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Re: Help putting playback system together, please.


Well guys,


I may have come up with the solution I can sell to the  theater.  After reading through manuals of every Blu-Ray player with  7.1 analog outs, I found the Panasonic DMP-BDT500.  If I'm reading the  manual correctly, it will decode and downmix 7.1 to basically any  speaker config you enter, based on number, placement, size, etc.  I'm  stuck with RCA outs.  But the deck lives three feet from the console.   And I haven't had any issues with the unbalanced cables currently  carrying the stereo PCM.  B&H is selling it for $277 and change.  I  think I can sell this.  Can anyone confirm the decoding/downmixing  capabilities of this deck?   http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/DMPBDT500-MUL.PDF    The  Audio section starts on page 29.  "Analog Audio Output" is on page 30.


As far as speaker coverage goes...  According to the EASE data I was shown, 92% of our 399 seats is covered +/- 3dB with L/C/R/Subs the remaining 2% is +/- 5 db.  I've run pink noise through all channels separately and my ears tell me it's reasonably even too.



Thanks!


Sean