Re: analog vs digital connection


"Mark D. Zacharias" <spammenot@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> <plew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Probably an old question but I haven't seen any msgs on the subject.
> >
> > Considering that the 5.1 DVD "universal" players that uses analog
> > connections for the 5.1 outputs & that the DTS & DD decoding is
> > decoced & passed as analog, is there a "real" difference in sonic
> > perception? especially for "non-golden" elderly ears?
> >
> > I acknowledge that there may be a theoretical advantage for a digital
> > connection over the analog cables.
> >
>
> The main advantage of having the 5.1 outputs on the dvd player is just if
> you happen to have a receiver which has discrete 5.1 inputs but which has
no
> digital input or cannot decode Dolby Digital or DTS signals. Most if not
all
> newer surround receivers have digital inputs and decode these formats, so
> dvd players with the discrete 5.1 outputs are increasingly rare.
>
I would say that the advantage to having 5.1 outputs would be not having to
replace your perfectly good two-channel amps with an often lower-quality
"audio/video" receiver with a cheap DD/DTS decoder and cheaper yet D/A
filter and/or converter(s). Not to mention RFI due to poor circuit board
layout or too many "features" being packed into one box.

The advantages of an A/V receiver as I see it have to do with controlling
the volume with one remote, plus being able to take the optical feed from
your DVD player which has no DD/DTS decoder and use all six speakers.
>
> Mark Z.
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>


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