DTS vs Dolby Digital for DVD-A music. Newbie Questions.

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I have some basic questions regarding DTS and Dolby Digital for listening to DVD-A discs. I own a grand total of 3 DVD-A discs and don't have much experience in this area.
My surround setup consists of a Denon DVD-2900 universal player coupled to a Denon 3803 receiver via coaxial digital connection only - no analog interconnects from the universal player to the receiver. The speaker arrangement is basic 5.1.
1) Is a basic 5.1 speaker arrangement sufficient / correct for DTS or does DTS rely on additional speakers?
2) I'm hearing multi-channel 'surround sound' in either Dolby Digital or DTS so what would be the advantage of using analog interconnects from the DVD-A player to the receiver - vs the single coaxial digital cable?
Even if my DTS setup isn't ideal, I think I liked the way it sounded better than Dolby Digital for playing back this particular DVD-A disc (Eagles - Hotel California). The DTS playback seemed to 'blend' the front channels better. With Dolby Digital it seems like I had distinct sound from each of the 3 front channels. The fidelity and dynamcis are great in either mode but somehow the Dolby Digital playback seemed almost artificial. I could enjoy either but I preferred DTS in this case.
Any comments?

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Topic - DTS vs Dolby Digital for DVD-A music. Newbie Questions. - AbeCollins 13:19:54 02/28/04 (9)

Re: DTS vs Dolby Digital for DVD-A music. Newbie Questions. - eric 07:09:55 03/06/04 (1)

DVD-A music!!!!! - Kal Rubinson 07:32:24 03/06/04 (0)

Re: DTS vs Dolby Digital for DVD-A music. Newbie Questions. - Kal Rubinson 08:41:50 03/05/04 (1)

Re: DTS vs Dolby Digital for DVD-A music. Newbie Questions. - AbeCollins 21:18:26 03/06/04 (0)

Re: DTS vs Dolby Digital for DVD-A music. Newbie Questions. - rico 09:41:48 02/29/04 (2)

>>>Bot DD and DTS have 6.1 and 7.1 versions as well.<<< - Joe Murphy Jr 10:39:03 02/29/04 (1)

Re: >>>Bot DD and DTS have 6.1 and 7.1 versions as well.<<< - rico 13:05:02 02/29/04 (0)

DTS - Joe Murphy Jr 17:36:48 02/28/04 (1)

Thanks Joe... - AbeCollins 08:34:19 02/29/04 (0)

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