Bad idea tha marantzwontnoutput a clean digital signal
If youvare looking to get better music get an integrated amplifier to poweryourmaind c then mains then by adding a dac
Marantz AV7705 AV Receiver: HDMI out to external DAC
I’d like to bypass this receiver’s DAC & preamp and send its digital-audio output to an external DAC via HDMI (a T+A R 2500 R integrated amp). Unfortunately, doing so results in no sound.
I was told by Marantz support that this unit can't output analog & digital signals at the same time. However, none of the AV7705's analog outputs are connected.
I realize that I could always send analog FL & FR signals to the T+A, but then I’d lose the LFE channel & couldn’t take advantage of the T+A’s high-end DAC & preamp. The T+A hosts other sources (phono, disc player, etc.), so it’s hardwired to my powered sub.
Marantz support doesn’t know the answer to this question (!) and my manual doesn’t document the receiver’s HDMI output in much detail. Does anybody know if the AV7705’s "Monitor 2" and "Zone 2" HDMI outputs actually transmit digital audio that can be decoded by an external DAC?
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sorry for the bad post from phone not computer
Bad idea the Marantz wont output a clean digital signal
also many avrs will digitize an analog signal If you are looking to get better music get an integrated amplifier to power your mains then mains then by adding a Dac to the Marantz
you take the main outs from the Avr into the integrated amplifier best way to gain real music out of an surround sound setup.
Dave and Troy audio intellect NJ
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I'm still not sure what you're trying to say: "get an integrated amplifier to power your mains then mains then by adding a Dac to the Marantz." Sending the AVR's digital output to the T+A is "adding a DAC to the Marantz," right? Or do I misunderstand? Let me make sure I'm coming across. I'll be using ONLY the T+A when playing all "serious" stereo content -- vinyl, SACD hirez stereo, streaming digital. No HT electronics would be in the signal path (although hirez SACD stereo would be routed to the T+A DAC via HDMI from the Oppo). The T+A's embedded DAC/streamer is a class above the Oppo & Marantz DACs, as you'd expect from a $19,000 product designed by a company like T+A. So my goal was to ALWAYS use the T+A to drive the front channels & sub, regardless of source. The Marantz AVR would enter the picture only when decoding multichannel content, sending analog line-level output to the C & rear external power amps and routing a digital front/sub signal to the T+A. The problem arises when using the T+A to drive the front channels & sub of multichannel content -- such as 5.1 Netflix streamed by the Marantz AVR or multichannel SACD content extracted by the Oppo. It looks now like there's no way to use the T+A's great little DAC & preamp in such cases. ============ The Marantz and Oppo are not sending DD-encoded signals. ============ @erik_squires Yes, routing the analog output of the Marantz to the T+A would enable HT integration. But that defeats the purpose of inserting the integrated into the home-theater topology, taking advantage of the T+A's power amp, but only after routing the signal through the AVR's DAC and preamp. An analog connection has been my Plan B all along, and I verified that it works, but my OP was posted in hope of figuring a way around that. Your last sentence I think hits the nail on the head. In general, digital connections cannot be configured as HT bypasses? That's a surprise, but if you're sure of that, I'm SOL. Too bad nobody mentioned that in the lengthy threads I posted here over the last few months describing what I was trying to do. Kinda late now to be rethinking everything, but here we are. I think the most likely outcome will be that multichannel playback will have lesser SQ than T+A-only "critical listening" stereo. So long as I don't compromise the stereo SQ, I guess I can live with that. And to be clear, I still love the T+A. It's an incredible piece of grear in so many ways. It'll be interesting to read the first reviews in TAS / Stereophile.
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Put the Marantz on a high quality power conditioner like the Audioquest Niagara (it can start to equalize things between some purist gear and prepros like the Marantz). Use the marantz for its intended purpose (streamer+DAC+preamp). Use high quality cables to an audiophile grade power amp (Luxman, Gryphon, etc) just like you would with your T+A. I doubt your T+A would beat out that Marantz if you applied the same ethos with the latter. In fact, the bass management, room correction (if your room is bad), EQ, etc extra useful features that the Marantz came with might just beat out the T+A in execution (if you understand it and tinkered with it enough). What is great in 'theory' and what is great in 'execution' can be different things. |
Well, the Marantz is a $2400 A/V prepro and the T+A is an $19k stereo integrated amp so kinda apples and oranges here — on many levels. |
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