Hi everyone. Sorry to start a new thread, but I've been searching for more than an hour trying to find an answer to my question and just cannot figure it out.
I'd like to know which DTS Downmix option I should use for my setup - "Stereo" or "Lt/Rt". I basically have a 2.1 setup, with left, right, and subwoofer speakers that greatly outclass my older Yamaha receiver (RX-V493). The receiver is always set in pro-logic "phantom" mode, meaning any center channel data is split between the left and right channels.
My TV is the Pioneer 5020FD. Due to input limitations with my receiver, I have the HDMI cable going straight from the BDP-320 BD player to the 5020FD TV. I then send the audio from the TV to the receiver. (I do not use the TV speakers at all.)
What is the best audio option for me to use? (Someday I'll add more speakers, but not today.) Thanks so much for any help - I'm completely lost but just want as much audio information as possible in as high quality as possible.
...This didn't occur to me until now, but is there any chance I should just be sending the left, right, and sub channels (maybe center, too, for "phantom" mode) of the 7.1 analog outs from the blu-ray player to the receiver? I feel like that might result in less audio data compared to downmixing though, since there would be some used and some unused analog outs on the blu-ray player.
I'd like to know which DTS Downmix option I should use for my setup - "Stereo" or "Lt/Rt". I basically have a 2.1 setup, with left, right, and subwoofer speakers that greatly outclass my older Yamaha receiver (RX-V493). The receiver is always set in pro-logic "phantom" mode, meaning any center channel data is split between the left and right channels.
My TV is the Pioneer 5020FD. Due to input limitations with my receiver, I have the HDMI cable going straight from the BDP-320 BD player to the 5020FD TV. I then send the audio from the TV to the receiver. (I do not use the TV speakers at all.)
What is the best audio option for me to use? (Someday I'll add more speakers, but not today.) Thanks so much for any help - I'm completely lost but just want as much audio information as possible in as high quality as possible.
...This didn't occur to me until now, but is there any chance I should just be sending the left, right, and sub channels (maybe center, too, for "phantom" mode) of the 7.1 analog outs from the blu-ray player to the receiver? I feel like that might result in less audio data compared to downmixing though, since there would be some used and some unused analog outs on the blu-ray player.
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