PCM vs. DD 5.1 Question

[JayAuritt]

Originally Posted by kurt vidal

jayauritt, dont let coolmilo confuse you. Since your PS3 doesnt have the analog outs, you will have to live with your optical out via bitstream to get your DD5.1 (that IS the best you'll do until u upgrade to a rcvr w/hdmi input). I'm not sure why you are hung up on a Yamaha though and you may not need to wait for a rcvr w/hdmi 1.3 if Sony upgrades the firmware to output some of the HD master audio. You may want to do some research on the denon 887 or 987, there are a few folks that just picked them up on these forums. The calibration setup that comes w/the denons is superior (audessy or something like that). I just picked up a avr-987 and after using the calibration setup I cant tell the difference between my living room and a real movie theatre!

I'm hung up on Yamaha because I'm on my 3rd receiver of theirs going back 15 years or so and all 3 are still working beautifully - I've only purchased new ones for upgrade purposes only. I love everything about their product, and even though I'm quite sure there are plenty of others out there that are just as good (and even better - many at a hefty price) I'd rather buy a unit in which I have absolute confidence. And it makes no sense to buy a receiver now in order to upgrade to HDMI when, with everything I hear, HDMI 1.3 receivers are just around the corner.