RE: It depends

Posted by cfraser (A) on April 13, 2009 at 10:19:17

In Reply to: RE: It depends posted by vinylvin on April 13, 2009 at 09:18:30:

I would not even bother using analog cables to any AVR, mostly a waste of time IME. It's not what AVRs do best. Keep it digital/HDMI, so much easier. Now, if you had a good pre-pro that keeps a quality analog input in the analog domain, that's a different matter. As others said, it's mostly how good the gear is *after* the player output, whether analog or digital, that will be the main sonic difference.

I haven't seen any convincing (to me) evidence that a fancy HDMI cable improves the audio, when talking 3m or less. As usual, use a cable of quality you're comfortable with. I just use the cheapest Audioquest ones now as I can't tell any diff, and in fact the dirt-cheap Monoprice one I have seems just as good functionally but I like the AQ one's construction better.

One thing that is a bit "strange" about using HDMI for audio is that the bandwidth allocated for audio is set as a proportion of that used for video. So, if you want 7.1 lossless audio over HDMI, you have to make sure that the player is set for a high video rate. This typically only might be a problem if using a less-capable display while you're listening, because otherwise you'd just set the player to the highest video output rate (1080p) and not care what the picture is. It does matter for music on video discs though, since usually you need the display, and your display capability may not allow the audio rate you want over HDMI. Just something to watch out for, because the audio over HDMI can be automatically "degraded" without you being told...

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Topic - Analog or HDMI for HD Master audio - vinylvin 06:36:23 04/13/09 (15)

The DACs I want are going to cost money, whether they are in the player or in the prepro/Receiver. - oscar 14:29:45 04/15/09 (1)

I'm going back to pure analog for audio - racerguy 19:34:54 04/15/09 (0)

RE: Analog or HDMI for HD Master audio - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 13:47:31 04/14/09 (0)

It depends.. - ppopp 08:28:28 04/13/09 (6)

Nonsense. - Kal Rubinson 08:50:13 04/13/09 (5)

You are very trusting of the auto set-up. No surprise if you've paid for it. - ppopp 10:01:51 04/13/09 (4)

Incorrect logic. - Kal Rubinson 11:02:54 04/13/09 (3)

It's all about getting the sound most preferable to the user's ears. - ppopp 15:47:02 04/13/09 (2)

Your continued blather does not deserve further attention. (NT) - Kal Rubinson 16:01:27 04/13/09 (0)

RE: It's all about getting the sound most preferable to the user's ears. - cfraser 16:00:21 04/13/09 (0)

It depends - racerguy 08:24:51 04/13/09 (4)

RE: It depends - vinylvin 09:18:30 04/13/09 (3)

RE: It depends - cfraser 10:19:17 04/13/09 (2)

RE: It depends - vinylvin 12:34:33 04/13/09 (1)

RE: It depends - cfraser 15:45:17 04/13/09 (0)

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RE: It depends - cfraser 10:19:17 04/13/09 (2)

RE: It depends - vinylvin 12:34:33 04/13/09 (1)

RE: It depends - cfraser 15:45:17 04/13/09 (0)

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