Re: [slim] Trasnporter and 5.1 DVDA files

2008-12-08 Thread mswlogo
agentsmith;367798 Wrote: > Thanks, I did manage to downmix some DVDAs to stereo and they sound > stunng good on the Transporter. If the DTS portion sounds better I > would love to try it. But if I could ask a few more questions: > > 1. I could not find anyt reference of DVD in the Slim wiki.

Re: [slim] Trasnporter and 5.1 DVDA files

2008-12-08 Thread agentsmith
mswlogo;367753 Wrote: > Try ripping the DVD-V portion of your DVDA discs (see the wiki). They > are usually in DTS. You might be amazed how good they sound. I find > doing this sounds way better than mixing down. You have the same > bandwidth in either case (2 channels of 48khz). But with DTS you

Re: [slim] Trasnporter and 5.1 DVDA files

2008-12-08 Thread mswlogo
agentsmith;367034 Wrote: > After years of living with Squeezeboxes and multiple DACs (Benchmark > DAC1, Lavry DA10), I finally took home a Transporter. > > All I can say is, WOW. Somehow in my Naim system everything is > transformed, lossless CD rips sounds more detail and enjoyable than the >

Re: [slim] Trasnporter and 5.1 DVDA files

2008-12-08 Thread MadScientist
I use Foobar for 5.1 to stereo conversion. It appears to do a reasonable job but I have mot investigated other applications. For my DVDAs, I rip the stereo mix and compare it with the down-converted 5.1 mix to see which I like best. MS -- MadScientist ---

[slim] Trasnporter and 5.1 DVDA files

2008-12-06 Thread agentsmith
After years of living with Squeezeboxes and multiple DACs (Benchmark DAC1, Lavry DA10), I finally took home a Transporter. All I can say is, WOW. Somehow in my Naim system everything is transformed, lossless CD rips sounds more detail and enjoyable than the DAC combos. I am glad I made the purc