Does not seem much information in manual re use Optical Digital Inputs and Output.I note inputs are assignable but will the output give amplifier inputs ie HDMI or are they just loop through connections? How do you assign the inputs?
Pioneer SC-LX 57-K
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The manual is actually pretty complete, but I agree it's not always easy to find what you need. The information you need is on page 45 of the manual (http://docs.pioneer.eu/Manuals/SC_LX57_K_ARB7505_manual/GetPDF.ashx). You can assign a HDMI, audio and component input to each source.
Hi,
I have just bought a SC LX 57. I plan to use my existing DAC/preamp and power amp for the front speakers. For the remaining, I plan to attach the 5/7 speakers plus sub directly to the Pioneer SC LX 57. My questions are:
1. My DAC does not have RCA's as inputs. It only has digital inputs incuding HDMI so I cannot use the pre outs from the Pioneer SC LX 57. How do I connect from the Pioneer to the DAC? I was thinking of the HDMI. Would that work? Any other options?
2. Is it okay not to have any front speakers connected to the Pioneer 57?
3. How do I calibrate using the MCACC with the front speakers connected through a separate DAC and Power amp?
Thanks in advance for your advice and help.
Cheers
I have just bought a SC LX 57. I plan to use my existing DAC/preamp and power amp for the front speakers. For the remaining, I plan to attach the 5/7 speakers plus sub directly to the Pioneer SC LX 57. My questions are:
1. My DAC does not have RCA's as inputs. It only has digital inputs incuding HDMI so I cannot use the pre outs from the Pioneer SC LX 57. How do I connect from the Pioneer to the DAC? I was thinking of the HDMI. Would that work? Any other options?
2. Is it okay not to have any front speakers connected to the Pioneer 57?
3. How do I calibrate using the MCACC with the front speakers connected through a separate DAC and Power amp?
Thanks in advance for your advice and help.
Cheers
jitainss said:
Not sure on this one as I've no DAC.
jitainss said:
Yes - I'm using a seperate power amp and therefore have no front speakers. The Pioneer figures this out when you run MCACC.
jitainss said:
Just run MCACC in the configuration you want and the Pioneer will figure it out. I'm really pleased with mine.
Esra
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This work flow from an other forum for mcacc helped me to understand things faster and saved me a lot of time.It´s only necessary if you want to tweak things out,standard mcacc is pretty good.Nothing special to consider if you go from preouts to external amp.
Work Flow:
1) Set Reciever to MCAAC preset 1 (M1). Now Run Auto MCAAC with mic in you listening position.Use tripod for mic!
2) Go into Manual Sp Setup and change the SP settings speakers to small and set crossover.
3) Now re-run Auto MCAAC but select custom, and then select Keep SP settings. You will also be given the options to have MCAAC calibrate for symmetry, all ch adjust and front align. You may save each calibration to seperate presets or run just one of them, or run two of them. You will see these options after you select Keep Sp settings.
4) Now you have an Auto MCAAC calibration(s) saved to M1 (or to multiple presets if you chose more than one EQ calibration type in previous step: symmetry, front align, and all ch adjust) (....note: you must select which preset you want Auto MCAAC to save calibration data to before you enter the audio setup menu.) Now go into Data Management--------> Data Copy and copy M1's data to as many other free presets as you like.
5) Now go into Manual MCAAC--->EQ Professional------>Reverb Measurement and get a reading on the the frequency response characteristics of your room. Be sure to select EQ OFF(standing waves not controlled for via MCAAC fliters) in the Reverb Measurement menu because you don't want the standing wave adjustements (EQ on) to be factored in to the room reverb measurments. Also make sure you haven't moved the mic.
6) After test tones are done, go into Manual MCAAC--->EQ Professional------>Reverb View , and you can analyze the frequency response of individual channels at various frequencies. Based upon that data, you would select the appropriate capture delay time for MCAAC to capture data during for the upcoming EQ calibration.
Change that time frame under Manual MCAAC--->EQ Professional------>Advanced EQ Setup to whatever you decide is the appropriate capture delay time ....(Pioneer recommends 30-50 ms, but they encourage you to analyze the data under reverb view first and refer to the advanced MCAAc software manual for analysis purposes).
