what audio soundtrack is best ?

[mgrimsley]

hello can anyone tell me what is the preferred choice of audio mix to use.

Dolby True HD, Dolby Digitial 5.1 or LPCM.

Sorry if this sounds stoopid but as a fairly new member learning the basics I just know you lot will help.

I have ordered the new Sony STR-DG820 a/v receiver and wish to know which audio set-up would be the best to use with this amp. Cheers guys.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by mgrimsley

hello can anyone tell me what is the preferred choice of audio mix to use.

Dolby True HD, Dolby Digitial 5.1 or LPCM.

Sorry if this sounds stoopid but as a fairly new member learning the basics I just know you lot will help.

I have ordered the new Sony STR-DG820 a/v receiver and wish to know which audio set-up would be the best to use with this amp. Cheers guys.

Dolby TrueHD and LPCM are lossless audio codecs and should sound the same. Dolby Digital is a lossy codec and was developed for movie theaters, Laser Discs, Digital TV, and DVD to save space. Read A Guide to Home Theater Audio CODECs for explanation of all the codecs.

[mgrimsley]

cheers big daddy. makes good bedtime reading i suppose :-)

[mgrimsley]

when i change my amp which supports hdmi audio will i notice a big difference between dolby true hd and dd 5.1 ?

[saprano]

Your avatar is hilarious! haha

and yes you will hear a difference....though a big one depends on the movie and how the studio encoded it.

[jdc115]

Originally Posted by mgrimsley

hello can anyone tell me what is the preferred choice of audio mix to use.

Dolby True HD, Dolby Digitial 5.1 or LPCM.

Sorry if this sounds stoopid but as a fairly new member learning the basics I just know you lot will help.

I have ordered the new Sony STR-DG820 a/v receiver and wish to know which audio set-up would be the best to use with this amp. Cheers guys.

In theory, there should not be a difference between Dobly True HD, LPCM and DTM HDMA. All will be better then Dolby Digital 5.1.

As your receiver supports all the HD audio, I don't think you have to worry. If you find disks that have more then 1 HD audio track then you can try to compare if there is one you prefer over the other.

For me, I have not been able to hear any difference between TrueHD, DTS HDMA, and LPMC but I never really tested it very much. As long as I can have 1 of the 3 on any particular movie then I am happy.

[mgrimsley]

chers big ears

[jdc115]

Originally Posted by mgrimsley

chers big ears

am I big ears?