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I have to say I'm a little confused by DD. I have a separates system that's getting a little dated. My Fosgate Model 4 surrond sound a/v processor has dolby prologic, but, being 5 years old, no DD. I recently bought a DVD player. As I understand it, although the DVD has its own DD decoder, because its going through my analog processor I'm not getting the full 5.1 channels.Do I understand this stuff correctly, and if so, is there anything I can add to my system to get full DD (or do I have to scrap the Fosgate and buy a new DD processor/preamp)?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
Keep the Fosgate for analog processing and get a second hand MSB modified Marantz DP-870, which will cater for your Dolby Digital and dts sources.The WORSE thing you can do is get a processor which converts all the analog signals into digital for processing.
I recently replaced my Fosgate Five/ Marantz DP-870 combo with a Sony TA-E9000ES, as I needed everything in a one box solution. Frankly, the sound of the Sony sucks compared with my earlier, albeit cumbersome, combo.
IMO the Fosgate processors were the pinnacle of analog surround sound.
The only analog processor I've heard that truly bested the Fosgates was the Circle Surround processor.If you must buy a new processor then checkout the Citation 5.0, a hybrid controller which keeps analog signals analog, courtesy of analog circuit design by Jim Fosgate. His patented Six-Axis decoding is a continuation of his earlier analog work.
michael w
Michael, I think you're right about keeping the Fosgate, so I'm considering some other options. I think it may be best to create two distinct systems, one for audio and one of home theater. I'd then use my current Fosgate set-up for audio, and maybe get a used Yamama AC-3 receiver for home theater and run a DVD/LD through that.I would then put off any changes to my pre/pro until (and if?) DD-Audio ever comes out in full force. At that point, it may pay to move the audio processing to a more modern digital format.
Separate systems for audio and video is a great idea !
Having everything in one system is too much of a compromise for me.I wouldn't use the Fosgate in the music system though. It's too noisy and doesn't sound too hot on 2 channel music. Leave it for video duties and get a dedicated music preamp.
Hi JasonI do not share DPC's opinion that you must do something.
To stir the pot, why all this lust after Dolby Digital? We find pro logic fine and it gives all the surround affects we want. We have a large collection of LD's (movies, music) and only a few have DD and many do not even have Dolby at all (operas & the like). We use a Fosgate (Model 2) and these are reputed to have the best sound around because most of the circuitry is analog - the rear is digital. I have a Lexicon in the pipeline to try out but it is also not DD and it may not sound as good as the Fosgate.
I would suggest your dollars could be better spent elsewhere (improved sub woofer ....) but probably few other video inmates would agree!
John
John C., you're point is well taken. However, while most LDs do not have DD, many of the newer DVD's are recorded in that format. While Pro-Logic was a major step over the previous Dolby Surround, from what I have heard, DD should be a step (albeit a much smaller one) over Pro-logic. At the very least, I'm eager to try it. If I don't sense a difference, I'll gladly keep my Fosgate.
PS - I, too, have been thinking about switching from Fosgate to Lexicon. Please let me know your impressions after you make the move.
Thanks for your input.
Your preamp/processor must have a 6-channel (5.1) analog input - a.k.a. "Digital-Ready" - to take advantage of DD (or DTS, or whatever). This could be in the form of either RCA-type or DB-25 connectors coming from the DVD player or an outboard DD decoder. Of course, you can still use the 2-channel analog outs of the DVD player into your pre/pro for DPL. You may look into the used market for a pre/pro that has DPL and is Digital-Ready (e.g. a Rotel RSP-980 for approx. $600-$700 used or a Proceed PAV $1300-$1500 used). Bottom line is you must do something and you must do it now and you can't wait any longer and...good luck.
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