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In Reply to: RE: Is an Integra DTC-9.8 pre/pro a good step up over a Denon receiver? posted by Dalton on March 28, 2008 at 13:32:02
It seems Onkyo and Yamaha are using a defective DTS-HD MA decoder in their processors. If you want to or eventually will have a Blu-ray player streaming the lossless audio codecs to this processor, make sure this model does not have the defective decoder in it. Denon, Pioneer and Sony use a different decoder and this problem is not applicable to their processors.
Below is a link to a thread describing the
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I just updated the firmware on my Integra, but have yet to reincorporate it into my system. I did notice the DTS noise problem when playing the Eagles HD-DVD on a Toshiba XA-2. It scared the hell out of me when it happened, as I was playing it loud. So the problem was definitely native to the Integra DTC-9.8.
They don't make upgrading these things easy. The DSP upgrade had to be done via a .wav file burned to a CD and played specifically through the toslink input 1. Took me a while to actually find an old optical cable (Does anyone still use those?). The main system upgrade had to be done via an RS232 link. And doing the upgrades caused the processor to default to factory settings - meaning I'll have to spend a couple hours resetting and calibrating it again. That's why I'm not looking forward to tearing apart my system again to put it back in.
Hopefully the updates to the DSP and main system firmware will solve the "DTS noise bomb" (as it is being called) as well as the significant audio lag when changing sources. Otherwise, it goes back to the store and I wait for someone to finally get HDMI audio right for a change.
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The Integra 9.8 is using the same TI chip that the other receivers/processors are using. There is an Integra thread at AVS Forum: you might want to read it. And in my post, there is a link to the discs that are confirmed to exhibit more "bang for your buck" (check the time codes) when DTS-HD Master Audio is bitstreamed from any Blu-ray or HD DVD player to this TI chip.
Onkyo Germany has put out a firmware update for the European models and the problem, so far, seems to have been fixed. Onkyo USA should be doing the same for their customers.
Maybe so. However, of those on the list I only have (and have played without incident) "Close Encounters".
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The BD-30 does not have any internal decoders, and with the 9.8 one does not need them. I bitstream from the BD-30 to the 9.8. The only source connections to the 9.8 are HDMI. This is where the piece shines. The analog inputs are to be avoided (at least in my system). I confirmed this with my vinyl setup (LP12 to Linto to 9.8).
BTW, my 555ES and Denon 2900 are now retired (may be used in a second system in the future). Based on Kal's review and other postings at AVR, I am now using the Oppo 980 for SACD, DVD-A, DVD, and CD. Like it a lot.
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