HK AVR 142 Not capable of processing audio over HDMI

[paritosh]

hi guys..

i have already shared my FUNNY EXPERIENCE yesterday with JBL. this thread is a part of it, but i thought this was the SERIOUS bit, so i've decided to discuss it here.

now, after all the drama yesterday, i still have a lingering liking towards the JBL Studio One Package. my question is regarding the audio processing capabilities of the AVR 142. as per the FUNNY dealer guy, the AVR can not process sound over HDMI 1.3 connection and will need a dedicated co-axial cable to connect the source for audio. i argued with him that it should be able to process the sound over the HDMI and the co-axial connection is redundent. but, he said very firmly that he had tried it wiothout co-axial connection to process the BD audio and was not successful.

is he cirrect this time? i mean, does the AVR 142 not have capability to process audio over HDMI? pl help. you guys are like my only hope for true information

thanks in advance

 

[goyal.sanchit]

Even I would like to know the answer to this question. Currently I had almost decided to buy AVR 133 + SCS 200.5 speakers when I found out that AVR 133 doesnt have HDMI inputs or outputs so now I am thinking of buying avr 134.

But there is no use of buying avr 134 if it cannot process sound over HDMI and can just be used for video signals.

 

[novice-akki]

similar case with marantz sr 3053 (avr) no audio over hdmi 1.3a , for sound either connect via rca or coax...moreover i read somewhere tata sky only outputs dolby 5.1 via coax, true ?

 

[greentree]

Dude,

As far as i think HK 134 cannot process sound over HDMI.. Bcos when i got to spoke with the dealer he said the same. I haven't tried myself though..

goyal.sanchit,
But why have chose HK 134 plus JBL SCS 200.5... Any particular reason..

I own HK 133 plus JBL SCS 200.5.. i just wanna know d reason..

 

[linnhifi]

Both the basic models HK 134 and 142 cannot process audio over HDMI.


From the model HK 155 only it is provided.


linnhifi

 

[goyal.sanchit]

goyal.sanchit,
But why have chose HK 134 plus JBL SCS 200.5... Any particular reason..

I own HK 133 plus JBL SCS 200.5.. i just wanna know d reason..

Actually I originally chose AVR 133 and SCS 200.5 only. However I thought that since AVR 134 has hdmi connections it would be able to process audio through HDMI also thus no need to buy an optical or coaxial cable.

However it seems it only process video through HDMI. In that case it is not useful.

Apart from HDMI switching due you know if there is any other difference also between 133 and 134 since price difference between 2 of them is about 2k's and hdmi switching might be useful sometime in future.

Regards

 

[greentree]

Did u get a chance to go through the specs of Onkyo S3300 or 3305.. It supports Dolby True HD and DTS MA...

It supports more and at a lesser cost as well.. I am not fan of that but it would be better for the budget..

Or u can invest in some good AVR and buy the FR and FL for now and the rest you can buy one by one..

Cheers
Nag

 

[paritosh]

also, checkout Onkyo's TX SR 508. less price but way better features. not recommended for musical spectrum though by experts.

 

[goyal.sanchit]

I dont think there is any dealer in my city who has an Onkyo set up and it wont be feasible if I go to Delhi to audition the system. Thus I guess I would go with JBL only. Though it may have less features but the sound quality looked good to me.

Now the doubt is what combination to chose in JBL and Harman Kardon!

Avr- 133 or 134?

Speakers- Cinema 300 or JBL SCS 200.5?

 

[sukhjit_bhullar]

sanchit, try symphony in sec-8 for denon and melody house sec 17/sec 35 for yamaha for audition purposes.
sukhjit

 

[venkatcr]

I found it difficult to believe that an AVR with HDMI connections does not carry audio over HDMI. I looked up the manual and here is what it says:

The AVR 142 is equipped for HDMI switching, which means that it is able to select either of the three HDMI inputs as the source that feeds your systems video display. This preserves the digital signal in its original form by passing it directly through from source to display. However, this also means that the AVR does not have access to the signal and thus it is not able to add menus or on-screen messages to HDMI signals, or to process the audio that may be part of the signal in an HDMI connection.

Therefore, the following connections are required when the AVR is used with HDMI sources:

Connect the HDMI output of a source to either of the HDMI Inputs.
Connect the HDMI Output of the AVR to an HDMI input on your display.
Connect either an optical or coaxial digital audio output from the source to the AVR. The default connections are Coaxial 2 or a source connected to HDMI 1 and Optical 2 for a source connected to HDMI 2. You may use any
digital or analog audio source in conjunction with the HDMI inputs, but if it varies from the default you must make a change to the inputs setting, as
shown on page 18.
Even when HDMI inputs are used, it is important to make sure that a component or composite video connection is made between the AVR and your display. This is needed to view both the setup menus and onscreen messages, and to view other (non-HDMI) video sources. The AVR does not convert analog video signals to HDMI.

It is quite obvious that the 142 has absolutely no processing capabilities of the signals it receives over HDMI. Unbelievable !!!

Cheers

 

[goyal.sanchit]

sanchit, try symphony in sec-8 for denon and melody house sec 17/sec 35 for yamaha for audition purposes.
sukhjit

Hi I have checked yamaha. Didnt quite liked the sound. Can you please tell where is symphony in sec 8?