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Forum: Home Theater General Discussion 05-21-2013, 06:40 AM

Replies: 19 Aq as Important as PQ Views: 443 Posted By BIslander I hope you did more than add new wiring, which is... I hope you did more than add new wiring, which is unlikely to make any sort of difference in sound quality.

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-15-2013, 09:30 PM

Replies: 35 Confused on what YPAO is really doing for me. Views: 15,940 Posted By BIslander It's usually a good idea to set speakers to... It's usually a good idea to set speakers to SMALL, even when they are capabale of deep bass, because speakers need to be positioned for proper imaging, which may not be ideal for bass reproduction. ...

Forum: Receivers 05-13-2013, 11:56 PM

Replies: 2 DirecTV Genie into receiver vs TV Views: 220 Posted By BIslander If it is genuinely just pass through, there... If it is genuinely just pass through, there should be no difference. Are you using the same HDMI input on the TV when doing the comparison? If not, the setups of the two inputs may ne different.

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-09-2013, 08:59 PM

Replies: 204 Does PCM sometimes sound better compared to Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio? Views: 26,433 Posted By BIslander blu-raystats.com has filters where you can easily... blu-raystats.com has filters where you can easily produce comprehensive lists of discs based on video and audio specs.

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-09-2013, 01:51 PM

Replies: 204 Does PCM sometimes sound better compared to Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio? Views: 26,433 Posted By BIslander Very few discs have more than one English track. ... Very few discs have more than one English track. As explained in another thread of yours, early releases, before lossless codecs were widely available, often had PCM and DD 5.1. These days, discs...

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-09-2013, 02:17 AM

Replies: 650 Sticky: HOW TO GET: Uncompressed PCM, Dolby TrueHD & Dts-HD MASTER Audio Views: 177,573 Posted By BIslander It makes no difference in sound quality whether... It makes no difference in sound quality whether the decoding is done in the player or the receiver. Dolby and DTS are just different types of zip files used to save space on the disc. A TrueHD...

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-09-2013, 01:54 AM

Replies: 204 Does PCM sometimes sound better compared to Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio? Views: 26,433 Posted By BIslander And, not possible, actually. If you take the... And, not possible, actually. If you take the same soundtrack and put it on the disc as both PCM and as TrueHD or dts-MA, the output has to sound the same. I say "has to" because those codecs are...

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-09-2013, 01:45 AM

Replies: 650 Sticky: HOW TO GET: Uncompressed PCM, Dolby TrueHD & Dts-HD MASTER Audio Views: 177,573 Posted By BIslander The fat PS3 doesn't bitstream TrueHD or DTS-HD.... The fat PS3 doesn't bitstream TrueHD or DTS-HD. So, you can't use those Listening Modes on your receiver because the player can't send them. Set the PS3 to PCM and it will do the decoding. The...

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-05-2013, 09:21 PM

Replies: 18 Bluray player settings . PCM or Bitstream for Blurays? Views: 647 Posted By BIslander i think that depends on the player. Handling of... i think that depends on the player. Handling of DTS-ES and DD-EX content does not seem to be consistent among players.

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-05-2013, 09:17 PM

Replies: 18 Bluray player settings . PCM or Bitstream for Blurays? Views: 647 Posted By BIslander The default track is NOT 5.1 PCM. The default... The default track is NOT 5.1 PCM. The default track is always the same, regardless of the player settings, as the default is set when the disc is authored. So, if you simply play the disc without...

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-04-2013, 11:39 PM

Replies: 18 Bluray player settings . PCM or Bitstream for Blurays? Views: 647 Posted By BIslander He asked whether he should use bitstream or PCM... He asked whether he should use bitstream or PCM and you said bitstream. Here: The correct answer is that neither setting is better when it comes to the quality of the output. btw, PCM is not...

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-04-2013, 11:12 PM

Replies: 18 Bluray player settings . PCM or Bitstream for Blurays? Views: 647 Posted By BIslander OK. Perhaps you could have shared your knowledge... OK. Perhaps you could have shared your knowledge with the OP rather than incorrectly saying he needed to set his player to bitstream.

