Dolby decoders?

Trip · 07-19-04, 03:44 PM

What's the best overall decoder for a stereo system? The Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra's that i ordered (should be here wednesday) have no digital decoder on them, which is fine and dandy for the computer since it already decodes it, but, on consoles and DVD's on a tv, they kind of don't work as well.

I have no experiance with any decoders, but, i would like a decoder that can probably decode any shit i throw at it, haha. Quality is nice, but as long as it's pretty well-built and user-friendly and preferably cheap (I've seen some for 200+$ no way, lol.) since i just paid 350$ for speakers.

Any suggestions? I've looked at Klipsch and Creative so far... Klipsch's decoder does everything EXCEPT nintendo.... which... i just happen to have a gamecube, so... that doesn't work.

Mole · 07-19-04, 06:01 PM

Klipsch sells a DD decoder, I believe. It fits in a 5.25" bay. Check their website.

And Yamaha makes a few external soundcards that do both DD 5.1 and DTS decoding, but sadly, they are incompatible with powered speakers for some reason.

Mole · 07-19-04, 09:39 PM

*edit* Actually, I don't think it's for a 5.25" bay, it's close to the size of a normal reciever, but it's a stand-alone Dolby decoder. It's probably pretty affordable.

Lollan · 07-19-04, 09:42 PM

Those speakers made me shat my pants... i want some soo bad now.

Trip · 07-19-04, 10:03 PM

Any other suggestions? I like Klipsch, but like i said, it doesn't decode the N64/Gamecube

opus512 · 07-19-04, 11:33 PM

*cough* I showed you a set with a decoder but nooooes, you had to go with the Klipsh

I think you can buy the Midiland one seperatly though...., nope, sorry

Trip · 07-19-04, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by opus512

*cough* I showed you a set with a decoder but nooooes, you had to go with the Klipsh

I think you can buy the Midiland one seperatly though...., nope, sorry

What can i say? I like Klipsch.... my dad likes Klipsch.... we've always used klipsch, haha. I mean this isn't gonna be a right now purchase, i'll probably hold off on buying it untill i actually need it (i don't right now), so, my speakers are just fine.

But seriously, whats a good standalone decoder?

Mole · 07-20-04, 03:47 AM

Yea, that Klipsch speaker set sure does look awesome, you made a very good move there, Trippy!

I think I might get that now, but I'm also thinking about getting 5.1 home theater speakers and a reciever with an SPDIF in on the back. Have my computer's audio going through to that.

Reznor007 · 07-20-04, 05:21 AM

Umm, if the Lipsch decoder will do Dolby ProLogic 2, Dolby Digital, and DTS then it does everything you could need. N64/Gamecube don't need to be decoded really. The audio they put out is raw analog that can be processed using the ProLogic1/2 algorithm into psuedo 5.1

opus512 · 07-20-04, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

What can i say? I like Klipsch.... my dad likes Klipsch.... we've always used klipsch, haha. I mean this isn't gonna be a right now purchase, i'll probably hold off on buying it untill i actually need it (i don't right now), so, my speakers are just fine.

But seriously, whats a good standalone decoder?

I would look into the Klipsh one as others are suggesting, and go from there. If it doees what you need, might as well get the one made by the same company that makes your speakes.

Trip · 07-20-04, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reznor007

Umm, if the Lipsch decoder will do Dolby ProLogic 2, Dolby Digital, and DTS then it does everything you could need. N64/Gamecube don't need to be decoded really. The audio they put out is raw analog that can be processed using the ProLogic1/2 algorithm into psuedo 5.1

Ahhhh, i was under the impression that they couldn't be processed that way from what i had read. Thanks guys!

marianozz · 07-20-04, 02:17 PM

Technics SH-AC500D, DD, DTS, Prologic, yadda yadda.... 2 optical ins, all analog 5.1 input and output... shouldnt be too expensive there if you find one... nifty lil shit, i got both PCs and my dvd player hooked to it, and sound comes out to my Logitech 640s....

