Quote Originally Posted by sam9
I have found it very hard(impossible, actually) to tell any difference between the DVD-A track and the alterate DD-5.1/DTS tracks. In fact after, doing some listening, I decided not to bother buying a DVD-A player because the results were just as good (very good) listening to the alternate tracks. My impesssion is the DVD-A industry plays down the DD-5.1 alternate track (presumably to encourage salles of new machines) to the extent that many people are unaware they already have playback capability in their DVD player. This certainly can't help media sales. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

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Wow, this is a heavy statement. I can easily tell a DVD-A 5.1 track from a DD 5.1, especially sense I know exactly what to listen for. Dolby Digital is not a music codec, and that is apparent before DVD-A. Dolby Digital sounds hard, has a digital glaze that is very audible, lacks air and openess, and doesn't handle the timbre of acoustical musical instruments very well. IMO there is far less difference between Dts and DVD-A, than DD.