Setting up my Oppo BDP-83, Denon AVR 1909, and Pioneer KRP500

[dzirkelb]

I am a novice to this stuff, but I have read around a lot, and think I have some good stuff sitting at home. Now, however, I have mixed all this together and I am just not sure how to set up what.

So, i will have my Oppo going to my Denon via hdmi, then the Denon to Pioneer via hdmi...I'm sure this is the best physical set up...but wanted to make sure.

For speakers, I have polk audio 60 as fronts, polk audio 30's as backs, polk audio cs2 for center, and SB12-Plus for my sub. I have them set up the best I can for sound management with the room I am working with. My Denon did an auto calibration for the distance of speakers, hz, output of sound, and if they are large or small.

So, now, I have a kick ass system in my mink; however, with the addition to the Oppo replacing the sony s350, and the pioneer replacing my old Sony KDL-46Z4100/B, I now have tweaking to do...

Pioneer is finishing breaking in today, and I will have it calibrated usign EyeOne 2 and CalMan software.

So, now with all the background info, I would like to know what I should do for the tweaking of the Oppo, Denon, and Pioneer. I saw on the Oppo there is a color option that helps with blacks and whites on monitors, which my Pioneer is, but am unsure to do it or not. I am not sure if I should go direct on output, or 1080p. I am not sure on the sound output from the Oppo either.

So, please give me pointers and settings I can change to maximize my picture quality and my sound...and, if this should be moved, then please do so and thanks!

[Hammie]

Originally Posted by dzirkelb

I am a novice to this stuff, but I have read around a lot, and think I have some good stuff sitting at home. Now, however, I have mixed all this together and I am just not sure how to set up what.

So, i will have my Oppo going to my Denon via hdmi, then the Denon to Pioneer via hdmi...I'm sure this is the best physical set up...but wanted to make sure.

For speakers, I have polk audio 60 as fronts, polk audio 30's as backs, polk audio cs2 for center, and SB12-Plus for my sub. I have them set up the best I can for sound management with the room I am working with. My Denon did an auto calibration for the distance of speakers, hz, output of sound, and if they are large or small.

So, now, I have a kick ass system in my mink; however, with the addition to the Oppo replacing the sony s350, and the pioneer replacing my old Sony KDL-46Z4100/B, I now have tweaking to do...

Pioneer is finishing breaking in today, and I will have it calibrated usign EyeOne 2 and CalMan software.

So, now with all the background info, I would like to know what I should do for the tweaking of the Oppo, Denon, and Pioneer. I saw on the Oppo there is a color option that helps with blacks and whites on monitors, which my Pioneer is, but am unsure to do it or not. I am not sure if I should go direct on output, or 1080p. I am not sure on the sound output from the Oppo either.

So, please give me pointers and settings I can change to maximize my picture quality and my sound...and, if this should be moved, then please do so and thanks!

I have all internal processing turned off on the Oppo. I bitstream all audio to my Denon 3808. I have video processing turned off in my Denon and have the audio setting to Direct.

I have calibrated my Denon to 80db (83db for the sub) with an SPL meter.

Does this make sense? I'm doing tis from my iPhone while I wait for my kids to get out of school so I cannot reference my actual settings. I can update later if it helps.

[dzirkelb]

Yup, that makes sense I think, I'll doink around with those settings tonight