Video Asylum

Posted by kotches (i) on August 03, 2001 at 08:27:19

In Reply to: Surround sound features. posted by Audio Engineer on August 02, 2001 at 14:39:44:

1) Variable crossovers for each set of speakers (front L+R, Center, Surrounds, Backs). This means that I could set say 50Hz on the mains, 60 Hz on the CC and 80Hz on the Surrounds + backs.

2) Unlike John C, I don't like digital volume controls, it makes analog bypass very tricky to implement. Besides which, you have to extend out to > 24 bits to do the volume control without losing resolution. Which leads to....

3) Include stereo and 5.1 (or 7.1 or whatever) bypass (which you already have listed).

4) Two sets of 5.1 inputs for those of us crazy enough to have DVD-A and multi-channel SACD.

5) Personally, I don't like all the DSP surround modes, DPL-2 would be enough for me.

6) Balanced outputs would be a nice feature, but not a requirement.

7) If you're going to switch component video, you need really high bandwidth to properly handle HDTV, > 100MHz to carry the signal without degradation.