7) Change to the appropriate MCAAC preset before you run the new advanced EQ calibration with the new capture time. You choose which preset, but I would recommend a preset that is a carbon copy of an auto MCAAC calibration so that you can do an A-B comparison between auto EQ and advanced EQ. Go under Manual MCAAC--->EQ Professional------>Advanced EQ Setup to start the advanced EQ calibration, and MCAAC should make a more accurate calibration since it will now capture sonic information sooner after the speakers output sound, and get a read on what the frequency response is of the speakers themselves, and not the speakers and all the reverb which accumulates as time passes. (The more time-> collects more reverb and less true speaker reading)
Now you should have an accurate calibration. Also, now you can easily compare the Auto MCAAC EQ effects that are stored in a preset with the advanced EQ effects in other presets while listening to content with a simple button press on the remote. You could also juice the base a few db in a preset, and also compare running the base a bit hot to a flat calibration that you have in other presets.If it is too bright just set 8k band in the EQ e.x. -2db from default value on all speakers.
Work Flow:
1) Set Reciever to MCAAC preset 1 (M1). Now Run Auto MCAAC with mic in you listening position.Use tripod for mic!
2) Go into Manual Sp Setup and change the SP settings speakers to small and set crossover.
3) Now re-run Auto MCAAC but select custom, and then select Keep SP settings. You will also be given the options to have MCAAC calibrate for symmetry, all ch adjust and front align. You may save each calibration to seperate presets or run just one of them, or run two of them. You will see these options after you select Keep Sp settings.
4) Now you have an Auto MCAAC calibration(s) saved to M1 (or to multiple presets if you chose more than one EQ calibration type in previous step: symmetry, front align, and all ch adjust) (....note: you must select which preset you want Auto MCAAC to save calibration data to before you enter the audio setup menu.) Now go into Data Management--------> Data Copy and copy M1's data to as many other free presets as you like.
5) Now go into Manual MCAAC--->EQ Professional------>Reverb Measurement and get a reading on the the frequency response characteristics of your room. Be sure to select EQ OFF(standing waves not controlled for via MCAAC fliters) in the Reverb Measurement menu because you don't want the standing wave adjustements (EQ on) to be factored in to the room reverb measurments. Also make sure you haven't moved the mic.
6) After test tones are done, go into Manual MCAAC--->EQ Professional------>Reverb View , and you can analyze the frequency response of individual channels at various frequencies. Based upon that data, you would select the appropriate capture delay time for MCAAC to capture data during for the upcoming EQ calibration.
Change that time frame under Manual MCAAC--->EQ Professional------>Advanced EQ Setup to whatever you decide is the appropriate capture delay time ....(Pioneer recommends 30-50 ms, but they encourage you to analyze the data under reverb view first and refer to the advanced MCAAc software manual for analysis purposes).
7) Change to the appropriate MCAAC preset before you run the new advanced EQ calibration with the new capture time. You choose which preset, but I would recommend a preset that is a carbon copy of an auto MCAAC calibration so that you can do an A-B comparison between auto EQ and advanced EQ. Go under Manual MCAAC--->EQ Professional------>Advanced EQ Setup to start the advanced EQ calibration, and MCAAC should make a more accurate calibration since it will now capture sonic information sooner after the speakers output sound, and get a read on what the frequency response is of the speakers themselves, and not the speakers and all the reverb which accumulates as time passes. (The more time-> collects more reverb and less true speaker reading)
Now you should have an accurate calibration. Also, now you can easily compare the Auto MCAAC EQ effects that are stored in a preset with the advanced EQ effects in other presets while listening to content with a simple button press on the remote. You could also juice the base a few db in a preset, and also compare running the base a bit hot to a flat calibration that you have in other presets.If it is too bright just set 8k band in the EQ e.x. -2db from default value on all speakers.
michael hoy
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Esra
Well-known member
Anybody have an idea how to connect to an external dac?I see there is a toslink digital out from the pioneer,have connected to my external dac but there is no sound and I don´t find anything related in the pioneer menu nor something specific in the manual.I would like to test e.x. media/internet streaming from the pioneer via toslink out to/with an external dac/preamp conntected to an amp.Thanks.
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