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SvennoJ on 02 September 2013
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Zappykins said:
SvennoJ said:

I have more faith in Sony for sound then MS. The ps3 can handle all audio formats, upto uncompressed 192khz 24bit 7.1 and even transform Dolby True HD to 1.5 mbps DTS optical output on the fly to work with my older amp. MS has some catching up to do, 360 can only handle 640kbps DD 5.1

It would be nice if we get some games with 96/192 khz surround sound with all this dedicated sound hardware.

In regards with your first statement - good luck with that.  My Sherwood receiver has lasted twice as long as my Sony one.  But my Sony speakers are still going strong.  I would agree with the 2nd part if it was completely accurate, but that is only true if go you 2 channel.  I like 5.1 or better - so they are both about the same.  (http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/audiooutput.html)

In response to your second statement.  Yes, I absolutely agree.  I would hope they both do 192 khz sound.

I remember the day I played a CD and an LP back to back.  Even I could hear that the LP sounded better, more 'alive' if you will.  It was a sad day where I felt betrayed by technology.  Those 'old guys with the golden ears' weren't making stuff up.  But I did notice a nice improvement with DVD over CD for sound quality.  Higher sampling rates are better.

I also think 60p is to slow.  If you want to start another thread and we can discuss 120P and 192 khz and how even mere mortal would probably enjoy it better.

I've never owned any sony audio equipment as far as I can remember. I'm sold on Yamaha and B&W for my audio needs.
What do you mean by only if you go 2 channel? I get 5.1 DTS via optical on my Yamaha AX1 and 192/24/7.1 via hdmi on my Yamaha RX-v3800.

Best quality sound for movies on blu-ray so far are Baraka and Samsara (96/24 DTS-HD) and Akira (192/24 Dolby TrueHD) sounds phenomenal, crystal clear surround sound. When I put on a CD after it feels like my speakers are broken. (Luckily Yamaha has a lot of great dsp programs to liven up CD sound, The Bottom Line from New York is my favorite atm)

120p 4k 192/24 sound, now we're talking next-gen. It's possible with pixeljunk type graphics, but it sucks that ps4 and xb1 are stuck with hdmi 1.4, and tvs don't accept true 120hz yet. (well some do with a bit of tinkering http://www.blurbusters.com/faq/120hz-pc-to-tv/)