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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 25 for Windows => Topic started by: abcde on March 24, 2019, 02:52:46 pm

Title: Bitstreaming with S/PDIF or none
Post by: abcde on March 24, 2019, 02:52:46 pm

I am running MC 25 in Windows 10 connecting Chord Mojo using S/PDIF. The driver is Realtek digital output WASAPI.
Should I turn on Bitstreaming to (S/PDIF)? Both none and S/PDIF works for me but I found it sounds better with S/PDIF.
If I turn on S/PDIF, what does MC do?

Title: Re: Bitstreaming with S/PDIF or none
Post by: RD James on March 25, 2019, 02:59:03 am

Bitstreaming is used to output Dolby Digital and DTS tracks over an S/PDIF connection to an external decoder (AVR), rather than having Media Center decode these tracks to PCM which then requires a higher bandwidth connection like HDMI.
It's not applicable to a stereo DAC.