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I hooked up a Sony BX1 BD player that I got from Costco on Black Friday. I have a 52 inch Toshiba 120 Hz display and the BD is connected to it via HDMI. My Reciever is the Yamaha Rx-v730 that I use with pre-amp outs to a stand alone amp. I checked the Yamaha manual and it says that it will process 96Khz/24 bit signals. All the proper switches are set to digital and the Yamaha is operating though a coax digital cable. Everything appears to work fine; the DTS Digital lights come one, LFE good and it all sounds better than regular DVD 5.1 or 6.1 sound. My question is how much more will I hear with a processor/reciever with HDMI connection to get the DTS HD format? Is is just format? or more? Thanks.
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Usually, better components make for better sound (quality electronics and revealing speakers with proper setup). With an average system, you can expect about a 5% increase in sound quality. If you've got a really nice setup, you may be able to squeeze out close to a 10% sound quality boost. For the average person, even 10% probably isn't worth the added cost. For someone who values audio quality, a 10% increase in sound quality is the equivalent to aural Viagra -- ie, a major sonic erection.
Another plus for DTS-HD Master Audio, depending on the studio, is 7.1 vs 5.1 surround sound capability for those who can take advantage of it.
The rest of the HT gear is Sonance amp (ATI) at 160 watts x 5. Velodyne sub, PSB 4t main, PSB center and PSB dipoles for the rear. There is also a PSB rear center. It sounds good: solid image, depth, powerfull bass and rear info has the floating quality like you dont know where it came from. I am used to high end gear, I have a another 2 channel system; Music Reference, Vandersteen, McCormack ect. I did hear DTS HD sound on a friends HT system with Wilson Watt Puppies, with Dennon processor forget what amps. I it sounded good but when we compared it to DTS to DTS HD I was not really blown away with the difference. Seemed like the basics were there i.e. definition, depth, deep bass but with HD the same was there but arranged different if that makes any sense. I thought if I was not impressed with that then I don't think I am going to be. I like 6.1 when I can use it but BD does not support it. 7.1 is a waste of time to me. Maybe my hearing is jack up or I have just reached a point where I just want to enjoy the film and this is good enough. Thanks
Again, I have to stress setup. If even an average system is setup and calibrated properly, the difference should be heard. A better system will make the difference a bit more obvious.
As for 6.1 vs 7.1, I'm specifically addressing speaker layout -- not codecs. You never want to have a 6.1 speaker layout as this can introduce unwanted center/rear surround discontinuities (front/back reversal issues). Either the speaker layout is 5.1 or 7.1: avoid 6.1 configurations. In regard to 6.1 or 7.1 codecs, this gives the recording engineer 2 discrete rear surrounds as opposed to just 1. The advantages to this should be obvious, especially to someone who prefers a > 5.1 codec.
"Maybe my hearing is jack up or I have just reached a point where I just want to enjoy the film and this is good enough."
Sounds like you qualify for a job at Warner Bros.
And you should sell used cars.... :)
Before you asked the question, your mind was made up about the lossless audio codecs for Blu-ray (you felt they were no benefit to you). Why waste my time?
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