DTS CORE vs. DTS HD MA ( Should i Buy a new AVR ? )

[rana_kirti]

Guys,

My intention is to compare DTS found on a DVD Disc vs DTS Core and DTS HD MA found on a Bluray Disc.

1. So far my testing seems to say that the 1.5 mbps DTS Core of the Bluray Disc is "Superior by a Big Margin" to the 740 kpbs DTS of the Regular DVD.

But i can't test a DTS HD MA vs. DTS CORE since i dont have a modern HD Audio decoding AVR.

2. Can anyone who has heard both from a same Bluray Disc comment on how much Superior is the DTS HD MA vs DTS Core ( Both found on a Bluray Disc )

Answers to No. 2 is important for me to figure out as i'm planning to get a Bluray player. I'm quite happy with the sound of my current AVR Yamaha RX V450.

I believe the RX V450 can transfer and decode the DTS CORE 1.5 Mbps from a Bluray Disc via optical cable.

So if DTS HD MA is better than DTS Core by a "Huge/Significant" margin then i'll buy a New Modern AVR capable of decoding the DTS HD MA.

However if the difference between DTS HD MA and DTS Core is not much than i'll continue with my existing AVR.

That's my dilemma.....

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

IMO not much difference on Blurays DTS Core vs lossless

there was a test online with high end equipment, and difference was said to be very minimal

on my AX10Ai from my HTPC - I can either decode DTS MA to LPCM and output via 8 channel USB or- just play via Optical and get DTS @ 1.5mbps - I genuinely think the difference is slight

re your test 768/1.5mb DTS - was it the same film ? if not its not a fair comparison. and even if same film - you don't know if the tracks come off the same master so again its very difficult to compare, so difference between 1/2 and full bitrate DTS may not be as large as you expect

 

[bigboss]

1) You can get your blu-ray player to decode HD audio. Then you won't need to invest in a new AVR. Get a player with analogue outs.

2) DTS MA HD is clearly superior to DTS core. The difference is night & day. This was one of the first things I noticed when I upgraded my home cinema system. Of course, it depends on the rest of your home cinema system as the speakers / AVR should be good enough to show the difference.

 

[unfocused]

My problem is a bought a Cambridge Audio 650BD wich I connected by analogue to my Arcam AVR350. I ran into some lip-sync issues and the Blu-ray player doesn't have any capability to fix this and the Arcam can only fix it through the digital input. So though the sound is fantastic, I'm stuck with it being out of sync. As times are tight I won't be able to get anything to equal the Arcam - I'm looking at a Marantz SR 5005.