Hi there!
I am new to active XO using a PC ---> 7.1 AVR via HDMI. Using EQ APO with "Peace" GUI. Fairly straightforward.
3 way setup right now using 6 channels on the receiver.
Took 3-4 days of tuning to get it sounding good. I used to use bit streaming before on JRiver for music but I don't think that would work now, I use DirectSound now.
Browser audio works good e.g. YouTube, Netflix on browser etc. (afraid of trying the Netflix app where it uses Dolby Digital)
Now it appears that if I want to watch my favourite show on VLC, maybe VLC thinks a 7 channel surround setup is being used and I can only hear skipped audio. If I select Mono from the right click ---> audio ----> Stereo mode options it works but that's suboptimal at best.
A lot of times where I think it might be trying to play Dolby Digital from a movie or TV Show file it just crashes on start (which has never happened before, ever, in 10 years of usage).
Is there anything I can do to try and make it work better with all audio sources? I would love to have DD on the movie/shows or the Netflix app for example but since that processing happens on the AVR I don't think it's possible anymore with EQ APO doing stuff.
Also for part 2 of this question: I would love feedback on this sort of active XO setup, if I can do it better using different software like rephase or something else. I'm not code savvy though. I've done some measurements and the phase is just crazy. All over the place.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
-B
I am new to active XO using a PC ---> 7.1 AVR via HDMI. Using EQ APO with "Peace" GUI. Fairly straightforward.
3 way setup right now using 6 channels on the receiver.
Took 3-4 days of tuning to get it sounding good. I used to use bit streaming before on JRiver for music but I don't think that would work now, I use DirectSound now.
Browser audio works good e.g. YouTube, Netflix on browser etc. (afraid of trying the Netflix app where it uses Dolby Digital)
Now it appears that if I want to watch my favourite show on VLC, maybe VLC thinks a 7 channel surround setup is being used and I can only hear skipped audio. If I select Mono from the right click ---> audio ----> Stereo mode options it works but that's suboptimal at best.
A lot of times where I think it might be trying to play Dolby Digital from a movie or TV Show file it just crashes on start (which has never happened before, ever, in 10 years of usage).
Is there anything I can do to try and make it work better with all audio sources? I would love to have DD on the movie/shows or the Netflix app for example but since that processing happens on the AVR I don't think it's possible anymore with EQ APO doing stuff.
Also for part 2 of this question: I would love feedback on this sort of active XO setup, if I can do it better using different software like rephase or something else. I'm not code savvy though. I've done some measurements and the phase is just crazy. All over the place.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
-B
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