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Best output with MC
fitbrit:
--- Quote from: jmone on November 11, 2011, 07:34:44 pm ---SPDIF will be an issue if you want Multi Channel HD Audio (either decoded or bitstreamed) as this connection type is limited to a max of 2ch PCM for decoded audio or 5.1 DTS/DD for bitstreaming. So to expand of fitbrit's questions, do you play anything with Multi Channel HD Audio (typically from Blu-ray discs, files or rips but I do have some HD Multi Channel FLAC as well)?
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The original problem was Mr. maid complains that his music sounds terrible; I assumed that it would be 2-channel and not a problem for spdif. jmone is absolutely right about spdif's limitations when it comes to HD audio for movies - LPCM, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA, and more rarely multi-channel FLAC. It shouldn't be a night and day difference between these and DD/DTS for most people with normal hearing, although there is hopefully an audible improvement going to HD audio.
jmone:
So the S/PDIF spec is limited to 2ch PCM (eg from a CD), and up to 5.1 DD or DTS (eg from a DVD). It can not carry for example 5.1 PCM or Any of the newer "HD" audio formats like DTS-HD, TrueHD, DD+ that are typically found on Blu-ray discs. To carry these you need either HDMI (which your receiver does not have) but it does have "6-Channel Input for DVD-Audio/SACD" which will do just fine for all formats if you use MC to decode all audio and then send it out these connections. You would only consider this if you wanted to have MC decode all your audio, do it's DSP work on the PC the send it to your receiver just for amplification (eg you would not use any of the DSP features in the receiver).
Forgetting all of that however for a second....nothing will make a poor quality MP3 (or outher source) sound any good IMO.
fitbrit:
--- Quote from: maid on November 11, 2011, 07:34:31 pm ---Mp3 5.1 Kenwood with sub woofer.
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It could be that your mp3s are low bitrate (quality). mp3 files take up very little disk space, but they are what's known as lossy audio, as opposed to lossless or HD audio.
It could be that your speakers aren't the best, which is likely, but they are probably okay for mp3 playback.
Does your receiver have a stereo or direct mode, with or without subwoofer? You could try that. Or even all channel stereo if you want to be enveloped in sound. I also don't mind Dolby ProLogicII(x) Music as a DSP for some types of music.
kensn:
Does it sound better from a cd being played in a cd player? What is his reference to the bad sound quailty... Does it sound better from a different source on the same setup?
maid:
So if I get this correct.
If we get rid of the spdif connection and use the 6 channel input all my newly ripped bluray movies will play better using mc for everything??
and what format should I rip our CDs?
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