Sony STRDA3200ES can i get full HD sound?

[Phil77]

I can get a Sony STRDA3200ES reciever at a good price i have a sony BDPS360 blu ray player will this reciever allow me to play DTS HD and Dolby HD sound?

 

[Tonya]

The computer says . . . . . NO

Unfortunately, despite the inclusion of HDMI inputs, DolbyTruHD and DTD HD decoding are missing from this otherwise excellent amp.
But to be fair, it is three years old!
I seem to remember it has multichannel RCA inputs on the rear but as your Sony BDPS360 doesn't output HD via onboard decoding, then you can't get the HD sound that way either.

 

[Phil77]

So feeding a signal through HDMI will still not get me DTS MA and Dolby HD?

 

[Andrew Everard]

Phil77:So feeding a signal through HDMI will still not get me DTS MA and Dolby HD?

Yes, it will - ignore all the above. The Sony can handle eight channels of Linear PCM over HDMI, so just set your player to decode the DTS-HD and DD HD soundtracks and output them as LPCM, and you're in business.

 

[Phil77]

Thanks Andrew good advice as usual i'll purchase the sony

Dumb question alert whats LPCM stand for?

 

[michael hoy]

Linear pulse code modulation (LPCM) is a method of
encoding audio information digitally. The term also refers collectively
to formats using this method of encoding. The term PCM, though strictly more general, is often used to describe data encoded as LPCM.

Thanks to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_pulse_code_modulation

 

[Tonya]

Oh dear, I stand corrected.
Sincere apologies to all concerned!
However, good news for a friend of mine who has the same set up and informed me that it wasn't possible.
I can see why he thought so, as the following info for the STRDA3200ES is from Son'y's own website . . . .

Decoding Format

DolbyTruHD NO

dts HD NO

I've emailed my friend who is probably trying your suggestion out right now.

Thanks for the heads up Andrew, he'll be one happy guy!

 

[Tonya]

Hey Phil77, did you get it to work?

 

[Phil77]

In the End i bought a yamaha rxv 2600 at a good price it works with full hd picture and sound and the cd replay is fantastic i'm chuffed