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Quick audio output question. PCM or RAW?

5192 Views 3 Replies 3 Participants Last post by Horsepower, Feb 28, 2005

Horsepower

Discussion Starter · Feb 28, 2005

I recently bought a new A/V receiver that accepts the digital coax out from my DVD player. I have an option in the DVD players audio output setup that let's me choose either SPDIF/RAW or SPDIF/PCM. Which option will give me the best possible digital sound? Thanks.

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Kal Rubinson

· #2 · Feb 28, 2005

Same. The only difference is, probably, that SPDIF/RAW will also pass DD and DTS signals which SPDIF/PCM will block them.

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· #3 · Feb 28, 2005

RAW will pass DD and DTS (which you'll probably want for movies, unless your player has a nice and flexible bass management/time alignment system--usually those duties are best handled by the receiver).

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Horsepower

Discussion Starter · #4 · Feb 28, 2005

I have a Pioneer 1014TX 7.1 receiver. As far as I know, it will decode every movie sound format available to the home consumer, including THX. Since I use the DVD player for both CD music and DTS/DD movies, it looks like RAW would be the best setting for me. If you think it's the wrong setting for how I use my DVD player and my receiver, please let me know.

Thanks.

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