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Post by FattyAcid on Mar 10, 2017 14:24:59 GMT -5
Does the MC-700 have any stereo downmix capability?
I really don't care for surround sound, it is not practical in my living room, nor will my wife accept it. I also only have two speakers (Paradigm Reference Studio/100 v2) and a 2-channel amp (Acurus A200).
If the MC-700 doesn't have stereo downmix what is the most affordable processor (or receiver with pre-outs) that will do two-channel downmix across all digital inputs/protocols?
Today I use an Audio Research LS-9 stereo pre-amplifier which works fine because I have previous generation Roku and Blu-Ray player that have stereo outputs. I want to upgrade the Roku and the Blu-Ray but the current generation do not have analog stereo outputs.
Thank you!
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Post by millst on Mar 10, 2017 15:49:44 GMT -5
No, it only has a 7.1 out. The XMC-1 downmixes analog and digital signals to its' outputs. Not sure what others exist, but it will be a slim list.
-tm
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Post by crazycuz2k on Mar 10, 2017 15:53:42 GMT -5
Yep, I was waiting for my replacement center channel so I downmixed to stereo from all my sources (set mode to stereo on processor). There was mostly positive results, TRUE-HD, DTS-Master, DD, DTS all downmixed to stereo from bluray, netflix, amazon video, and network streams. Dialog was clear and centered for all but one file I was streaming.
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Post by Axis on Mar 10, 2017 16:29:08 GMT -5
Yep, I was waiting for my replacement center channel so I downmixed to stereo from all my sources (set mode to stereo on processor). There was mostly positive results, TRUE-HD, DTS-Master, DD, DTS all downmixed to stereo from bluray, netflix, amazon video, and network streams. Dialog was clear and centered for all but one file I was streaming. I went to the MC-700 manual to see if it said anything about a stereo mode and it did not give the different surround modes. This "(set mode to stereo on processor)" is what I thought you should be able to do and I think Emotiva should advertise this feature. Thanks for letting everyone know that you can downmix digital inputs to stereo.  |
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Post by rbk123 on Mar 10, 2017 17:32:35 GMT -5
It would be easier to set the Center and Surrounds to "None" in the speaker setup and it will always only play stereo.
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Post by garbulky on Mar 10, 2017 18:21:25 GMT -5
I'm surprised you can't state which outputs are active.
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Post by FattyAcid on Mar 10, 2017 20:22:01 GMT -5
I am confused. Can the MC-700 do this or not. One post says yes, one post says no.
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Post by rbk123 on Mar 10, 2017 20:35:37 GMT -5
Yes. You can set it to Stereo mode, or you can turn off all the channels so it thinks you only have L/R and will downmix everything.
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Post by LCSeminole on Mar 10, 2017 20:43:06 GMT -5
While I don't have any hands-on experience with the MC-700, selecting "None" for the center and surround channels, effectively down-mixes those un-used channels to the front left and front right channels.
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Post by millst on Mar 11, 2017 11:26:44 GMT -5
I think you can disregard my post. I thought you were asking about secondary outputs. Like the others said, you should just be able to configure the MC-700 primary outputs for stereo operation by indicating you don't have center/surround speakers.
-tm
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Post by cwt on Mar 11, 2017 11:32:52 GMT -5
I'm surprised you can't state which outputs are active. That's one difference between the umc200 and the mc700 ; the umc200 has dedicated 2ch outputs for a downmix which has lead to conclusions  Otherwise thought similar just use the bass management as you imply .. |
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