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Was at HI-Fi 99 in Chicago and had a very nice discussion with the Sony
guys. Initially I was asking if Sony would offer a DTS output mod for the
Sony 3000. I expressed concern that if DTS decomes a neccesary thing I
wouldn't want to get rid of my Sony 3000 player (they don't make em like
they used to!) My answer from the Sony rep was very interesting. His
first comment was "DON'T get rid of your 3000! IT IS essentially a 7000.
It has the same performance." I always had a good feeling that this was
the case, but hearing it from the horses mouth was conformation! His next
answer was even more interesting! About DTS he said don't worry about it.
You will never see DTS take over DD (you will never need to have DTS if
it even survives). About the DTS output mod for the 3000 the rep said
they will not offer an upgrade, but that since the 3000/7000 was out
before the DTD DVD spec and that the 3000/7000 can pass out of DVD spec
digital signals (the high bitrate music on DVD spectacular) that a lot of
3000/7000 players might actually pass the DTS signal. Being very
skeptical I questioned him to make sure he was talking DTS DVD and not
DTS CD or the early DTS demos. I still pretty much don't think it will
work, but on the other hand... Has anyone actually tried to play a DTS
DVD on the Sony 3000/7000 players? What happened when you did?
playing the "Eagles: Hell Freezes Over" DTS DVD, on my Sony DVP-S3000 DVD player, and it does not pass the DTS signal. All I get is DPL. I have heard this same thing from others who have tried to play DTS DVDs.
While I like to go to the horse for answers all the time, I like to confirm some things from independent testing, especially since in audio this is available in magazines.
You should also check the June issue of Sound&Vision where they review 4 DVD players, Sony 530 being one of them. I don't have the review of the 7000 but this looks very good, along with the audio end.
DTS is dying a slow death. I would not agonize over it as you would not get a quantum benefit from it, just an equal benefit.
The DVD specacular music is in DD perceptual coding, therefore not lossless. The rate is around 440khz. But, DTS has its own code for the processor to recognize and pass on.
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