Two Channel -- DTS Master - HD Audio?


Have a two-channel system. Just put a hdtv in the mix. Feeding toslink from ps3 blu ray to two-channel dac. Understand this will not provide the hd audio. Questions, which I can't seem to find the answer to, is it possible to even get lossless audio from blu ray to two-channel system? Do I need a blu ray player that decodes and then use two-channel analog out to get this? Do blu ray players do this? Is something lost taking the multi-channel high rez audio down to two-channel in the since of whether it's still lossless (not benefits of two-channel v. multi-channel)? Worth the money to get the lossless, and if so, cheapest sonically sound route to go? Thanks for any information you can provide.
skf3636

Showing 2 responses by kr4

Answers to your questions:
1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
4. Nothing is lost except the surround effect. It is still lossless.
5. Cannot say. It depends on what your equipment and ears tell you.

Kal
Most modern players have decent channel management and easily output 2.0 (or any other channel configuration) from HD tracks.

Kal