Hensley300 Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Got a nice sony dvd player and noticed multi channel outs and have inputs on my receiver but neither manual adequately explains what they are used for. So far I am using my coaxle digital out to my receiver along with analog rcas to my tv so what would i use those multichannels out for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minn_male42 Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 you can use the multichannel outputs if your receiver has the 5.1 inputs on the back panel..... this allows the dvd player to decode the dolby digital or DTS rather than in your receiver..... it becomes more important with multichannel audio formats such as SACD or DVD-audio where the player must decode the disc (unless you have a player and receiver with i-link)..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hensley300 Posted March 28, 2004 Author Share Posted March 28, 2004 Hmmm, ok, so my sony has multi channel outputs and I am using my digital coaxle outs to my receiver. Would that not be as good as using the multi channel outputs for 5.1 and up since my DVD player is not a DVD audio player? If thats the case, why would my dvd player even have multi channel outputs on it since it does not play SACD's or DVD-audio? In other words, why use multi channel instead of say Digital optical or Digital Coax Outputs when the player does not play DVD-audio or SACD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 That's a tough call, really. It comes down to which component you believe has the superior DAC - the player, or your receiver. Most of the time, the answer is "receiver". However, if you spent $1K for the deck and $1K for the receiver, the answer would definitely be "deck". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hensley300 Posted March 28, 2004 Author Share Posted March 28, 2004 As always, thx for the reply griffinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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