PS3 Audio question

[nmycon]

Is there any way to get the PS3 to output uncompressed 2.0 audio over RCA cables?

I've poked around online and most explanations are for getting 5.1 lossless over RCA (using a splitter to split the audio sent over HDMI to 6 analog cables).

My PS3 is in a small bedroom, so I have neither the space, nor the neighbors to allow me to go to 5.1. However, I would like to give uncompressed audio a try and was wondering if this could be achieved by setting the PS3 to output stereo audio over the RCA cables.

I have the two audio cables plugged into my reciever's multi-channel L/R jacks and it sounds fine.

Up until today, I've been sending the audio & video to my TV over HDMI, the audio goes back to the receiver over stereo RCA cables (should I want to use headphones or speakers).

Now, I have both of these connections in place, and have been switching back and forth and the sound sounds () quite similar...

[adamclark83]

The way I have my PS3 hooked up is by the AV cable which came with the system.

I have a splitter box to which the AV cable is connected then I have gotten another pair of RCA cables (yellow video separate from audio) and sent the video from the splitter to the TV and the audio from the splitter to my stereo.

[MoulinBlu]

Originally Posted by nmycon

Is there any way to get the PS3 to output uncompressed 2.0 audio over RCA cables?

I've poked around online and most explanations are for getting 5.1 lossless over RCA (using a splitter to split the audio sent over HDMI to 6 analog cables).

My PS3 is in a small bedroom, so I have neither the space, nor the neighbors to allow me to go to 5.1. However, I would like to give uncompressed audio a try and was wondering if this could be achieved by setting the PS3 to output stereo audio over the RCA cables.

I have the two audio cables plugged into my reciever's multi-channel L/R jacks and it sounds fine.

Up until today, I've been sending the audio & video to my TV over HDMI, the audio goes back to the receiver over stereo RCA cables (should I want to use headphones or speakers).

Now, I have both of these connections in place, and have been switching back and forth and the sound sounds () quite similar...

Any audio being output over composite (rca) cables is or already has been uncompressed. Only hdmi, digital coax, or optical connections can transfer compressed audio streams. If the audio option isn't PCM on the disc, the player or other device has to uncompress the compressed stream before outputting it over an analog path, such as composite. If it's a 6 or 8 channel signal the converting component must also convert it to 2-channel, which, in my experience, few players do well. If you're talking about an audio track that's native 2-channel and encoded as PCM on the disc, whether or not you'll actually hear the full uncompressed fidelity of the 2-channel PCM track will depend on other system and listening variables as well, like component design and build, room acoustics, and your hearing.

That said, unless you're living under the stairs like Harry Potter, no room is too small for 5.1. The smaller the room, the less amps you need to drive it.

[MoulinBlu]

Originally Posted by adamclark83

The way I have my PS3 hooked up is by the AV cable which came with the system.

I have a splitter box to which the AV cable is connected then I have gotten another pair of RCA cables (yellow video separate from audio) and sent the video from the splitter to the TV and the audio from the splitter to my stereo.

You do realize that rca cables can not transfer HD video, unless you're saying you're substituting a set of traditional yellow/white/red rca cables for component cables. But just a single yellow composite rca cable doesn't even do a good job transfering SD.