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Post by geebo on Oct 29, 2011 8:43:34 GMT -5
Youthman,
All Stereo mode is for multi channel sources and can't be selected with a 2 channel source. It probably should be named differently like Milti-PCM or something.
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Post by Youthman on Oct 29, 2011 9:40:39 GMT -5
Ah, that makes sense. With the Yamaha, I was able to select any setting for any source (if I'm remembering correctly).
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Post by moe on Oct 29, 2011 10:43:46 GMT -5
If you try the pl2 music setting and give it a chance I think you'll be very surprised.I never used that setting on any other unit but on the UMC it does a great job.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2011 11:03:07 GMT -5
I used PLII for almost all stereo sources, it did a good job.
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Post by Youthman on Oct 29, 2011 12:39:35 GMT -5
2ch stereo sounded much bettter IMO than the PLII. I'll try it a few more times to see if I like it.
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Post by Youthman on Oct 29, 2011 12:40:35 GMT -5
I used PLII for almost all stereo sources, it did a good job. I guess I'm not a big fan of listening to music in surround. Maybe a concert DVD but not CD's. |
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Post by dad311 on Oct 29, 2011 13:02:15 GMT -5
I used PLII for almost all stereo sources, it did a good job. I guess I'm not a big fan of listening to music in surround. Maybe a concert DVD but not CD's. Me too, guess I'm old school. |
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Post by hemster on Oct 29, 2011 13:27:33 GMT -5
^ There's still a lot of us old farts traditionalists around. ;D
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Post by Youthman on Oct 29, 2011 13:29:52 GMT -5
The beauty is that we have options with the UMC-1 to suit your own taste.
Another feature I like about the UMC-1 over my previous Yamaha RX-V1800 is having OSD over HDMI for volume control. It was so frustrating having my receiver behind a false wall and not being able to tell how loud the volume was without opening the cabinet door to see. Not sure why the Yammie could not do that.
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Post by Youthman on Oct 29, 2011 13:30:46 GMT -5
So what do you call a young fart that is a traditionalist? I'm 36. I hope that's still considered young. LOL
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Post by Black Sabbath on Oct 29, 2011 13:59:07 GMT -5
Add me into that old fart club??
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Post by geebo on Oct 29, 2011 14:16:43 GMT -5
^ There's still a lot of us old farts traditionalists around. ;D Ditto. I've tried PLII but prefer stereo CDs in simple stereo mode. Just sayin' |
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Post by klinemj on Oct 29, 2011 15:15:30 GMT -5
D-toe...simple stereo is what I like for CD's. I only use multi-channel for things meant to be so.
Count me in the old farts, I mean..."aged flatulence", group.
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Post by billmac on Oct 29, 2011 16:42:32 GMT -5
I'm old school as well and prefer my 2CH music straight up  . I tried DPLIIx and it just did not seem natural to me. But to each his own and whatever sounds best for each person is the way to go. No right or wrong with this IMO  . Bill |
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Post by Youthman on Oct 29, 2011 16:48:23 GMT -5
Totally agree. All of our ears hear differently as well.
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Post by mickeyharlow on Oct 29, 2011 18:14:18 GMT -5
I guess that makes me an old fart, also.
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Post by hemster on Oct 29, 2011 23:13:03 GMT -5
Totally agree. All of our ears hear differently as well. Yes, all both of mine certainly do!  ;D ;D   |
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Post by pop on Oct 29, 2011 23:33:07 GMT -5
I was thinking this might be appropriate for you old dusty butts and your ears. ;D  |
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Post by RichGuy on Oct 30, 2011 12:58:41 GMT -5
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Post by Youthman on Oct 30, 2011 20:54:00 GMT -5
Ok, getting back on track, last night I invited a few friends over to watch Unknown with Liam Neeson. This was the first movie I have watched with the UMC-1 and was using the same settings I had preset for Music. The LR sounded fantastic and were extremely detailed. The Center needs a little tweaking but dialog was still very clear. Overall it was good but I'm thinking it can be much better with time and changing some settings. It didn't sound balanced but I have not had a chance to check with my SPL meter to see if the calibration mic was off. Will have to post more when I can have some time to work on a preset settings that sound great for HT.
When playing a BR using MultiPCM from the PS3, the UMC-1 offers 4 sound options: Stereo, All Stereo, Direct and Dolby PLIIx. Stereo was out so it was either Direct, All Stereo or Dolby PLIIx. I believe Direct disables the sub and the EQ settings so I was down to either All Stereo or Dolby PLIIx. I would think that All Stereo doesn't allow for true 5.1 separation (but I have since read this might not be the case). So Dolby PLIIx was the setting I ended up using for the movie.
I guess in my brain, I really didn't want to use anything that has Prologic in the name since we have come a LONG way in surround processing since the original Dolby Prologic.
I'll need to spend some time comparing with demos that I am familiar with to see what the differences are and which is preferred.
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. I tried DPLIIx and it just did not seem natural to me. But to each his own and whatever sounds best for each person is the way to go. No right or wrong with this IMO 
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