DVD Talk Forum - Re-exploring your SD DVD Collection with the HDA1

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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

I'm not sure how, but the HD A1 does add some oomph to DD tracks on standard dvd. I thought I read that it produces the full bit rate on DTS tracks. I listened to FF with DTS and could definitely tell that the soundtrack was fuller and sounded stronger than when I used my dvd player.

Ok, that is not possible. The DTS is encoded at whatever rate it is. A player cannot increase it. Welcome to a better DAC, or possibly just a different output level. Unless you have calibrated your sound with an SPL meter and compared, you won't really know what the source of the change is.

I think mostly you guys should realize that this is showing you a comparison of your receiver to a different DAC, for the DVDs. The A1 is clearly better at decoding the audio, from your reports.