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(30-Jan-2021, 10:33)Lee inseok Wrote: Thank you very much.
In fact, it was difficult to receive accurate information because there were few users using Dante equipment in Korea.
It was very helpful.
Right now, I am configuring using 3 Gold, 2 Silver and ADC, and I will try to configure the system using DANTE soon after hearing your advice.
That's going to sound amazing. Do share pictures when you have it up and running.
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(12-Aug-2019, 18:21)njaiswal Wrote: (12-Aug-2019, 01:35)romgmz Wrote: (23-Jul-2019, 18:42)ogs Wrote: $300 a piece! That is a hefty price... but if the sound is good it is worth it I guess. You finally have a proper MCH system with Phantoms.
Hi, did you buy them directly from audinate or Devialet? Is there any latency on the sound that you notice? ( to be used with movies )
Thank you!
Rom I bought the dongles form an AV integrator that works with Devialet for large installations (http://www.sensoriumavr.com/). I found them before Devialet recommended them through a CEPro article describing their installation at a mansion in NY.
@ njaiswal Thanks for the info. I just ordered a set of these from senoriumavr. I will be using them with the JBL SDP-55.
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(09-Feb-2021, 06:13)mingfang Wrote: (12-Aug-2019, 18:21)njaiswal Wrote: (12-Aug-2019, 01:35)romgmz Wrote: Hi, did you buy them directly from audinate or Devialet? Is there any latency on the sound that you notice? ( to be used with movies )
Thank you!
Rom I bought the dongles form an AV integrator that works with Devialet for large installations (http://www.sensoriumavr.com/). I found them before Devialet recommended them through a CEPro article describing their installation at a mansion in NY.
@njaiswal Thanks for the info. I just ordered a set of these from senoriumavr. I will be using them with the JBL SDP-55.
@ mingfang I’d really appreciate if you can post your results with the JBL SDP-55! I’m thinking about going the Dante road and the JBL SDP-55 is interesting.
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(09-Feb-2021, 06:13)mingfang Wrote: (12-Aug-2019, 18:21)njaiswal Wrote: (12-Aug-2019, 01:35)romgmz Wrote: Hi, did you buy them directly from audinate or Devialet? Is there any latency on the sound that you notice? ( to be used with movies )
Thank you!
Rom I bought the dongles form an AV integrator that works with Devialet for large installations (http://www.sensoriumavr.com/). I found them before Devialet recommended them through a CEPro article describing their installation at a mansion in NY.
@njaiswal Thanks for the info. I just ordered a set of these from senoriumavr. I will be using them with the JBL SDP-55.
OMG! You have to tell us how it works! I'm dying to get one but am hesitating because of the issues I've been reading about on avsforums ( https://www.avsforum.com/threads/jbl-syn...8/page-213) There seems to be an ongoing concern about Dante not working...
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I received the three Dante dongles I ordered today.
They are physically beautiful.
They are made of solid metal and are tiny.
And for $300 each they are a bargain compared to the brands.
For testing I ran Audinate Dante Via Mac to send music to my Reactor 900.
Compared to my old setup of AV Receive -> ADC -> Toslink -> Reactor, there is almost no idle noise.
I used to hear a hiss with volume around 70. Now there's only a slight hint of noise at 100. Amazing.
Also there's zero delay from when I press play to when I hear music. Unlike Airplay which has a 1-2 sec delay.
My JBL SDP-55 is arriving tomorrow and I will report back this weekend.
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(10-Feb-2021, 03:46)njaiswal Wrote: (09-Feb-2021, 06:13)mingfang Wrote: (12-Aug-2019, 18:21)njaiswal Wrote: I bought the dongles form an AV integrator that works with Devialet for large installations (http://www.sensoriumavr.com/). I found them before Devialet recommended them through a CEPro article describing their installation at a mansion in NY.
@njaiswal Thanks for the info. I just ordered a set of these from senoriumavr. I will be using them with the JBL SDP-55.
OMG! You have to tell us how it works! I'm dying to get one but am hesitating because of the issues I've been reading about on avsforums (https://www.avsforum.com/threads/jbl-syn...8/page-213) There seems to be an ongoing concern about Dante not working...
I received my JBL SDP-55 yesterday and played with it all night.
The good: Dante is amazing. It was easy to setup and works well.
The bad: Everything on the forum above is true, even with the latest firmware.
The ugly: Many times the remote just doesn't work. Sometimes I can't turn the unit on and when on sometimes some keys just don't register why other keys remain functional. This is inexcusable.
It is unusable at this point.
I don't recommend it.
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(13-Feb-2021, 17:27)mingfang Wrote: (10-Feb-2021, 03:46)njaiswal Wrote: (09-Feb-2021, 06:13)mingfang Wrote: @njaiswal Thanks for the info. I just ordered a set of these from senoriumavr. I will be using them with the JBL SDP-55.
