ogrequad
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Hi everyone,
I'm wondering if anyone can help me with some questions about playing Blu-Ray Audio Discs. Even though I am still so angry that I bought the full Quadrophenia box set, under the false pretense that those 8 songs were all that we were getting in surround, I really want to buy the new 5.1 Blu-Ray, as it is a favorite album of mine. I do have a Blu-Ray player that decodes DTS-MA HD and all the other hi-res codecs, but currently I pretty much have it hooked up directly to my TV as a glorified DVD player with no surround system. I do all my dedicated music listening in a separate room, which is where I have my surround system set up. Unfortunately, my system is really old (Yamaha DVD player and receiver) and has no HDMI capability.
So, my main question is: Will I be able to access any form of the surround music on these BDs (particularly Quadrophenia) without HDMI? If so, what are my options and what sort of stream will I be getting? Right now, I don't really have the $$$ to buy a new receiver, so I'm trying to figure out if there is anyway that I can make this work.
My second question is: If I do end up buying a new receiver, does it need to be able to decode DTS-MA HD et. al? Is there anything that I need to know before buying a new receiver that can handle Blu-Ray Audio?
As you may be able to tell from my convoluted post, I am not a "techie" by any stretch, and a lot of the on-line info is pretty vague, focusing more on BD video than audio. To be honest, I'm OK if I'm not able to hear the music in the highest resolution possible (for example, I'm usually fine with the DTS stream on various DVD-A and DVD-V discs, though I'll admit that Dolby Digital is pretty crappy). I just want to be able to hear all these great albums mixed in surround!
Thanks in advance for any info, and sorry for the long-ass post!
I'm wondering if anyone can help me with some questions about playing Blu-Ray Audio Discs. Even though I am still so angry that I bought the full Quadrophenia box set, under the false pretense that those 8 songs were all that we were getting in surround, I really want to buy the new 5.1 Blu-Ray, as it is a favorite album of mine. I do have a Blu-Ray player that decodes DTS-MA HD and all the other hi-res codecs, but currently I pretty much have it hooked up directly to my TV as a glorified DVD player with no surround system. I do all my dedicated music listening in a separate room, which is where I have my surround system set up. Unfortunately, my system is really old (Yamaha DVD player and receiver) and has no HDMI capability.
So, my main question is: Will I be able to access any form of the surround music on these BDs (particularly Quadrophenia) without HDMI? If so, what are my options and what sort of stream will I be getting? Right now, I don't really have the $$$ to buy a new receiver, so I'm trying to figure out if there is anyway that I can make this work.
My second question is: If I do end up buying a new receiver, does it need to be able to decode DTS-MA HD et. al? Is there anything that I need to know before buying a new receiver that can handle Blu-Ray Audio?
As you may be able to tell from my convoluted post, I am not a "techie" by any stretch, and a lot of the on-line info is pretty vague, focusing more on BD video than audio. To be honest, I'm OK if I'm not able to hear the music in the highest resolution possible (for example, I'm usually fine with the DTS stream on various DVD-A and DVD-V discs, though I'll admit that Dolby Digital is pretty crappy). I just want to be able to hear all these great albums mixed in surround!
Thanks in advance for any info, and sorry for the long-ass post!