The area DVD-A really shines is in multichannel with complex source material.. what i mean by that is recordings with many instruments playing at once. There is no denying the added sense of space and sound quality. I have a very good CD front end but i get much better more natural midrange with DVD-A.. hell everything is better. As for 2ch i dont think the benefits are as big. The big complaint with
DVD-A around here is the way the extra channels are utilized... i have to agree that some of multichannel releases are annoying with the way they use the back channels but on the other hand on some of the "good ones" i have never heard music sound more real and natural. As far as setup goes... If your willing to shell out the Frog$ for a good multichannel amp or whatever it takes and you add speakers capable of handling the back channels properly it
can be a beautiful thing.
I hope it catches on also..
DVD-A around here is the way the extra channels are utilized... i have to agree that some of multichannel releases are annoying with the way they use the back channels but on the other hand on some of the "good ones" i have never heard music sound more real and natural. As far as setup goes... If your willing to shell out the Frog$ for a good multichannel amp or whatever it takes and you add speakers capable of handling the back channels properly it
can be a beautiful thing.
I hope it catches on also..