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Hi, This may be a dumb question but since a Pro Studio mixer (i.e. Mackie VLZ1402) is essentially a pre-amp and since most DVD players have on board processing and DAC's, why not avoid an expensive separate preamp/processor and just go to a mixer then to the amp(s) in an HT set-up? True, you miss video processing (I don't need it) and unless the mixer is digital, you do the analog route. The reason I ask is that you can't get much better neutrality that with a good Pro Mixer and many of them (Mackie) are much cheaper than a pre/pro that would be equal in neutral sound. Am I missing something?
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what do you do about surround processing for the VCR, laserdisc player, satellite receiver, game consoles, etc? These are all 2-channel sources that need an external processor to extract/make use of surround sound information in a typical HomeTheater system. If a DVD player (with internal Dolby Digital/DTS processing and a 5.1 output) is your only source, your setup will work. However, most people have several different sources that they want to use in their system and a HT receiver/processor makes it easier and more convenient for them.
Thanks Joe. My only source is a DVD Universal player with onboard processing. I also posted this over on the 'Pro audio' list and got some different reasons for not doing this. Others might want to check that thread. I'm waiting for clarification on one of the replies.I think one of the biggest issues is whether the DAC on the source unit is good enough. I don't think mine is as the analog 5.1 outs to my present receiver don't sound nearly as good as the digital outs (which then use the receivers DAC). However, I am thinking of upgrading my player to an expensive one with awesome DACs, so I was wondering about the redundancy of having the (rather expensive) receiver in my simple system.
That was what I based my answer on. There are numerous reasons as to why you should or shouldn't take this route. I only listed a few in my previous comment.Regarding your other thread, considering all of the crap that a movie soundtrack goes through and the list of quality degrading decisions that are made, I find it quite humorus that someone would suggest that a mixer is going to hurt the sound quality of a movie soundtrack from a DVD. It's sort of like taking a picture of the Mona Lisa with one of those $9 disposable cameras, getting the prints done at Wal-Mart, scanning it on a 16-bit scanner, then having someone tell you that you would better appreciate the picture on a 1280x1024 monitor instead of a 800x600 monitor.
Should work as long as you have unity gain on your main volume control, which adjust the output of all channels equally.
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