Penteo Status Update - Page 2

Most if not all Pioneer receivers of recent vintage decode WMA Pro. It isn't easy though. Your computer sound card drivers must support it and then you have to go into the options in Windows Media Player and check the box if it is available to enable it. If that works, your Pioneer will recognise the signal and actually sound much better than DD or DTS.
It is sent via S/PDIF or optical same as DD or DTS.
The format is not well supported by Microsoft however. The XBox 360 has an option that allows WMA Pro as an output selection. I have never been able to make it function on three different 360's. (The function does work for HD-DVD playback and sounds noticeably better.)

I don't play WMA Pro from disk but from computer or media extender after downloading to my Windows Home Server.

Have you visited the itrax download music website?
http://www.itrax.com/Pages/AlbumDeta...0461d28eecb1f3
They offer a variety of encodes to meet all needs.

I'm in northern Michigan until after Labor Day so I'll try it as soon as I get home. Unfortunately the Pioneer receiver here is the last one I have without WMA Pro decoding.
I have some early samples you created in WMA and they sound fantastic. Is there any difference in the current one. I just compared the properties page to your sample of Eagles-Take It Easy. The only difference appears to be the lower bit rate of Name Game.

I finally had an opportunity to play the Name Game sample. Sounded excellent and the surround test was accurate.
Your process seems to be accurately reproduced by my Buttkicker. I usually turn it off when playing music but it happened to be on and I listened to Name Game and the old Eagles sample. Both sounded great even with the Buttkicker on.