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Even 2.0 stereo tracks don't decode "properly" in that there's no way to "matrix" them into the surround channels via any kind of upmixer (I am hoping and praying the newer AVRs allow for this and automatically remember the last mode used to do so, but from what I am reading they don't -- at...

Well, the front channels are definitely positioned correctly and are 100-percent equidistant from my listening position, without any toe-in even necessary. Perhaps I was a bit overzealous by suggesting I experience nasty or heavy combing; it's not, really, that bad -- there are moments when I...

But there is no way for my AVR to take 2.0-channel DTS-HD Master Audio signals and use Pro Logic, as we have been talking about...the only modes available when these types of signals are bitstreamed, per my previous post, are STEREO and DIRECT, both yielding the same result (the 2.0 track from...

Hello Again Gentlemen. Just bumping up this thread because I was doing some more thinking on it and, subsequently, performed some additional research by pulling up my TX-SR605's online manual to satisfy a curiosity I had about this 2.0 mono thing... Firstly, here is what I am at odds with, and...

Yeah, almost all (that I know of) receivers do not allow "night mode" or dynamic range compression implementations with DTS signals, only Dolby ones, but this is a limitation of the actual codec, I think...

Well, isn't that pretty much the same thing? I used "processing power" as a way to describe the AVR's processor's shortcomings. I agree with you, totally, about the 2.0 mono thing -- I never understood this myself. Almost EVERY DVD that came with a mono soundtrack delivered it in two-channel...

Indeed; but it's the truth.

Thank you; this is PRECISELY what I am experiencing right now when I listen to the 2.0 tracks (DTS-HD MA) from the two front channels...results in a weird "combing effect" that doesn't sound right. My center is about as matched as my left/right front mains, being a Polk CSi30 that is mating...

Thanks Pete. I definitely use PLII for 2.0 stereo soundtracks, but I was wondering if 2.0 mono should be decoded into the center, as well, which you answered above. :thumbsup:

I understand what you're saying, but whether it's placebo or not, my ears tell me the bitstreaming-to-the-AVR method is preferrable to having the player decode multichannel PCM signals to send to the receiver. Just a personal preference. In getting more focused on the topic, is it actually...

Thanks; yeah, I am connected via HDMI for everything. I still prefer to have the player send over raw bitstreams for the AVR to decode. Thanks again for your input.

There are a plethora of such "dual mono" titles on the market with these types of audio mixes; I own a lot of them (and on DVD, as well). Here are some: Halloween III DVD (Universal; 2.0 mono) Return of the Living Dead DVD (MGM; 2.0 mono) Amityville II: The Possession DVD (MGM; 2.0 mono)...

Correct Josh -- I attempted to explain that in my last post. For whatever reason, the TX-SR605 doesn't have the processing chops to take a 2.0 mono or stereo signal encoded in DTS-HD Master Audio -- and I have a lot of discs with these types of soundtracks on older titles -- and either steer it...

Josh, The issue comes into play when we're talking about 2.0 MONO tracks encoded in DTS-HD Master Audio on Blu-ray Discs -- there is a limitation in my Onkyo's processing that won't allow DTS-HD MA lossless signals that are being bitstreamed to be spread to any other channels than the two...

No worries; I appreciate all input. Yeah, I have yet to experience a 2.0 track of any kind that remains locked to the two front channels, save for the titles I am talking about in this thread that are 2.0 DTS-HD MA in nature (it's a limitation of my hardware/AVR).

I just don't want to have to dig into the setup menu, switch to PCM and then back to bitstream when the film is over -- just personal preference. I have also found that I prefer -- whether it's placebo or not -- the end result when my AVR collects the bitstreamed package and decodes it rather...

That is odd -- I haven't experienced that with any DVD I own (in terms of 2.0 mono tracks refusing to be steered to the center via Pro Logic II, et. al.). I own quite a few DVDs with 2.0 mono tracks and they all collapse into the center when PLII Movie mode kicks in...

Thanks very much for this explanation. Gives me hope for the future....:oops:

Thanks Mark. This indeed is getting closer to what I was asking; so these receivers you are referring to were more modern types, with more advanced processing? My AVR goes back to 2007, so that's why I am asking... To be clear, a more modern (or brand new) AVR WILL be able to be set so that...

I never liked the sound of the "phantom center," which is what I am dealing with now as it relates to these Blu-rays with 2.0 mono/stereo tracks in DTS-HD MA... While center-only mono doesn't excite me, either, when I watch DVDs with 2.0 mono tracks, it just sounds more satisfying when Pro...

Interesting; I never heard of that until now, but it makes sense because these processors (at a certain price point) just didn't have the processing chops to handle this. I understand what you're saying regarding the solution, but with MODERN AVRs and processors, how are these two-channel...

I am running an Onkyo TX-SR605 AVR, which was purchased in and around when the model hit the market (circa 2007 or so), and while we have experienced zero issues with it thus far (save for what may be a now-failing HDMI out port that I use only for checking the receiver's settings on my 4K...