lexicon.
The FR and FL outputs connect to the L/R rca inputs on your Rogue integrated and you use its front panel 'HT' control to choose between the 'HT/OUT' position for cd stereo music playback and the 'HT/IN' position for ht playback.
The SBR and SBL outputs connect to your 5 Ch amp for the Surround Back L/R speakers, the SW output to your sub and the C output to your 5 Ch amp for the center ch speaker.
For video, connect an HDMI cable from your cable box to the 'HDMI INPUT' on the Oppo. Connect another HDMI cable from the 'HDMI 2' output on the Oppo to your hdtv HDMI input. HDMI 2 will provide the best picture quality per the Oppo BDP-103 manual.
This configuration should provide better, less harsh, sound for both cd and ht playback since the digital signals will be decoded by the Oppo's newer internal Cirrus Logic CS4382 dac chip rather then the assumed much older dac chip(s) used in the Lexicon.
Please try out this configuration and report back with results.
Thanks,
Tim