DVD-A question

[oogins]

I saw Metallica's Black Album on DVD-A yesterday. Upon examining the package, I noticed its encoded in DVD-A 6 Channel and DD 5.1. Does this mean that I don't need a DVD-A player, and that I can listen to it in DD 5.1 on my normal DVD player?

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-Paul

My Computer Speaker Setup:

Receiver: Kenwood VR-409 (soon to be Denon 3802)

Front: Klipsch Quintet Satellites

Center: Klipsch Quintet Center

Surround: Klipsch Quintet Satellites

Sub: Sony SA-W305 (soon to be SVS 25-31PC or SVS 25-31CS)

[eq_shadimar]

Yes most DVD-A's also have a DD 5.1 "secondary" track that can be read by most normal DVD players. However there are a couple of things to remember when doing this.

1) You will not get the benefits of the extended bit rates and frequency range

2) The menuing flags are a little different so you may have some problems navigating the disc.

Laters,

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[oogins]

Thanks!

I'm not really worried about the extended bit rates and frequency range since I only have Quintets. When I get some reference speakers then I'll worry about getting a DVD-A player to take advantage of the higher resolution sound.

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-Paul

My Computer Speaker Setup:

Receiver: Kenwood VR-409 (soon to be Denon 3802)

Front: Klipsch Quintet Satellites

Center: Klipsch Quintet Center

Surround: Klipsch Quintet Satellites

Sub: Sony SA-W305 (soon to be SVS 25-31PC or SVS 25-31CS)