07-19-04, 03:44 PM	#1
Trip The Honorable Andrew Bonar Law Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: NC State Univ. Posts: 19,659 Blog Entries: 1	Dolby decoders? What's the best overall decoder for a stereo system? The Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra's that i ordered (should be here wednesday) have no digital decoder on them, which is fine and dandy for the computer since it already decodes it, but, on consoles and DVD's on a tv, they kind of don't work as well. I have no experiance with any decoders, but, i would like a decoder that can probably decode any shit i throw at it, haha. Quality is nice, but as long as it's pretty well-built and user-friendly and preferably cheap (I've seen some for 200+$ no way, lol.) since i just paid 350$ for speakers. Any suggestions? I've looked at Klipsch and Creative so far... Klipsch's decoder does everything EXCEPT nintendo.... which... i just happen to have a gamecube, so... that doesn't work. __________________ You're frustrated by the cracks, in the pavement.

07-19-04, 06:01 PM	#2
Mole Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: TX. Posts: 36,668	Klipsch sells a DD decoder, I believe. It fits in a 5.25" bay. Check their website. And Yamaha makes a few external soundcards that do both DD 5.1 and DTS decoding, but sadly, they are incompatible with powered speakers for some reason. __________________ I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

07-19-04, 09:39 PM	#3
Mole Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: TX. Posts: 36,668	edit Actually, I don't think it's for a 5.25" bay, it's close to the size of a normal reciever, but it's a stand-alone Dolby decoder. It's probably pretty affordable. __________________ I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

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Lollan Resistance is futile! Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 43,703 Blog Entries: 1	Those speakers made me shat my pants... i want some soo bad now. __________________ struttin down da hood in my brand new flip-flops bustas won't know what hit 'em when da bomb drops coke in my pants and a fistful of rsi ain't no thang to lay 'em down when i stroll by homeys should invest in a linux-distro their windows be all fogged with nasty shit fo sho watch em scatter as i switch into freak mode cus they ain't got shit for anti-virus code got no time to talk gotta run from da cops slippin and fallin cus of my goddamn flip-flops my goddamn flip-flops uhuh uhuh

07-19-04, 10:03 PM	#5
Trip The Honorable Andrew Bonar Law Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: NC State Univ. Posts: 19,659 Blog Entries: 1	Any other suggestions? I like Klipsch, but like i said, it doesn't decode the N64/Gamecube __________________ You're frustrated by the cracks, in the pavement.

07-19-04, 11:33 PM	#6
opus512 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Cherry Capitol of the World, Bitch! Posts: 71,507	cough I showed you a set with a decoder but nooooes, you had to go with the Klipsh I think you can buy the Midiland one seperatly though...., nope, sorry __________________ We're all Nero, and we're all playing cheap plastic Chinese fiddles. When the Rebels become the Tyrants, Revolution takes on a New Meaning. The only truth that I fear is the dominance of opinion over thought, of partisan ideology over compromise, of emotional self righteous morality over intellectual reasoning. "We must always take heed that we buy no more from strangers than we sell them, for so should we impoverish ourselves and enrich them." --- Sir. Thomas Smith, England, 1549.

07-20-04, 03:47 AM	#8
Mole Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: TX. Posts: 36,668	Yea, that Klipsch speaker set sure does look awesome, you made a very good move there, Trippy! I think I might get that now, but I'm also thinking about getting 5.1 home theater speakers and a reciever with an SPDIF in on the back. Have my computer's audio going through to that. __________________ I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

07-20-04, 05:21 AM	#9
Reznor007 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Norman, OK, USA Posts: 745	Umm, if the Lipsch decoder will do Dolby ProLogic 2, Dolby Digital, and DTS then it does everything you could need. N64/Gamecube don't need to be decoded really. The audio they put out is raw analog that can be processed using the ProLogic1/2 algorithm into psuedo 5.1 __________________ Nothing can stop me now.

07-20-04, 02:17 PM	#12
marianozz Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Right here, right now Posts: 32,281	Technics SH-AC500D, DD, DTS, Prologic, yadda yadda.... 2 optical ins, all analog 5.1 input and output... shouldnt be too expensive there if you find one... nifty lil shit, i got both PCs and my dvd player hooked to it, and sound comes out to my Logitech 640s.... __________________ =)