It appears this problem has been fixed with a firmware update.

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Posted by Dalton on April 12, 2008 at 19:18:55

In Reply to: check for a possible lossless audio problem posted by Joe Murphy Jr on March 28, 2008 at 22:29:13:

I just updated the firmware on my Integra, but have yet to reincorporate it into my system. I did notice the DTS noise problem when playing the Eagles HD-DVD on a Toshiba XA-2. It scared the hell out of me when it happened, as I was playing it loud. So the problem was definitely native to the Integra DTC-9.8.

They don't make upgrading these things easy. The DSP upgrade had to be done via a .wav file burned to a CD and played specifically through the toslink input 1. Took me a while to actually find an old optical cable (Does anyone still use those?). The main system upgrade had to be done via an RS232 link. And doing the upgrades caused the processor to default to factory settings - meaning I'll have to spend a couple hours resetting and calibrating it again. That's why I'm not looking forward to tearing apart my system again to put it back in.

Hopefully the updates to the DSP and main system firmware will solve the "DTS noise bomb" (as it is being called) as well as the significant audio lag when changing sources. Otherwise, it goes back to the store and I wait for someone to finally get HDMI audio right for a change.

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Topic - Is an Integra DTC-9.8 pre/pro a good step up over a Denon receiver? - Dalton 13:32:02 03/28/08 (11)

check for a possible lossless audio problem - Joe Murphy Jr 22:29:13 03/28/08 (6)

It appears this problem has been fixed with a firmware update. - Dalton 19:18:55 04/12/08 (0)

I have both the 9.8 and BD-30--No DTS-related issues (nt) - Real 10:58:55 03/29/08 (4)

yours is affected - Joe Murphy Jr 16:31:58 03/29/08 (3)

RE: yours is affected - Real 18:08:25 03/29/08 (2)

Do you have your player decode the DTS HD MA? Or do you send the bitstream to the Integra for decoding? NT - Jazz Inmate 00:27:11 03/30/08 (1)

RE: Do you have your player decode the DTS HD MA? Or do you send the bitstream to the Integra for decoding? NT - Real 08:38:35 03/30/08 (0)

If you have any intention of using HDMI, the Integra is a very practical choice NT - Jazz Inmate 22:15:27 03/28/08 (0)

RE: Is an Integra DTC-9.8 pre/pro a good step up over a Denon receiver? - Kal Rubinson 15:12:00 03/28/08 (2)

Thanks Kal... - Dalton 16:39:29 03/28/08 (1)

RE: Thanks Kal... - Real 11:02:48 03/29/08 (0)

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It appears this problem has been fixed with a firmware update. - Dalton 19:18:55 04/12/08 (0)

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