Can someone tell me if I am wasting time space & money with high quality audio/video with my current setup. I think I can hear the difference but I don't know if its all in my head.
My setup is
Samsung 46 LCD 1080p 3Dtv
Onkyo NR-509
HTCP
Jamo A102 HCS6
I play my music form the USB port form my iPhone which is ALAC format average 900kbps but I also play FLAC (same bitrate) from my HTPC. I dont think there is any difference between iPhone and HTPC but will 256kbps AAC or 320kbps MP3 have the same quality?
I have tried a couple test on my macbook with my Studio Beats and if I am being honest I struggled to hear the difference. Given most playback for music is iPhone and even with my Beats its still not the most powerful amplifier I might be better just ripping my music again as either MP3 or AAC and saving a lot of HDD space.
Next movies; do I have powerful enough equipment to take advantage of HD audio? I know my receiver and HTPC support DTS master & dolby true HD but will it be a better experience compared to standard DTS core. I archive all my media on my HTPC in the best quality possible but HDD space is running low and I only recently stuck another 2TB drive in there. If I rip a 2D Blu-Ray will my hardware miss the Master Audio and high bit rate video. 3D films I think I will always keep as disc for the Full 3D effect.
If watching Transformers with Dolby True HD will be better on my hardware than a standard Dolby Digital then I will just have to buy another HDD
Thanks
My setup is
Samsung 46 LCD 1080p 3Dtv
Onkyo NR-509
HTCP
Jamo A102 HCS6
I play my music form the USB port form my iPhone which is ALAC format average 900kbps but I also play FLAC (same bitrate) from my HTPC. I dont think there is any difference between iPhone and HTPC but will 256kbps AAC or 320kbps MP3 have the same quality?
I have tried a couple test on my macbook with my Studio Beats and if I am being honest I struggled to hear the difference. Given most playback for music is iPhone and even with my Beats its still not the most powerful amplifier I might be better just ripping my music again as either MP3 or AAC and saving a lot of HDD space.
Next movies; do I have powerful enough equipment to take advantage of HD audio? I know my receiver and HTPC support DTS master & dolby true HD but will it be a better experience compared to standard DTS core. I archive all my media on my HTPC in the best quality possible but HDD space is running low and I only recently stuck another 2TB drive in there. If I rip a 2D Blu-Ray will my hardware miss the Master Audio and high bit rate video. 3D films I think I will always keep as disc for the Full 3D effect.
If watching Transformers with Dolby True HD will be better on my hardware than a standard Dolby Digital then I will just have to buy another HDD
Thanks