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DVD Audio Connections

My A/V receiver (Marantz SR 8200) does not seem to recognize the multichannel signal from dvd audio discs. The front panel of the receiver indicates that it is receiving only front left and right signals (although sound comes from the side surrounds).

I have only the coaxial out from the dvd player connected to the receiver, although the dvd player has separate outputs for each 5.1 channel and my receiver has inputs for 7.1. Are these the connections I have to make to get multichannel dvd audio signal?

My receiver does not seem to have any problems recognizing the various surround signals from regular dvds.

Any help will be much appreciated.
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Russ_I, yeap proprietary hi-rez transfer is on the way. Which means that maybe, just maybe we will have some standardization. Firewire is a great choice too. DVD-A's bandwidth can be handled by a single coaxial, but would be better served by two. According to what I have read, SACD's insanely high bandwidth would require a minimum of three coaxials. A single Firewire can handle them all currently.

Sjh32, I think mostly it is more of a hardware isuue than software. It is a totally different chip that decodes the Hi-rez portion (at least in SACD), so it may not physically be connected to the digital outputs.
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