Hi folks,

I just got a new Pioneer DVD-646A DVD-A player. My amplifier
is a Sony 32-bit DA-555ES Surround Amp (Dolby Digital/DTS).

I can't get the amplifier to recognize surround mode when
the deck is playing a DVD-Audio disc. I've got the player
set correctly, and I always choose the 5.1 DVD-A mix from
the disc.

Can someone help me figure out what to do?

Thanks

sadly, I cannot help you, but you might want to post this in the home theater forum, cause some of the audiophiles may not read this board often enough.

good luck.

Do you have a 6 channel (analog) connection between your player and receiver?

And are you choosing the 6 channel input on the receiver?

If not, you should be -- assuming your receiver has the appropriate inputs. This is the only way to get DVD-A from a DVD-A player.

Hi -- Thanks for the reply. I'm confused though. Why do I use the
six channel input when it's already hooked up through the digital
out?

You need the analog connections because that's the only way dvd-a can be recognized.

You should take a look at http://www.dvdaudiopreview.com/about/index.html and http://www.dvdangle.com/dvd_audio/up...g_to_dvda.html

Regards,
RaS

The simple answer is copyright protection. With DVD-A and SACD the quality is right there with the original masters. The record companies want to protect their product.

A new firewire standard has been approved for DVD-A connection, but of course this will mean new players and new receivers which handle that connection. Until then 6 analog connections is as good as it is going to get.

J