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DVD player audio through Coaxial S/PDIF

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I am restricted to Coaxial S/PDIF connection as I have a Linn AV5103 preamp that I use for vinyl and cd stereo listening primarily.
I want to upgrade to an HDDVD player but want to maximize audio while staying with the Linn preamp.

The Toshiba HD-XA2 has been recommended but to quote a review

"The HD-XA2 takes a slightly different tack. Instead of transcoding to DTS, it converts the signal to Dolby Digital 5.1 at that format's maximum bit rate of 640 kb/s. This is arguably inferior to the DTS method (Dolby advocates would disagree), but ensures greater backwards compatibility.

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RE: DVD player audio through Coaxial S/PDIF - TK421 12:46:01 12/31/07 (0)
Yes, the HD-XA2 downconverts all high-rez audio to 640kbps DD. The cheaper HD-A2 downconverts to 1.5mpbs DTS, but it only has a Toslink optical output. I own a PS3 (which also downconverts to 640 DD) and an HD-A2 and I cannot hear any differnce between the two. It is said that although DTS has a higher bitrate, Dolby has a more efficient compression scheme.

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