Pioneer VSX-1016TXV-K review (long)

[musicman1999]

Sorry i am a 2 channel guy.I find that appling matrix processing to a cd is just awful,in my opinion anway.To each his own.
I do believe that all dvd-audio discs have stereo mixes on them,at least the 2 that i own do.But you must use the analog connection as they are unable to output anything other than dolby digital through the coax link.If you are pulling a stereo mix it is DD 2.0.

bill

[Robert-The-Rambler]

Sorry i am a 2 channel guy.I find that appling matrix processing to a cd is just awful,in my opinion anway.To each his own.
I do believe that all dvd-audio discs have stereo mixes on them,at least the 2 that i own do.But you must use the analog connection as they are unable to output anything other than dolby digital through the coax link.If you are pulling a stereo mix it is DD 2.0.

bill

I'm listening to it right now. There aint much anything better than that!!!!!!! It is nice to have a "surround" format as an option. You can still listen in pure awesome 2 channel. HDMI is not that important for music at all.

The 1016 is new. The LG player I have is brand new. That must have changed. I'm reading it right on the Pioneer. PCM 96. If you don't change the frequency output to 96khz it will be Dolby Digital. Just change it to 96khz and that is what you get.

P.S Update. The actual 2 channel mix for Hotel California from the Eagles would not play at all in 96khz digitally and my DVD player CRASHED. I had to pull the plug to listen again in the default 5.1 mix in 2 channel PCM 96khz. I could not even turn the power off. How is that for copy protection? Maybe it is just a compatibility issue. Anyhow, even with the surround mix selected it sounds wonderful in 2 channel PCM matrix processed.

[musicman1999]

To each his own.Hope theres nothing wrong with your player.

bill