In Reply to: Well, there's a flood of good deals on HD today posted by Duilawyer on May 4, 2007 at 06:42:34:
Fortunately, it's a solution available to me. I was already using two (2) sets of six channel inputs on a MC analog preamp. One set for the SACD/DVD-A player and one set for the ancient preamp/processor for DD/DTS decoding. I special-ordered another 6 cable set to route the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD combo player 6 channel output to a a third set of six channel inputs to the preamp. I still have a 4th set of 6 channel inputs for another source. Granted, most people won't have this solution; I'm hoping for a full-featured Uber-Universal player which will play BLU-RAY, HD-DVD, SACD, DVD-A, etc... but I expect that one, if it ever exists), is at least a year away.You can get the DD/DTS sound through the optical; you won't get the TrueHD, DTS HD MA, and probably not the uncompressed PCM. Still, Any of the DTS HD discs will have a DTS 1.5MB core track which will sound better than anything you'll have with DVD (and playable via coax/optical) through your receiver's DD/DTS decoder).
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Follow Ups
- You just use the 2nd set of six channel analog inputs on your receiver. :0) - oscar 07:09:36 05/04/07 (4)
- I'll go coax, movie sound is not all that critical - Duilawyer 13:15:54 05/04/07 (1)
- Dolby digital sounds like mud once you've heard a good uncompressed PCM movie track. nt - oscar 13:29:18 05/04/07 (0)
- "I was already using two (2) sets of six channel inputs on a MC analog preamp." Might that be a c-j MET1? - jeffreybehr 11:10:42 05/04/07 (1)
- Nah... it's one of those sterile sounding SS preamps Meitner builds. - oscar 13:25:45 05/04/07 (0)