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-04-2013, 10:57 PM

Replies: 18 Bluray player settings . PCM or Bitstream for Blurays? Views: 647 Posted By BIslander The very early BD releases had DD 5.1 and 5.1 PCM... The very early BD releases had DD 5.1 and 5.1 PCM tracks for the reason explained in my earlier post. Warner Bros. started out using TrueHD as its lossless codec and chose to include a lossy DD 5.1...

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-04-2013, 10:27 PM

Replies: 18 Bluray player settings . PCM or Bitstream for Blurays? Views: 647 Posted By BIslander Your problem with Harry Potter is not the player... Your problem with Harry Potter is not the player setting, it's the track you selected to play. The original HP movies were mastered in the early days of Blu-ray, before lossless compression codecs...

Forum: Receivers 05-04-2013, 02:51 PM

Replies: 4 Now I see what all the fuss was about... Views: 677 Posted By BIslander I doubt it's lossless that makes the difference. ... I doubt it's lossless that makes the difference. If his old receiver was only eight months old, it likely had TrueHD and dts-MA decoding, too. Besides, the high bitrate lossy outputs from Blu-ray...

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-04-2013, 02:37 PM

Replies: 21 Right front speaker sounds higher and brighter than the left front speaker. Views: 600 Posted By BIslander Those +1 and +2 values are meaningless. All that... Those +1 and +2 values are meaningless. All that matters is the loudness at the listening position. You want the same SPL from all speakers where you sit. If you needed to set one speaker at...

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 05-03-2013, 02:40 PM

Replies: 8 Changed my crossover from 80hz to 100hz. Stay with 100hz? Views: 421 Posted By BIslander There's nothing magical about 80Hz. If 100Hz... There's nothing magical about 80Hz. If 100Hz sounds better to you on your equipment in your room, then that's where you should set the bass management crossover. Sent from my HTC6435LVW using...

Forum: Receivers 04-25-2013, 09:51 PM

Replies: 17 Str-dh820 issue Views: 1,015 Posted By BIslander Yes, there are two posters here, both of whom... Yes, there are two posters here, both of whom asked for help and then disappeared. btw, PCM and LPCM are the same. Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 2

Forum: Receivers 04-24-2013, 02:23 AM

Replies: 5 Reciever Help for Newbie Views: 455 Posted By BIslander You may be able to attach the speakers and... You may be able to attach the speakers and subwoofer. But, if the speakers are three or four ohms and if the sub is passive, probably not. Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 2

Forum: Receivers 04-24-2013, 01:57 AM

Replies: 17 Str-dh820 issue Views: 1,015 Posted By BIslander ?? busterbrown - he didn't say analog?? ... ?? busterbrown - he didn't say analog?? Sony players use the HDMI handshake to decide whether to decode themselves or which codec to bitstream. btw, the lossy core on Blu-ray is less...

Forum: Receivers 04-23-2013, 07:52 PM

Replies: 17 Str-dh820 issue Views: 1,015 Posted By BIslander busterbrown - Rupert305 says his receiver is... busterbrown - Rupert305 says his receiver is switching to analog, which has nothing to do with lossless and lossy codecs, and that his workaround to get some sort of sound only produces lossy audio. ...

Forum: Receivers 04-21-2013, 07:30 AM

Replies: 6 Just bought an Onkyo TX-NR414 Views: 540 Posted By BIslander Yes, get new speakers and a powered subwoofer. Yes, get new speakers and a powered subwoofer.

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 04-20-2013, 04:23 AM

Replies: 2 5.1 working from Home Theater DVD Player, but not PS3 .. :/ Views: 631 Posted By BIslander See you confident in that file you are using for... See you confident in that file you are using for a test? I'd try a DVD with test tones to see if they do the same odd channels. What happens if you use an optical cable directly from the PS3 to the...

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 04-18-2013, 02:09 AM

Replies: 7 Is it okay bumping my front speaker a dB higher ? Views: 572 Posted By BIslander Adjust the channel levels to whatever you like. ... Adjust the channel levels to whatever you like. You aren't going to hurt anything. Sent from my HTC6435LVW using Tapatalk 2

Forum: Audio Theory and Discussion 04-17-2013, 01:01 PM

Replies: 7 Is it okay bumping my front speaker a dB higher ? Views: 572 Posted By BIslander The channel output levels should match at the... The channel output levels should match at the listening position, which usually means the channel trims will not be the same. That's why they are there in the first place, so that you can make...

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