THe standard DVD's audio is compressed, whether it is DD or DTS. Not that I haven't heard great sound from them, especially concert DVD's and well recorded movies. The new formats sound is supposed to uncompressed. If you check the audio bit rate with a Bluray player, a standard DVD plays at like 640kb. While a bluray plays audio at over 3mb. It offers the possiblility of much greater dynamic swings. I think you will have much greater clarity with any speaker, but it will really shine with speakers that can handle the wider dynamics without struggle. With a smaller speaker it might not be as dramatic of a difference.
Are lossless Codec's worth upgrading my processor
I have a lexicon DC-2 processor which has a number of the older codecs and lexicon's 7:1 surround capability....works great with HDTV. However, now I'm going to get a bluray player and of course today's technology has lossless codec's and HDMI 1.3.
I can connect a bluray player thru digital to my Lexicon DC-2 and still decode the non lossless codecs...well at least some of them.
The question is....how big is the difference in sound between the new lossless codecs and DTS, Dolby, etc. Is it night and day....or just a little better...or just marketing hype?
(Lexicon DC-2, NHT Power 5, NHT/James 5:1 speakers)
I can connect a bluray player thru digital to my Lexicon DC-2 and still decode the non lossless codecs...well at least some of them.
The question is....how big is the difference in sound between the new lossless codecs and DTS, Dolby, etc. Is it night and day....or just a little better...or just marketing hype?
(Lexicon DC-2, NHT Power 5, NHT/James 5:1 speakers)