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DTS-HD Master Audio / Dolby TrueHD / PCM 5.1

So far, I heard DTS-HD Master Audio and it sounded very intense and realistic in Quantum of Solace (James Bond). I have not heard Dolby TrueHD yet and I heard it suppose to sound just as good. There is another sound format called PCM 5.1 and that suppse to sound good as well.

Is there much of a difference in:

- DTS-HD Master Audio

- Dolby TrueHD

- PCM 5.1

Which do you prefer is the BEST sound of the 3 listed above?
mantaraydesign
mantaraydesign OP
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I have the Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD and I am confused about the HDMI Audio Out part of the setup. Right now, I have it setup to AUTO because I wanted to hear DTS-HD Master Audio. If I set it to PCM, do I still get better quality of sound from DTS-HD Master Audio?
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drewmb1
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PCM will remove DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD and revert to the older DTS and or Dolby Digital formats.
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kr4
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07-28-09: Drewmb1
PCM will remove DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD and revert to the older DTS and or Dolby Digital formats.
Not true unless the player lacks the ability to decode these formats. IIRC, this player can do both with a firmware update. The only other exception is if the user enables "secondary audio."

In any case, to get back to the OP's original question: There is no general preference, imho, as they are all lossless full-bandwidth channels. The mastering may be somewhat different in some cases leading to a specific preference but that is not generalizable.

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