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Hi Miker That sounds very odd, I didn't have any issues with the UK power lead at all :? Regarding standby, I can confirm that the unit remains in standby when powered off by the remote (it has a little red light that turns blue when powered back on). From what I can tell there is no physical...

I think a lot of sound bars will decode Dolby Digital 5.1 but most DO NOT decode DTS. Most of your blurays will be DTS, some will also have a Dolby Digital track which you can manually select from the discs options menu. The problem with setting your digital audio output to PCM is that you will...

Firstly i would suggest running your TV using the stereo option and your movies using the surround option (sounds much better). From what I've read online, the PS3 has the capability to reencode DTS into Dolby Digital so if you set your digital output options in the PS3 audio options to this...

You should be OK putting it under the bluray player but it may cause some vibration issues as it's built to take a heavy weight ideally. It's worth noting that the DM 50 has three settings - one for the unit sitting on top of a TV stand (no TV on top of it), one for a TV sitting on top of it...

Hi Miker As it happens, I recently bought a Canton DM50 and I can highly recoment them. You can connect the TV direct using an optical cable (supplied with the Canton) and you can connect your bluray player using the coaxial cable (supplied with the Canton) - you'll need to check that your...

Although this is the simplest solution it's not necessarily the best for sound: most TV's that have an optical out only output PCM (2 channel) from this connection regardless of what input the TV recieves. It's likely that the TV will output proper 5.1 from native TV broadcasts that support...

The issue with both of these films was that they were so over-hyped by the media. I saw Gravity at the cinema (2D) and thought it was excelent but not amazing, certainly not a game changer like Matrix or Avatar in my view. I saw Captain Philip's at home and again, really enjoyable and gripping...

As the title says, if you own a BDP-A6000 I need some infor regarding the Dolby Digital/DTS settings. thanks

Just having a look at various players it appears that some may not have ability to individualy set either DD 5.1 or DTS to output PCM. On my Sony there are the menu options for both DD and DTS (bitstream or PCM) individually, where as one of the newer Sony's I've been looking at, in the manual...

So what are the main benefits with the more expensive players then - why shouldn't I just go and buy a £50 supermarket special? thanks

Hi bigboss I've seen a lot on various forums regarding these early generation Sony's having poor sound repro on many blu ray films, and how some of the newer players are a lot better. As mentioned in the original post, my soundbase has a DD 5.1 decoder built in but no DTS decoding, so the DTS...

I have one of the first generation Sony players (BDP-S350) and the audio quality isn't the best, especially dialogue, which can be lost on some films requiring constant volume adjustment. Anyway, I'm in the market for a more up-to-date player and my budget is up to £250. I've looked a a few...

It's not on Canton's roadmap at moment - I know there are cost as well as technical issues involved (DTS charge a chunky licensing fee, regardless of whether you ever intend to use the decoding). Obviously if that changes i'll update you. Re the downmixed PCM performance: have you tried...

Thanks Clare I think it's worth connecting the bluray player direct as it will output a DD 5.1 signal (when available) to the Canton - going through the TV will negate both a DTS and DD 5.1 as the TV downmixes to stereo through the optical-out in all cases. There is a marked difference in both...

Any news from Canton Clare? thanks