How to set up a LaserDisc player to a reciever to hear.

[ATARI800XLfan]

Hello. I currently have a Pioneer CLD-1070 player that does have a digital out. My question is do I just hook the digital out to a receiver then to speakers to hear the Digital sound or do I need another piece in-between the player and the receiver, if so is it common or propriety to the Laser-disc player. Thanks for your time.

[CRTGAMER]

Hello. I currently have a Pioneer CLD-1070 player that does have a digital out. My question is do I just hook the digital out to a receiver then to speakers to hear the Digital sound or do I need another piece in-between the player and the receiver, if so is it common or propriety to the Laser-disc player. Thanks for your time.

Are you talking about the Optical output or do you have a AC3 port?

AC3 is proprietary. As for the TOSLINK, if your receiver does not have an Optical input just use the analog output of the Laser Player. You can still utilize the Digital Sound channel converted by the player to you analog receiver.

This may be of interest: Laser Disc Guide: The Forgotten Jog Shuttle Dial
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 40#p232140

The best feature of Laser Discs, the rock solid Jog-Shuttle scan!

[ATARI800XLfan]

Hello. I currently have a Pioneer CLD-1070 player that does have a digital out. My question is do I just hook the digital out to a receiver then to speakers to hear the Digital sound or do I need another piece in-between the player and the receiver, if so is it common or propriety to the Laser-disc player. Thanks for your time.

Are you talking about the Optical output or do you have a AC3 port?

AC3 is proprietary. As for the TOSLINK, if your receiver does not have an Optical input just use the analog output of the Laser Player. You can still utilize the Digital Sound channel converted by the player to you analog receiver.

This may be of interest: Laser Disc Guide: The Forgotten Jog Shuttle Dial
http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopi ... 40#p232140

The best feature of Laser Discs, the rock solid Jog-Shuttle scan!

Mine is the Optical output. The reciever I am looking at which is a Kenwood does have a Digital input, the square slot that the center shape moves in. When you say the analog receiver can still utilize the digital sound channel without a tos link do you mean even if I use the normal red and white cables I can still listen to the digital sound without having to change it to analog on the LaserDisc player. What is a TosLink. Not very skilled at sound systems. Bought Goldeneye without knowing about the Digital sound with analog being commentary. What are the ways of setting up and hearing the Digital sound, will it only work with a receiver. Just started collection LaserDisc. Will AC3 work with just a TOSLINK cable and a receiver or do I need a RF demodulator or anything like that. Not sure if mine has a AC-3 RF out, is currently at college house. Will check this weekend when I am there. Is a LCD-1070 capable of AC-3? Would something like this work for AC-3. What is the difference with DTS, is it just digital sound, seeing as Jurassic Park has digital. Will it work with just a TOSLINK and not need a demodulator or do only certain players support it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/AC3-DTS-5-1-Dolby-D ... 19c415a7ee

here is another page I found about DTS.

http://www.precisionlaserdisc.com/newfaq.html

[CRTGAMER]

Mine is the Optical output. The reciever I am looking at which is a Kenwood does have a Digital input, the square slot that the center shape moves in. When you say the analog receiver can still utilize the digital sound channel without a tos link do you mean even if I use the normal red and white cables I can still listen to the digital sound without having to change it to analog on the LaserDisc player. What is a TosLink. Not very skilled at sound systems. Bought Goldeneye without knowing about the Digital sound with analog being commentary. What are the ways of setting up and hearing the Digital sound, will it only work with a receiver. Just started collection LaserDisc. Will AC3 work with just a TOSLINK cable and a receiver or do I need a RF demodulator or anything like that. Not sure if mine has a AC-3 RF out, is currently at college house. Will check this weekend when I am there. Is a LCD-1070 capable of AC-3? Would something like this work for AC-3. What is the difference with DTS, is it just digital sound, seeing as Jurassic Park has digital. Will it work with just a TOSLINK and not need a demodulator or do only certain players support it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/AC3-DTS-5-1-Dolby-D ... 19c415a7ee

here is another page I found about DTS.

http://www.precisionlaserdisc.com/newfaq.html

TOSLINK is the same thing as Optical. Since your receiver has that, it is the best route. Your player will default to Digital sound if you use the Optical cable or the regular RCA output. Optical is the cleanest signal. AC3 will only work if you have an AC3 output on the player.

