Posts by Flavius

I'm building my first home theater centered around a Panasonic 42" EDTV plasma and a Panasonic CP-72 DVD changer. In trying to come up with a good entry level audio system that will won't hurt the wallet much after my plasma...

Thank you Jorge! Now I get it! So a non-bistream PCM 96khz disc would be a rare item then?

"It won't, what you are talking about is straight PCM output. DTS is output as a bitstream. Two different animals." In English please? All I know is my DVD manual says PCM Digital Out will be limited to 48khz instead of...

I am very confused about what benefit DTS 96/24 has in a receiver, when it appears that practically ALL DVD players will downsample 96khz to 48khz on their digital out when playing DVD movies! My Panasonic CP72 DVD manual says that it...

I am very confused about what benefit DTS 96/24 has in a receiver, when it appears that practically ALL DVD players will downsample 96khz to 48khz on their digital out when playing DVD movies! My Panasonic CP72 DVD manual says that it...

I am more concerned about clean, accurate sound than sound power. This is going into an irregulary shaped living room in an apartment, I don't want to annoy my neighbors. The rear speakers are likely going to be inches... yes, inches,...

Hi all, this may have been asked before, and if so I apologize, but is there some kind of FAQ online that explains the differences between THX, DTS, DD, and whatever other multichannel formats/companies? I know a receiver should have...

Hi all, this may have been asked before, and if so I apologize, but is there some kind of FAQ online that explains the differences between THX, DTS, DD, and whatever other multichannel formats/companies? I know a receiver should have...

Hi, I'm buying my first real home audio system (computer 5.1 doesn't count), and I was wondering if there is any real benefit for me getting 6.1 over 5.1. What takes advantage of 6.1? Are there any DVD movies that take advantage of 6.1?...

Thanks... I understand I won't get much more than cheapo, but after spending $3K on a plasma, I really want to keep the other costs down. BUT, surely Onkyo is not cheapo? They have some nice receiver + speaker packages with no DVD for...