Video Asylum

Posted by jamesh (i) on October 25, 2000 at 06:43:55:

In Reply to: Adding DVD to a High-End 2-Channel system posted by Mike D on October 24, 2000 at 10:57:48:

Recently I purchased a Pioneer DV-05 DVD player with the same purpose in mind. I had been running my VCR into my 2 channel stereo system and thought a DVD would sound much better. My system is an Audio Refinement Complete with Snell Type C speakers. I did side by side comparisons and the VCR input was more dynamic and had better bass. Another thread on the forum earlier has mentioned this phenomenon also. Something is lost when a DVD has to translate to analogue audio.The DVD does come with a couple of sound effects that did no do a whole lot for me. I do like the picture of the DVD player. It puts a VCR to shame. As far as surround sound effects go, I already was getting some of that effect with just my two Snell's . I don't know how many times my wife and I would be sitting there and turn to each other and say WOW. The effects would sound like they were behind us or way off to the side. This was with the VCR. My DVD experience is too new to tell if it will do the same thing.I wrote this just to tell you that in my case the VCR to DVD conversion may not improve your sound as much as you would hope. I presume that if one had a 5.1 system the sound would be much better.