Question on Yamaha665 AVR/Performance2

[bozobyte]

FIRST OF ALL, I REALIZE THIS IS A SPEAKER/SUBWOOFER MANUFACTURING COMPANY..I have been on other A/V Forums asking my questions,but thought since speakers and receivers go hand in hand, someone might be able to help me understand a few things on the AVR/DISPLAY/TW-DVR hookup.
Feel free to move it to another page,if necessary, or delete this post if HSU deems it inappropriate, but I am going crazy here!!!!! :confused:


Any issues connecting this Yamaha RX-V665 to a 6.1 speaker setup by
only running one HDMI from the Display to the receiver???

Hello...
You've no doubt heard this expression, "How long do you want to keep
beating a dead dog?"

Believe me, this dawg loves my Golden retriever to death, and I would
never harm him in any way, but guys, seriously? I am so sorry for
being completely dense on this, but over the last six months, I have
received tons of misinformation on how to hook up the Display to AVR,
primarily from audio salesmen, and other Forums, I'm just plain dizzy.
I don't want to make any mistakes. At first, I wanted to have a choice
on listening to either the TV speakers, or the AVR speakers, but what
was I thinking...I should just use the AVR and 3.1 for broadcast and
the 6.1 for movies. Otherwise, I would have to either run separate
HDMI cables from TV (in wall) to each component and optical from
TW-DVR to AVR…right?

I've waited awhile for the right receiver, and here are a few
features: that
Fully compatible with HD audio and video,
HD audio decoding, HDMI (4 in/ 1 out),
1080p video upscaling. Pure Direct,
YPAO, Cinema DSP 3D and custom installation features,
HDMI Pass-through,
HDMI Up Conversion (with upscaling up to 1080p).

Originally, I was going to get the Onkyo 606 or 706, or maybe even a
Sony HTiab (gasp) but decided on this Yamaha 7.2 RX-V665 AVR, and a
HSU Sound research 6.1 speaker.

I have a HDTV Display mounted on the wall with one HDMI cable
presently connected to my Time-Warner-DVR STB, soon to be connected to
the Yamaha RX-v665,along with a 6.1 speaker setup.
http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/performance2.html

It's not hooked up yet, because I'm going round and round trying to
figure out the best way to do this with less cabling in the walls.
Besides, I would have to take the TV back down to connect any
additional cables in it and that would be a BIG hassle.
Now, with this receiver, I'm thinking all I have to do is keep the
one HDMI from Display to the AVR, and then all the other components
into the AVR. In doing this, will I still get 6.1 from the display via
the receiver?

I was told this…

"Put simply, if you run an HDMI from your display to the receiver you
will only get 2.1 audio (some sort of restriction due to copyright
laws) IS THIS TRUE?
"You must pass all audio through the receiver first in order to get
all the audio formats in proper 7.1."

"If you want to sometimes just have the display on without the
receiver you can run a separate optical cable for audio and a
component video feed directly to the display from the cable box/sat
receiver." I’d rather not.
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I kind of wanted to have a choice on either listening to the TV
speakers for just watching regular broadcast, or the AVR, but this
seems like a lot more of a hassle to do this.

HERE IS THE YAMAHA RX-V665 RECEIVER –
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=5028057&CTID=5000300 &RLTID=1504&DETYP=RELATION

In looking at the specs, would I just be able to hook it up with my
original idea...one HDMI from Display to the AVR, and everything else
into the AVR? -

What else do I need to do to get all the Audio/Video features from the
AVR and the Display to play through all the 6.1 speakers? Anything at
all, or am I good to go? Currently, I think there a few 5.1 Dolby
programming channels on TV, and the 6th rear-center speaker matrixes
along with the rear-right and rear left speaker.

Thanks a bunch! And Don't HATE me because I'm electronically
challenged.

[bozobyte]

ok and thanks.

The speakers I purchased are the 6.1 HSU performance VT-12 Ventriloquist system, (the Link is on above post of mine) and is an unconventional way of hooking up the speakers,with the left and right rear surround going to the receiver, but the left and right fronts are wired into theri front center channel,then from the center to the receiver. The center has an on/off switch which on "on" gives it more presence. Instead of having the center-rear with it's own direct wire to the AVR. Also, the center rear has four wire posts so each of the rear surrounds are bi-wired to that center-rear speaker.

If I hook it up like the following,what result would I get? I know this way, I would not be able to have a choice on listening to either the TV or the AVR? I thought this Yamaha 665 can do it all,with a basic config like this. Not using any tos digital audio. I read that people are running TOS digital out from Cable box to Receiver...do I have to?

1) One HDMI from Display (TV on wall) into receiver. (hdmi)
2) Time-warner DVR into the receiver. (hdmi)
3) Sony Bluray into receiver. (hdmi)
4) Progressive scan DC/DVD player.into reciever. (component)
5) OR get a new upconverter DVD/CD /Mp3/jpeg player with HDMI.then hook up the VCR using those component inputs ..I haven't thought about that yet.