[ATARI800XLfan]

Mine is the Optical output. The reciever I am looking at which is a Kenwood does have a Digital input, the square slot that the center shape moves in. When you say the analog receiver can still utilize the digital sound channel without a tos link do you mean even if I use the normal red and white cables I can still listen to the digital sound without having to change it to analog on the LaserDisc player. What is a TosLink. Not very skilled at sound systems. Bought Goldeneye without knowing about the Digital sound with analog being commentary. What are the ways of setting up and hearing the Digital sound, will it only work with a receiver. Just started collection LaserDisc. Will AC3 work with just a TOSLINK cable and a receiver or do I need a RF demodulator or anything like that. Not sure if mine has a AC-3 RF out, is currently at college house. Will check this weekend when I am there. Is a LCD-1070 capable of AC-3? Would something like this work for AC-3. What is the difference with DTS, is it just digital sound, seeing as Jurassic Park has digital. Will it work with just a TOSLINK and not need a demodulator or do only certain players support it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/AC3-DTS-5-1-Dolby-D ... 19c415a7ee

here is another page I found about DTS.

http://www.precisionlaserdisc.com/newfaq.html

TOSLINK is the same thing as Optical. Since your receiver has that, it is the best route. Your player will default to Digital sound if you use the Optical cable or the regular RCA output. Optical is the cleanest signal. AC3 will only work if you have an AC3 output on the player.

so If I have a movie like Goldeneye that says AC3 on the front and mine does not support AC3 I can't listen to it then, seeing as the analog is commentary. If I use Optical I do not need a demodulator or anything between the player and the receiver. Is DTS digital? A receiver will work even if it does not have a spot specifically specified for LaserDisc right. The Digital in is labeled CD/DVD on the one I am looking at. Would this be a good receiver, what are some you would recommend.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-VSX-36TX-Di ... 20baee92e1

[CRTGAMER]

So If I have a movie like Goldeneye that says AC3 on the front and mine does not support AC3 I can't listen to it then, seeing as the analog is commentary. If I use Optical I do not need a demodulator or anything between the player and the receiver. Is DTS digital? A receiver will work even if it does not have a spot specifically specified for LaserDisc right. The Digital in is labeled CD/DVD on the one I am looking at. Would this be a good receiver, what are some you would recommend.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-VSX-36TX-Di ... 20baee92e1

That amp is a beauty! There is also a Laser Disc Elite model that would be a perfect match. Just go with the Optical connection with the DVD input at the amp. Even Golden Eye and the DTS encoded discs will sound sweet in Digital sound. Wait till you try scan and slow motion with a Laser Disc.

Did you read my Laser Guide linked in my first reply at the top? Some good info there.

[ATARI800XLfan]

So If I have a movie like Goldeneye that says AC3 on the front and mine does not support AC3 I can't listen to it then, seeing as the analog is commentary. If I use Optical I do not need a demodulator or anything between the player and the receiver. Is DTS digital? A receiver will work even if it does not have a spot specifically specified for LaserDisc right. The Digital in is labeled CD/DVD on the one I am looking at. Would this be a good receiver, what are some you would recommend.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-VSX-36TX-Di ... 20baee92e1

That amp is a beauty! There is also a Laser Disc Elite model that would be a perfect match. Just go with the Optical connection with the DVD input at the amp. Even Golden Eye and the DTS encoded discs will sound sweet in Digital sound. Wait till you try scan and slow motion with a Laser Disc.

Did you read my Laser Guide linked in my first reply at the top? Some good info there.

Okay, so as long as I go digital listening to any LaserDisc should not be a problem. Will probably go with Pioneer speakers as well and maybe a Pioneer L-88FS record player to finish it off, now I will just need a cabinet or shelf system for all of this. Yes I did skim the link. Thanks for the help again, have never set up a sound system or receiver.

[ATARI800XLfan]

I did have one last question though, when I use the receiver I plug in the Optical into the receiver and do I just connect the video from the LaserDisc into the tv like normal or does that also need to go into the receiver.

[CRTGAMER]

I did have one last question though, when I use the receiver I plug in the Optical into the receiver and do I just connect the video from the LaserDisc into the tv like normal or does that also need to go into the receiver.

The video cable goes directly to the TV. If your TV supports it, get a SVideo cable for a better pic. If no SVideo then go ahead and use the yellow composite video cable.

Optical Cable - Laser Player to Receiver

SVideo - Laser Player to TV

Red and White Audio - Laser Player to TV

So why also hookup the audio cables to the TV? So the TV speakers will also be on when watching a Laser movie, adds to the "Surround" of the sound in the room.

[isiolia]

I did have one last question though, when I use the receiver I plug in the Optical into the receiver and do I just connect the video from the LaserDisc into the tv like normal or does that also need to go into the receiver.

If it's an A/V receiver, you can run to the receiver first, then the receiver has an out that runs to the TV. It doesn't need to do that, but typically a receiver will have more inputs on it than a TV, plus you have the convenience of only needing to change input devices on the receiver.

Main reason not to run through the receiver would be if it doesn't support better connections. The Pioneer receiver linked does S-Video, and has a couple Component inputs to boot...so running video through the receiver would probably make sense.


The receiver linked would be solid for anything prior to HD video. Current audio codecs for Blu-ray require using HDMI (unless you had a player with internal decoding and full multi-channel out), as does 1080p video output. Not so much a technical limitation as a copy protection one, but still...