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Joe Murphy Jr

In Reply to: RE: Not with my Pioneer... posted by Russell on January 12, 2009 at 16:20:12

"Any Blu-ray player that can decode the new codecs will have the option to down-mix the multi-channel audio to analog stereo, if that's what is preferred or needed."

It's in my above post and is a continuation of answers re: players which are able to decode the advanced audio codecs. Your Pioneer is not one that can decode the new codecs; therefore, "Not with my Pioneer" is irrelevant to this topic.

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Well.... - Russell 22:58:02 01/12/09 (4)
My Pioneer admittedly doesn't decode DTS-MA (it can pass it as bitstream via HDMI only) but it can decode Dolby TrueHD to PCM and pass it via HDMI (in addition to passing the native bitstream, of course). It just doesn't convert that PCM signal for the analog outputs, which is too bad...
- need a link - Joe Murphy Jr 18:16:58 01/13/09 (3)
  That's way too retarded for a manufacturer to even think about. If it can decode the Dolby TrueHD soundtrack to PCM for HDMI, there's no reason it can't output the PCM converted to analog via the analog outputs.
  
  If you can provide a link to the section of the thread at AVS Forum where this is discussed, I'd appreciate it.
  - Here ya go... - Russell 22:43:04 01/13/09 (2)
    I agree--it's pretty retarded. Start with the post below and read on for the next couple of pages or so. Lots of back-and-forth discussion and expressions of disbelief/disappointment.
    
    I've got a question for you: are there any pre/pros out there that will properly decode all the advanced codecs via HDMI and send a 2-channel downmixed signal to its stereo analog outputs? I'm feeding my Pioneer BD player into a Musical Fidelity A3.5 stereo integrated amp (via the analog outs, of course) and don't want to replace the amp or the BD player. If I can find a decent pre/pro that I can connect between the two, I should be able to take full advantage (albeit in only 2 channels) of the advanced audio codecs.
    
    Thanks,
    Russell
    - http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=13603931#post13603931 (Open in New Window)
    - read 5 pages - Joe Murphy Jr 18:54:46 01/14/09 (1)
      My take: it's just speculation based on what is probably poor translation from Pioneer of the player's capabilities. There is no logical reason to perform such a backward-ass function when the player decodes PCM to analog. If it can decode Dolby TrueHD to PCM, it can output that PCM converted to analog. Unless Walkamo (or another Pioneer rep) confirms such retardation, the AVS members are full of shit.
      
      I'll see if I can find a pre/pro that you can use. Does it have to be a pre/pro or can it be a decode-to-PCM-to-analog box? And, budget?
      - RE: read 5 pages - Russell 20:04:14 01/14/09 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: read 5 pages posted by Joe Murphy Jr on January 14, 2009 at 18:54:46
        
        Thanks, Joe--I hope you're right! What I'm looking for doesn't have to be a pre/pro; a standalone DAC would do just fine, and probably preferable for my needs as long as it can downmix to 2 channels. I'm just casually shopping around at this point, so I just want to see what's out there. I don't really have a budget for such an item, but I suppose anything under $1000 (preferably well under) would be great.
        
        Thanks again,
        Russell

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