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I have a Panasonic RP-62 DVD player. I was curious as to how I can improve my surrond sound. It doesn't have an internal decoder, so it relies on my Sony to decode the digital output through optical out. I used to have a Toshiba SD3750 and returned it, on that one it had a decoder and Dolby Digital 2/0 was displayed on my Sony. Now with the Panasonic player it shows Dolby Digital 3/2 whatever that means, and it sounds alot different. The music is much quieter, which I don't like. Its set right now to Bitstream, and it says to change it to PCM if it doesn't detect the Dolby properly. What do you guys suggest to improve this. Is it crappy output from my DVD player?
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Whilst agreeing with Sam M here is something else to considerIf your gear supports it I recommend going with a coaxial digital connection as opposed to optical.
Sound quality will improve as less signal conversion will occur plus
coax has better connectors. If your gear does not support coax and you have no intention of changing in the near future I have found the Van Den Hul Optocoupler to be the best of the opticals out there.
Happy watching (and listening)
3/2 is Dolby Digital 5.1.... PCM will be your stereo output.You should spend time with the Avia or Video Essentials and an SPL meter to correctly set the output levels of each channel.... this way you will get the 'correct' output for music and surround based on how the DVD was mixed. In surround, music is sometimes only part of it, the center channel is very important and the rear channels are not as heavily utilized but for special Fx (typically).
Also, look at your amp specs.... Sony typically has higher output in stereo mode than surround (like 120W/ch in stereo vs 100W/ch surround).
Surround sound is a very different beast than stereo...
Sam
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