surround processors anyone?

matjans · 7th January 2005, 04:56 PM

hi,

I'm planning on integrating my home theater setup with my main stereo system. I'm looking for a surround processor/preamp (dd, dts) but i can only find *really* expensive stuff.

Does anybody know of anything that's not as expensive as the meridian or rotel stuff?

Matthijs

r0cket- · 7th January 2005, 05:10 PM

The Technics SH-AC500D comes to mind.

Another option is to just find a surround receiver with preamp outs and use that as a decoder, which would also give you a couple spare channels of amplification if you needed them.

thomas997 · 8th January 2005, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by r0cket-
The Technics SH-AC500D comes to mind.

Got this one for really cheap, have it hooked straight up to my amp.

Has had some great reviews, build quality looks good.

Only a few small problems, you have to press the DTS button when you want to decode dts. and I dont think it can do any processing on the line in, inputs (cant do stereo into 5.1 for example). But it can for the digital input.

More info here:

http://www.audioreview.com/A/V%20Pre...8_2719crx.aspx

If you want 6.1 for the future, buy something else.

oh and its not a preamp, it only attenuates the signal.

cowanrg · 8th January 2005, 02:26 AM

get an inexpensive surround-sound receiver and just dont use the amps... you can get some decent ones for a few hundred. some of the cheaper denons are great, and most all have pre-outs.

edit:

oops! didnt see this already suggested! sorry. but still a great idea

tiroth · 8th January 2005, 02:42 AM

I picked up a DPR-1001 really cheap on eBay. 7.1 processing. Analog outs are a little cheesy, but probably as good as anything else in this price range. Although the design isn't top notch, they did spend some time thinking about the board layout.

fbodyboy95 · 8th January 2005, 01:17 PM

hi, first post. i have the technics unit listed above which i bought as my first system when it came in a package with a reciever. you are correct about the line input but mine will automatically switch from prologic to dd to dts depending on what i send to it through the digital imputs.

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matjans diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Utrecht, NL	surround processors anyone? hi, I'm planning on integrating my home theater setup with my main stereo system. I'm looking for a surround processor/preamp (dd, dts) but i can only find really expensive stuff. Does anybody know of anything that's not as expensive as the meridian or rotel stuff? Matthijs __________________ Si fractum non sit, noli id reficere!

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7th January 2005, 05:10 PM	#2
r0cket- diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, OR	The Technics SH-AC500D comes to mind. Another option is to just find a surround receiver with preamp outs and use that as a decoder, which would also give you a couple spare channels of amplification if you needed them.

8th January 2005, 02:26 AM	#4
cowanrg diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lafayette, CO	get an inexpensive surround-sound receiver and just dont use the amps... you can get some decent ones for a few hundred. some of the cheaper denons are great, and most all have pre-outs. edit: oops! didnt see this already suggested! sorry. but still a great idea

8th January 2005, 02:42 AM	#5
tiroth diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA	I picked up a DPR-1001 really cheap on eBay. 7.1 processing. Analog outs are a little cheesy, but probably as good as anything else in this price range. Although the design isn't top notch, they did spend some time thinking about the board layout.

8th January 2005, 01:17 PM	#6
fbodyboy95 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: texas	hi, first post. i have the technics unit listed above which i bought as my first system when it came in a package with a reciever. you are correct about the line input but mine will automatically switch from prologic to dd to dts depending on what i send to it through the digital imputs.

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