The only surround sound downmixing algorithms in the world that are worth anything are DTS headphone and DTS virtual speaker. Now that you bring it up, an enterprising hacker might be able to figure out how to run high-res surround sound through the DTS downmixing filters from Arcsoft TotalMedia player. It's not a hopeless quest. I would go to the Doom9 forums where the real experts on this issue reside.
Utilizing PC, options for downloading muti-channel
I am rather new to utilizing PC Downloads as source for Stereo System. Still utilizing Pioneer DV-58AV to read
multi-channel SACD/DVD-Audio High Rez. Disks. Pioneer will
downmix these multi-channel disks to 2-channels, which I need for 2-channel Headphone System. PC DVD ROM will not read or rip these multi-channel disks. These same multi-channel high-rez. Recordings are available for downloading.
Is there any WAV downloading program that can not only
download multi-channel High-Rez onto PC, but also provide
for downmixing? Are there any Music Servers that can rip
a copy of a multi-channel high rez.disk, and provide for
downmixing at its output? Is this downmixing done in the
Analog or Digital Domain? What would be the best way to
transmit these type of recordings in a PC/Music Server
system. USB to DAC? USB from PC to Music Server after
downloading? I ask this because these multi-channel
downmixed recordings sound to me to be the best Digital
Recordings that I have ever heard. There doesn't seem to be a transition from Disk to PC/Music Server for these type
of Recordings with downmixed option. Is there even a Music
Server that can even store multi-channel high-rez. recordings? Is there even a PC/Music Server with a ROM
Drive that can even read these disks? Is there even an
external ROM Drive for a PC that can read these multi-
channel disks? If not, then maybe Computer based Systems
are a bad idea after all. No matter which Computer Expert
I talk to, no-one seems to have the answer to these questions. They just look at me like I am from another
Planet.
multi-channel SACD/DVD-Audio High Rez. Disks. Pioneer will
downmix these multi-channel disks to 2-channels, which I need for 2-channel Headphone System. PC DVD ROM will not read or rip these multi-channel disks. These same multi-channel high-rez. Recordings are available for downloading.
Is there any WAV downloading program that can not only
download multi-channel High-Rez onto PC, but also provide
for downmixing? Are there any Music Servers that can rip
a copy of a multi-channel high rez.disk, and provide for
downmixing at its output? Is this downmixing done in the
Analog or Digital Domain? What would be the best way to
transmit these type of recordings in a PC/Music Server
system. USB to DAC? USB from PC to Music Server after
downloading? I ask this because these multi-channel
downmixed recordings sound to me to be the best Digital
Recordings that I have ever heard. There doesn't seem to be a transition from Disk to PC/Music Server for these type
of Recordings with downmixed option. Is there even a Music
Server that can even store multi-channel high-rez. recordings? Is there even a PC/Music Server with a ROM
Drive that can even read these disks? Is there even an
external ROM Drive for a PC that can read these multi-
channel disks? If not, then maybe Computer based Systems
are a bad idea after all. No matter which Computer Expert
I talk to, no-one seems to have the answer to these questions. They just look at me like I am from another
Planet.