OMG! You have to tell us how it works! I'm dying to get one but am hesitating because of the issues I've been reading about on avsforums (https://www.avsforum.com/threads/jbl-syn...8/page-213) There seems to be an ongoing concern about Dante not working...
I received my JBL SDP-55 yesterday and played with it all night.
The good: Dante is amazing. It was easy to setup and works well.
The bad: Everything on the forum above is true, even with the latest firmware.
The ugly: Many times the remote just doesn't work. Sometimes I can't turn the unit on and when on sometimes some keys just don't register why other keys remain functional. This is inexcusable.
It is unusable at this point.
I don't recommend it.
I just read this post https://www.avsforum.com/threads/jbl-syn...t-59623532 and learn that the remote behavior is a feature. It's a bad feature but the remote does work after pressing the "Amp" button each time I switch input.
I will now attempt to integrate it to my system.
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(13-Feb-2021, 21:09)mingfang Wrote: (13-Feb-2021, 17:27)mingfang Wrote: (10-Feb-2021, 03:46)njaiswal Wrote: OMG! You have to tell us how it works! I'm dying to get one but am hesitating because of the issues I've been reading about on avsforums (https://www.avsforum.com/threads/jbl-syn...8/page-213) There seems to be an ongoing concern about Dante not working...
I received my JBL SDP-55 yesterday and played with it all night.
The good: Dante is amazing. It was easy to setup and works well.
The bad: Everything on the forum above is true, even with the latest firmware.
The ugly: Many times the remote just doesn't work. Sometimes I can't turn the unit on and when on sometimes some keys just don't register why other keys remain functional. This is inexcusable.
It is unusable at this point.
I don't recommend it.
I just read this post https://www.avsforum.com/threads/jbl-syn...t-59623532 and learn that the remote behavior is a feature. It's a bad feature but the remote does work after pressing the "Amp" button each time I switch input.
I will now attempt to integrate it to my system.
Good news. My systems is now working.
Setup
Inputs: Apple TV - 2160p60, Fios TV One - 2160p30 + Passthrough audio setting
Output: LG HU85LA projector
Fronts: SDP-55 -> Devialet Dante adapter -> Devialet Silver in Optical Direct mode , 1 ms latency
Center: SDP-55 -> Devialet Dante adapter - > Devialet Reactor 900, 60 ms latency
Firmware
- SDP-55 v1.44, Dante v1.2
- Devialet Silver and Reactor v2.12.3
Minor Problems
- When watching Apple TV the screen blacks out once a while for a second. Doesn't happen often but still annoying
- Fios TV One does not work with the default 2160p60 setting.
Major Problems
- Dolby Atmos content starts with static noise. The noise goes away after about 2 seconds and audio is fine afterwards.
- Bluetooth and Airplay via the NET input on SDP-55 does not route any audio over Dante.
- The Amp button "feature" of the remote.
Future
- fix center latency by replacing with Reactor 900 Custom with direct Dante support
- add Audinate Dante to XLR adapter to subwoofer
- add Dante amplifier to pre-wired surrounds
I now recommend the JBL SDP-55 if you really want Dante.
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@ mingfang Hi! Were you able to test out Dirac? Did it provide an improvement? How are the tone controls? Are you able to tune the system?
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(17-Feb-2021, 13:02)njaiswal Wrote: @mingfang Hi! Were you able to test out Dirac? Did it provide an improvement? How are the tone controls? Are you able to tune the system?
I just did a quick run of DirecLive 3. I did encounter a few hiccups but it eventually worked and I got good results.
Here is my updated setup.
Fronts: SDP-55 -> Devialet Dante adapter -> Devialet Silver in Optical Direct mode , 1 ms latency
Center: SDP-55 -> Devialet Dante adapter - > Devialet Reactor 900, 60 ms latency Reactor 900 Custom w/Built-in Dante, 1 ms latency
Sub: SDP-55 -> Audinate Dante to XLR adapter -> MartinLogan Descent-i subwoofer
Calibration:
1-Connect the included USB calibration mic to my MacBook
2-Upon openning the DirecLive app, it will discover the JBL SDP-55 on the network
3-The first screen in the guided process is to adjust the volume of each speaker to about the same level
4-Then you choose between focused or diffused center. I picked diffused for family viewing
5-Then it guides you to measure up to 17 positions, it plays a calibration tone cycling to each speaker.
I did it for the first 3 positions(center, left, right) and opted to skipped the rest.
6-The measured results are displayed in a graph and I think you can adjust by dragging the line of the graph. I left it alone.
7-Finally you save the results to any of the 3 slots on the JBL SDP-55.
This step was not smooth. The SDP-55 appears to freeze/lock up with the status of "saving" or "exiting" from the Direc mode.
I had to physically power cycle the SDP-55 and then it worked.
8-To use the Direc results, you have to navigate to the each input on the SDP-55's web interface and choose the slot you saved in step #7
9-When Direc is active, you can't change the speaker type(large vs small).
But you can still adjust each speaker's distance and volume.
The result is good. I toggle Direc on and off to hear the difference and it is better with it on.
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