Sony bdps550 blu-ray

*nicholas2005* · 15-02-2009, 11:03 AM

Hi everyone

I currently have a 5.1 reciever/amp that only decodes dd &dts 5.1, and i was thinking of buying the SONY BDPS550 BLU-RAY player .

I heard that this player decodes dd true hd &dts master hd and has analog outputs, so if i connected this to my reciever via the analog outputs would i be able to hear dd true hd & dts master hd thru my speakers as the player would be doing the decoding.

ps. sorry if im being stupid but im not very good at this stuff

thanks in advance

kingfats · 15-02-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by nicholas2005

Hi everyone

I currently have a 5.1 reciever/amp that only decodes dd &dts 5.1, and i was thinking of buying the SONY BDPS550 BLU-RAY player .

I heard that this player decodes dd true hd &dts master hd and has analog outputs, so if i connected this to my reciever via the analog outputs would i be able to hear dd true hd & dts master hd thru my speakers as the player would be doing the decoding.

ps. sorry if im being stupid but im not very good at this stuff

thanks in advance

The player can send TrueHD/DTS-MA over the Multi-analogues.
All the best.

Nic Rhodes · 15-02-2009, 12:15 PM

make sure you can set the bass management up so this works with your gear.

*nicholas2005* · 15-02-2009, 3:10 PM

not really sure what you mean by setting up the base management,
at the moment i dont have a sub as my speakers deliver enough base for now, is that anything to do with it ?

thanks again for the help

Nic Rhodes · 15-02-2009, 3:39 PM

are your speakers set to full range?

*nicholas2005* · 15-02-2009, 5:37 PM

sorry you lost me ?
my amp has been st to "no sub attatched" so all base it sent through my speakers,
is that what u mean?

Nic Rhodes · 15-02-2009, 5:47 PM

not really but the end result will be the same however, probably not worth considering in your set up as your speakers will not be dealing with too much of the lfe channel anyway.

*nicholas2005* · 16-02-2009, 7:03 PM

sorry for my stupidity but when i connect to my amp using the analoge outputs, which ones do i use for the surround sound as there are 4, is it the ones marked surround or surround rear

kingfats · 16-02-2009, 7:11 PM

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sorry for my stupidity but when i connect to my amp using the analoge outputs, which ones do i use for the surround sound as there are 4, is it the ones marked surround or surround rear

Surround.

*nicholas2005* · 16-02-2009, 7:14 PM

thanks ,arent the ones marked surround for the ones at you side in a 7.1 setup this was kinda making me think it should be surround rear

kingfats · 16-02-2009, 7:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nicholas2005

thanks ,arent the ones marked surround for the ones at you side in a 7.1 setup this was kinda making me think it should be surround rear

Yes in a 7.1 setup

if you 5.1 only use surround not rears (backs)

*nicholas2005* · 16-02-2009, 7:21 PM

ok thanks again for the help

*nicholas2005* · 18-02-2009, 3:46 PM

hi again
just changed my mind and baught the samsung bd-p2500 , so this should do the same job with the analogue outputs.
however i was just wondering can this player decode the hd audio and send it through the optical as this might be easier for me but i heard somewhere that it will reduce the hd to just normal dd & dts if i connect with the optical.

thanks in advance, this site rocks

MeanDorris @ AV Aficionado · 18-02-2009, 3:49 PM

You are correct, you won't get the full hi res audio.

*nicholas2005* · 18-02-2009, 3:50 PM

but i will with the analogue yes ?

kingfats · 18-02-2009, 3:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nicholas2005

hi again
just changed my mind and baught the samsung bd-p2500 , so this should do the same job with the analogue outputs.
however i was just wondering can this player decode the hd audio and send it through the optical as this might be easier for me but i heard somewhere that it will reduce the hd to just normal dd & dts if i connect with the optical.

thanks in advance, this site rocks

Optical cannot support HD audio not enough bandwidth i'm afraid.
But,use optical out and choose Bitstream Re-encode the Samsung will re-encode "all" HD soundtracks to max bitrate DTS

that's pretty cool.

*nicholas2005* · 18-02-2009, 3:53 PM

cheers, so basically which will sound better in my 5.1 amp.
analogue outputs or the optical ?

lol i should have just asked this question first

Nic Rhodes · 18-02-2009, 3:55 PM

depends on the quality of your kit. I like the optical feeding the better DACs of my processors personally.

kingfats · 18-02-2009, 4:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nicholas2005

cheers, so basically which will sound better in my 5.1 amp.
analogue outputs or the optical ?

lol i should have just asked this question first

Optical will give you excellent results

plus just one cable and no worries over bass management either which can be hard to get right with the analogues......sometimes.
Cheers.

*nicholas2005* · 18-02-2009, 10:19 PM

can you explain a bit more about base management as i have tried with optical and analoge outputs.
the analoge seems much better however when there is lots of base with the analoge"ie explosions" my speakers crackle like hell,
i take it this is due to the base management ?
how can i sort this if possible ?

kingfats · 18-02-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nicholas2005

can you explain a bit more about base management as i have tried with optical and analoge outputs.
the analoge seems much better however when there is lots of base with the analoge"ie explosions" my speakers crackle like hell,
i take it this is due to the base management ?
how can i sort this if possible ?

They shouldn't crackle/distort like that

but with optical it's fine right?
Good post here from Nic on bass management and the analogues.

*nicholas2005* · 18-02-2009, 10:49 PM

yes with optical its fine .
ill keep messing with the settings and let u know how i get on

bye the way you have been more than helpfull

kingfats · 18-02-2009, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nicholas2005

yes with optical its fine .
ill keep messing with the settings and let u know how i get on

bye the way you have been more than helpfull

No worries

definitely calibration setup issue with the speaker crackle though.

*nicholas2005* · 18-02-2009, 11:20 PM

ok sorted
i changed the output to bitstream audiophile and the crackling is gone,
but this confuses me as the handbook says this setting is so your reciever can decode the audio , but mine doesent decode dd hd or dts hd

kingfats · 18-02-2009, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nicholas2005

ok sorted
i changed the output to bitstream audiophile and the crackling is gone,
but this confuses me as the handbook says this setting is so your reciever can decode the audio , but mine doesent decode dd hd or dts hd

Bitstream audiophile will send DD/DTS for TrueHD/DTS-MA over the optical,not sure why that setting would affect the analogues though?
Oh well,at least it fixed the speaker issue.

*nicholas2005* · 18-02-2009, 11:42 PM

gets better
just changed it back to pcm and its ok

think there is someting up with the player "see my other thread about speakers working then not working when i turn the player on off"
just turned the player to pcm then turned the player off/on and everything ok
then turned the player off/on and back to crackling, everytime i turn it off/on seems to be a hit or miss, wish i had just stuck to my guns and got the sony

perhaps next week when i can get a new 7.1 hdmi amp all my problems will be solved