Audio decode question

[blkhrt]

I just posted this in the home theater thread, but then realized this might be the better place for it. Not sure about how to delete the other thread...

I am hoping that someone with more experience and knowledge can help me. I am currently using an LGBD390 as my player and a Pioneer VSX 9040TXH receiver. The player is set to Primary Pass-Thru on both HDMI and SPDIF, with a sampling frequency of 192Khz. Normally, I can keep my receiver on Auto Surround, and the proper HD audio format will be the default. However, every once and a while it doesn't select the proper format. Usually this happens on Criterion disks, where I will have to search around through the different receiver options until I can find the HD audio, and sometimes I can never find it. For example, I was watching Harold and Maude last night, and could never get the audio right.

Can anyone suggest a better way to set up my player and/or receiver so that the HD audio will automatically be the default, even on Criterion titles?

Thanks in advance!

[krazeyeyez]

Correct me if i am wrong harold and maude only has the uncompressed tracks. BTW there is no surround on this just the original mono and a 2.0 mix.

If your problem is with some earlier titles, for some reason many blu-rays released 2007-2008 defaulted to the lossy track and you must select the lpcm/lossless tracks through the audio menu unless i am misunderstanding your specific problem.

[BigAl87]

krazeyeyez is right, you have to change your audio through the your bluray player in fact and you don't really have to go trough the audio menu, all you have to do is press the audio button on the remote of your bluray player.

Let us us know if that was helpful.

[Remo]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

I just posted this in the home theater thread, but then realized this might be the better place for it. Not sure about how to delete the other thread...

I am hoping that someone with more experience and knowledge can help me. I am currently using an LGBD390 as my player and a Pioneer VSX 9040TXH receiver. The player is set to Primary Pass-Thru on both HDMI and SPDIF, with a sampling frequency of 192Khz. Normally, I can keep my receiver on Auto Surround, and the proper HD audio format will be the default. However, every once and a while it doesn't select the proper format. Usually this happens on Criterion disks, where I will have to search around through the different receiver options until I can find the HD audio, and sometimes I can never find it. For example, I was watching Harold and Maude last night, and could never get the audio right.

Can anyone suggest a better way to set up my player and/or receiver so that the HD audio will automatically be the default, even on Criterion titles?

Thanks in advance!

I did a quick read of the manuals for your AVR and BDP, Its seems as if you are set up correctly.

Not all blu-rays default to HD audio. Check the audio option in disc menu before playing? This may be the culprit?

edit: Wow I was late to the party it seems. While I was off researching two other people posted, I should have refreshed the page before making my post

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by Remo

I did a quick read of the manuals for your AVR and BDP, Its seems as if you are set up correctly.

Not all blu-rays default to HD audio. Check the audio option in disc menu before playing? This may be the culprit?

edit: Wow I was late to the party it seems. While I was off researching two other people posted, I should have refreshed the page before making my post

Correct! (they should IMO, but they don't).

[blkhrt]

Thanks for the feedback, but even when I select the audio from the blu menu it isn't correct. On Harold and Maude, when I selected the mono track I would get sound from all three front speakers, and not just the center channel. Sorry I wasn't clear before.

Edit: In other words, no matter what setting I selected on the receiver, I could not get just mono sound through the center channel, which I am able to do with most non-Criterion titles. Normally I can find a setting that will display PCM on the receiver and play the selected LPCM audio, but couldn't this time.

[Tech-UK]

Originally Posted by blkhrt

Thanks for the feedback, but even when I select the audio from the blu menu it isn't correct. On Harold and Maude, when I selected the mono track I would get sound from all three front speakers, and not just the center channel. Sorry I wasn't clear before.

Edit: In other words, no matter what setting I selected on the receiver, I could not get just mono sound through the center channel, which I am able to do with most non-Criterion titles.

As you have a Pioneer receiver, set it to Pure Direct, this should play only whats encoded on the disc, i.e. number of channels. Different receivers handle mono differently, have a look at the receivers manual regarding any setting relating to mono tracks. I know there is a setting for Dolby Mono tracks, whether or not there are any other settings, I cannot remember.

[blkhrt]

Originally Posted by Tech-UK

As you have a Pioneer receiver, set it to pure Direct, this should play only whats encoded on the disc, i.e. number of channels. Different receivers handle mono differently, have a look at the receivers manual regarding any setting relating to mono tracks. I know there is a setting for Dolby Mono tracks, whether or not there are any other settings, I cannot remember.

Great, thanks. I don't remember if I tried that with Harold and Maude, but I will try that tonight.

[BIslander]

Select TrueHD on the disc audio menu.