Quote Originally Posted by blackraven
The Sony STR-DG820 does decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, I'm looking at its features and specs in a crutchfield catalog as I speak. If you can find one for a good price I would go for it!

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I'm looking at the STR-DG820 manual online at Sony.com as I speak and it doesn't list the HD audio formats.

http://www.docs.sony.com/release/spe...DG820_mksp.pdf

If looking only at specs. I'm inclined to believe the Sony manual provided with the receiver over Crutchfield, but anyone can make a mistake. The online manual lists these formats in the audio section.

dts® Decoding: Yes
Dolby® Digital Decoding: Yes
Dolby® Digital EX Decoding: Yes
dts®-ES Decoding: Yes
dts® 96/24 Decoding: Yes
dts® NEO:6 Decoding: Yes
Dolby® Pro Logic® Decoding: Yes
Dolby® Pro Logic® II Decoding: Yes
Dolby® Pro Logic® IIX Decoding: Yes
Digital Cinema Sound™ Technology: Yes

I don't see:
Dolby Digital +
DTS-HD/DTS-MA
True-HD

I haven't seen or listened to the receiver myself. If someone has the receiver and can verify the formats are available, I'll stand corrected. It does list that is supports x.v.Color™ and Deep Color technology and accepts 1080/60p and 24p video signals via HDMI™, so you would think it would have the HD audio formats. I just know what I read. Take a look yourself.