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Analog input surround question

Richs_Trains

Richs_Trains

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Hello,

I have just purchased a Marantz NR1501 surround receiver to replace my old Sony. I do not want to connect all my devices to the receiver and then the receiver to the TV as then I always have the receiver on to play devices. I tried to use the optical out on my Samsung TV as an audio source for the Marantz, but the manual for the TV states that the if the input on the TV is HDMI then the output on the optical will be in stereo. I have since connected my DVD players to the Marantz using the optical in/out and the surround detects automatically on these connections. My VCR and TV will have analog (RCA) outputs to the Marantz, my question .... with the RCA inputs, will a surround mode be available for detection or do I need to use Neo6 to convert stereo to surround. Thanks for any info. Rich
 
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Most modern receivers/processors have standby passthough for HDMI so you don't need it turned on, so to speak, to watch a movie (or whatever) using just the TV. Often the passthough is selectable to a specific input or to the last used input.

For analog inputs you will need to select a surround mode if you want it. In many cases you can set the default mode for the input. That said, in the case of multichannel analog inputs, they are often straight through with the surround function dictated by the source.
 
Richs_Trains said:
Hello,

I have just purchased a Marantz NR1501 surround receiver to replace my old Sony. I do not want to connect all my devices to the receiver and then the receiver to the TV as then I always have the receiver on to play devices. I tried to use the optical out on my Samsung TV as an audio source for the Marantz, but the manual for the TV states that the if the input on the TV is HDMI then the output on the optical will be in stereo. I have since connected my DVD players to the Marantz using the optical in/out and the surround detects automatically on these connections. My VCR and TV will have analog (RCA) outputs to the Marantz, my question .... with the RCA inputs, will a surround mode be available for detection or do I need to use Neo6 to convert stereo to surround. Thanks for any info. Rich
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Why don't you want use AVR to route all feeds? It is designed exactly for that? Universal remote will solve any control problems for multiple devices - to watch TV or play BD just press one button.
 
for_p1 said:
Why don't you want use AVR to route all feeds? It is designed exactly for that? Universal remote will solve any control problems for multiple devices - to watch TV or play BD just press one button.
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I wondered about that myself.
 
Richs_Trains said:
Hello,

I have just purchased a Marantz NR1501 surround receiver to replace my old Sony. I do not want to connect all my devices to the receiver and then the receiver to the TV as then I always have the receiver on to play devices. I tried to use the optical out on my Samsung TV as an audio source for the Marantz, but the manual for the TV states that the if the input on the TV is HDMI then the output on the optical will be in stereo. I have since connected my DVD players to the Marantz using the optical in/out and the surround detects automatically on these connections. My VCR and TV will have analog (RCA) outputs to the Marantz, my question .... with the RCA inputs, will a surround mode be available for detection or do I need to use Neo6 to convert stereo to surround. Thanks for any info. Rich
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Do you have any source that has an HDMI output?
 
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