Problem with 5.1 Channel sound wth Onkyo 3400

[thinkrupak]

Hello audiophiles,

I am having Onkyo 3400 connected with AC Ryan Play on Mini 1 and Sony Bravia EK300. Connection between media player and AV receiver as below -

Play On > HDMI 1.3 > AV Receiver HDMI input (1 - BD/DVD)

Connection only says PCM. From the user manual of play on (as attached image), understood the Dolby, DTS or other high fidelity sound only would be available if I connect it with optical fibre.

Please help me to choose the best way out. I am not clear about Coax cable and Tsolink cable. I am providing screenshot of Play on and Onkyo 3400 connectors.

Please help how I can get 5.1 channel sound??

thank you

 

[baijuxavior]

It is unlikely that the player is not sending dts and DD signals through HDMI. There should be an audio settin in your player to configure HDMI to bitstream dts and dolby audio. Set the DTS and DD signal to bitstream or 'raw' instead of LPCM in the player.

If you want to use digital out of the player then buy toslink cable which is commonly known as optical cable. Connect the optical out of the player to one of the optical input of the avr. Then in the AVR assign this input to the HDMI input where you have connected the player. See the AVR manual to know how to assign digital input to HDMI.

 

[Dirac]

With my experience, coaxial is robust compared to optical. Soundwise, there appears to be no difference.

 

[Vinod.R]

From my experience coaxial provides a more rounded and full sound as compared to the optical output.

Try both and leave it on the one which suits you.

Vinod

 

[thinkrupak]

but I dont understand why connecting with hdmi 1.3 cant produce 5.1 sound!

I have tested all speakers with Level Calc nd all output is fine but while playing a 6 channel aac file is producing only stereo sound.

is there any problem with Play On media player?

 

[thinkrupak]

Or may be as the manual says Play on can produce high fidelity sound

with coax cable.

any body has a similer experience!

 

[lordEnterprises]

onkyo is tha 1 of best av receiver in all brand names, you just call any av installer & reset all settings, use your amplifier with pro-logic mode,
Regards Lord Enterprises.

 

[prosenjit]

dont worry.
everything is normal.
onk 3400 dont show aac.it shows pcm while aac is the feed.
check bitstream of you player.
experiment..let your player deode that particuler file and then see whther you are getting 6 chanel or not...
anyway...leave aac...play dts or DD(ac3) to enjoy fully.
dont buy coax or optical cable.you wont need.hdmi is enough.

 

[tirthankar]

In the player setup, in the AUdio Menu, is HDMI set to LPCM or Passthrough? It probably is LPCM.. set it to Passthrough, connect the receiver with HDMI, and report back your findings.
Prosenjit is correct, the receiver display will show pcm when aac is fed. Also aac is a low res format. Better to stick with DTS/Dolby D for multichannel or better yet DTS-HDMA/Dolby TrueHD for lossless if you are looking for quality audio.

 

[thinkrupak]

Dear Tirthankar,

@tirthankar -

Thank you for your reply. I will bother you for some more info. Can you let me know when u are available on this forum or may be share me ur facebook/gmail id.

Thank you

PS # I have tried to PM you but it seems PM are not getting delivered

regrds - rupak