robforst1 Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 I am confused and hoping someone on the forum can clear up my confusion about 96kh sampling output on a DVD-A disk. I have my DVD-A player connected to my reciever with both the 6 channel connection and 1 digital connection. When I play a DVD-A disk in 2 channel mode with the digital connection selected, the readout on my receiver says 44.1 PCM sample rate (not 96)...what is the deal???!!! When I play the same disk and select the 6 channel input, my receiver does not display the sample rate???!!! In the 6 channel setting, it sounds louder (at the same setting) and a bit more clear. Is it using a higher sample rate? Hopefully someone has experienced this same issue and has some answers...thanks! Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USparc Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 The dvd-player downsamples on the digital output. There is probably some setting in the dvd-player that sets the output format for the digital out: PCM or the 96khz signal. Some receivers can't handle the 96khz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 dvd-a was made for use in 6 chanel analog, not digital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robforst1 Posted June 11, 2003 Author Share Posted June 11, 2003 I think I may have solved my own mystery... I put in Bob Marley and the Wailers - The best of the early years. The DVD-A has a 96khz version on the disk. It seems as though most of the other DVD-Audio disks I own only include a 44.1khz version!!! The receiver displayed 96khz PCM from the digital connection. Lesson learned: If it does not specificly say on the DVD that it includes a 96khz sample...it is not there! Also, picked up a few SACDs today. The offer an amazing sample rate of 2.8224Mhz (2.8 million samples per second)!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoju Posted June 11, 2003 Share Posted June 11, 2003 unfortunately SACD's only output 1 bit compared to dvd-audio 24 bit. i never compared SACD to DVD-audio so i dont really know the difference in sound quality, but neither should be superior than the other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted June 12, 2003 Share Posted June 12, 2003 i have both formats, and listen regularly, and i would not say i have a preference, but they sure beat up on cd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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