Oppo 983 & DVD Audio question

[jb5200]

I just got into DVD-A and the first couple of times I played a disc on my Oppo 983 it played it in Dolby Digital and now I can't get it out of PCM. Am I correct in thinking it is playing nothing more than the regular CD layer and not the high resolution? I must have changed a setting and I can't get it back.

Help!?

[j_garcia]

I haven't kept up with the 983 thread, but I was pretty sure last info stated that DVD-A was not enabled on it, so yes that would mean you are playing something other than the DVD-A tracks.

[Pyrrho]

I haven't kept up with the 983 thread, but I was pretty sure last info stated that DVD-A was not enabled on it, so yes that would mean you are playing something other than the DVD-A tracks.

I believe you are confusing the 983 and the 83. Or, more properly, the DV-983H and the BDP-83.

The DV-983H has always had DVD-A enabled.

[Pyrrho]

I just got into DVD-A and the first couple of times I played a disc on my Oppo 983 it played it in Dolby Digital and now I can't get it out of PCM. Am I correct in thinking it is playing nothing more than the regular CD layer and not the high resolution? I must have changed a setting and I can't get it back.

Help!?

You need to look at your manual, because if you are playing Dolby Digital on a DVD-A, you are playing the regular DVD audio and not the high resolution format.

To play the DVD-A portion, you must have either HDMI or analog audio connections made; the regular optical or coaxial digital connection cannot pass the DVD-A signal. (As stated on p. 15 of the manual.)

Page 46 mentions the setting for DVD-A that will cause it to play back the high resolution DVD-A portion and the setting for playing back the DD or dts audio.

Simply put, if you are putting a DVD-A in and getting Dolby Digital, you either are using the wrong connection or wrong setting or both.

[j_garcia]

Yep, sorry missed that and the answer is what Pyrrho said. You have to also check to see if there is an audio priority setting for DVD-A as the default is usually video not DVD-A.

[mnnc]

I just got into DVD-A and the first couple of times I played a disc on my Oppo 983 it played it in Dolby Digital and now I can't get it out of PCM. Am I correct in thinking it is playing nothing more than the regular CD layer and not the high resolution? I must have changed a setting and I can't get it back.

Help!?

You either use hdmi or analog outs from oppo to recv'r/prepro multichannel inputs in order to get the 5.1 audio....did you connect this way using 6 rca cables? Some dvda have a menu that is viewable via connection to a monitor of some sort to choose which layer you wish to hear whether it be 2ch high rez or the multi-ch tracks. Otherwise, take another look at the manual.

[jb5200]

Thanks guys,

I do have it connected via HDMI. After everyone's response I finally did it but don't tell anyone, I finally looked in the manual. I did make a few switches and got it to play DD now. But then when I go in and switch the settings to DVD-A it plays in PCM but it sounds worse, not as clear/loud and my reciever shows PCM instead of DD and I am assuming it is just playing the regular CD layer. Is hi rez in PCM format?

I am really confused because I put in all of the settings the manual suggested and it doesn't really impress me but the DD sounded better which I don't think is supposed to happen but I could be wrong.

[j_garcia]

What receiver are you using?

[Pyrrho]

Thanks guys,

I do have it connected via HDMI. After everyone's response I finally did it but don't tell anyone, I finally looked in the manual. I did make a few switches and got it to play DD now. But then when I go in and switch the settings to DVD-A it plays in PCM but it sounds worse, not as clear/loud and my reciever shows PCM instead of DD and I am assuming it is just playing the regular CD layer. Is hi rez in PCM format?

I am really confused because I put in all of the settings the manual suggested and it doesn't really impress me but the DD sounded better which I don't think is supposed to happen but I could be wrong.


DVD-Audio is PCM. It should be feeding your receiver a multichannel PCM input. If it is sending it a 2 channel PCM signal (assuming you have a multichannel DVD-Audio disc playing), then you have the settings wrong.

As for the levels being different, that is NOT a sign of better or worse quality. You have a volume control to deal with that issue.

[fractile]

i used HDMI output and the Oppo bottom model did not display surround sound on my tuner. Like in the Pink floyd 30th aniverary issue it's supossed to be 5.1 sound.