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#98162 - 09/18/18 09:47 PM 976 Surround Option - Auto
MN_AV_60s Offline
Deputy Gunslinger

Registered: 06/30/17
Posts: 5
Loc: Virginia
On Saturday, 9/10/18, I received my 976 and 5000 amp, both of which are delivering exceptional performance/$$. More on that in a future post. When configuring the various inputs, e.g., CBL/SAT, one of the surround options was Auto which I chose. However, this is a mystery option as there is no information about it in the manual. This merits a deduction of a few points after my many years of experience with Lexicon MC-12B documentation -- yes, there is a major disparity in price point, but documentation!!!

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#98163 - 09/19/18 10:57 AM Re: 976 Surround Option - Auto [Re: MN_AV_60s]
XenonMan Offline
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Registered: 04/08/08
Posts: 2676
Loc: Columbus,North Carolina
I agree the documentation is weak but I suspect that it senses the desired listening mode and sets the system as required.
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Model 990/7500/Magnepan 1.6 QRs/Technics SL1200 MK2/Aperion S-12 Subwoofer/OWA3/Sony NS75H DVD
APC H15 Power Conditioner

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Large Advent Loudspeakers/ Polk center/Monoprice surrounds/Panasonic Viera 42 inch/Onkyo HT-RC260/Sony BDP S590/Directv


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Onkyo PR-SC886/Outlaw 7125 Klipsch RF-82 L/R,RC-62 center, RB-35 SR/SL, BENQ HT1075, Outlaw LFM1-EX/OPPO BDP-83/Directv
Harmony ONE
Blue Jeans and Monoprice interconnects
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#98164 - 09/19/18 12:10 PM Re: 976 Surround Option - Auto [Re: MN_AV_60s]
Outlaw Ben Offline

Gunslinger

Registered: 10/31/13
Posts: 241
"Auto" takes the detected audio format at the input and uses it as is, without post-processing listening modes, for playback. Surprisingly, I don't think I've been asked about this; possibly because it is the same, standardized nomenclature used on most processors and AVRs (Denon, Marantz, Yamaha).

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#98166 - 09/19/18 10:07 PM Re: 976 Surround Option - Auto [Re: MN_AV_60s]
MN_AV_60s Offline
Deputy Gunslinger

Registered: 06/30/17
Posts: 5
Loc: Virginia
Thanks for response. Intuition suggested that should be the case, but after many decades of being a high end audio enthusiast, intuition failed me often. Also, I will post my current AV system soon. As a precursor, the 976/5000 replaced an Onkyo TX-818 AV receiver which died completely after 4 years of use. That was a 1st, since no audio component I've ever owned departed so completely. However, it was time to move on to much better performing components, after I dismantled my outrageously expensive home theater 4+ years ago. Now, if the 7140 was in stock... So many balanced cables; so little use.

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#98183 - 10/13/18 11:53 AM Re: 976 Surround Option - Auto [Re: MN_AV_60s]
975 destroyer Offline
Gunslinger

Registered: 09/07/15
Posts: 129
Loc: Georgia, US of A!
I concur 1000X on complete, ACCURATE, detailed documentation!
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