PS3 and New Receiver

[dougoo6]

So I just bought a new receiver (the Pioneer VSX-1019) and I was immediately stunned by the audio quality when watching 5.1 HD movies on cable. However, when I got to playing a blu-ray through my PS3, the sound is descent enough, but not what I was expecting and not to the same quality as what I heard on TV. I have my PS3 set to LPCM as per what I read in the forums. Does anyone know of a setting I might be overlooking that is degrading the sound quality?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[jostenmeat]

Yeah, something is definitely wrong when TV signals sound better than bluray, let alone a DVD. I've never tinkered with a PS3, but you are selecting the correct audio track on the bluray disc's menu? If DTSMA, often there isn't anything to choose, if it's TrueHD then more often than not you have to choose, and it's mch PCM you always have to choose from what I remember.

You also don't have any "downmix" engaged on the PS3 I imagine. Keep it disabled.

Also, please defeat DRC, or whatever the equivalent is on the PS3. Otherwise, IMO, some movies will sound awful, particularly those with TrueHD with terribly implemented autoflagged DRC, such as Iron Man.

 

[PENG]

Yeah, something is definitely wrong when TV signals sound better than bluray, let alone a DVD.

I was wondering about that too but may be he meant listening to the TV source via his HD cable or satellite box in 5.1 DD. In other word still through his AVR and listening in 5.1DD but selected "TV" as the source.

 

[dougoo6]

Yes I am listening to HD movies in 5.1 DD on through my cable box. I just was expecting that blu-ray on my PS3 would sound at least as good, if not better. Removing DRC made some difference, but I am still convinced there is a setting that I am overlooking.

Thanks!

 

[PENG]

Yes I am listening to HD movies in 5.1 DD on through my cable box. I just was expecting that blu-ray on my PS3 would sound at least as good, if not better. Removing DRC made some difference, but I am still convinced there is a setting that I am overlooking.

Thanks!

Doug, there are in fact many settings in the PS3 and to many of us that is part of the fun. I am going to try and see if I can find a post that lists most if not all of such settings.

 

[PENG]

I think there is a more informative one over at avsforum but read this one for now and see if it helps. If not I can post the settings I am using but it may not be the best for you.

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3media&thread.id=159193

 

[dougoo6]

That would be great - I really appreciate it!

 

[jostenmeat]

I was wondering about that too but may be he meant listening to the TV source via his HD cable or satellite box in 5.1 DD. In other word still through his AVR and listening in 5.1DD but selected "TV" as the source.

Actually, I assumed that, since not many people get excited about 2.0 or 1.0 DD TV signals. Either way, my opinion is unaltered. Maybe (a stretch) "good" audio for TV was the series Rome on HBO. (When I last had TV programming). Otherwise, the best sound effects I ever hear is from a drunk guy coming from a surround speaker during a baseball game. I even curiously listened to some LOTR on TNT, and the audio was sooo lame.

Even DVDs blow away any TV DD 5.1 I've ever heard.

I mean, the video compression is something to behold, but I don't even want to think what they do with the audio.

Yes I am listening to HD movies in 5.1 DD on through my cable box. I just was expecting that blu-ray on my PS3 would sound at least as good, if not better. Removing DRC made some difference, but I am still convinced there is a setting that I am overlooking.

Thanks!

You still have not specified if you are aware that you need to choose the correct codec on the bluray menu itself. With which bluray movies specifically are you testing?

 

[PENG]

Actually, I assumed that, since not many people get excited about 2.0 or 1.0 DD TV signals.

Sorry, I should have known better.

 

[PENG]

Actually, I assumed that, since not many people get excited about 2.0 or 1.0 DD TV signals.

Sorry, I should have known better. As he said, something must be degrading the HD signal between his BD player and the AVR, assuming he selected the HD codec correctly.

 

[PENG]

This is the most informative PS3 thread I can find.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=931796

 

[dougoo6]

I am definitely selecting the codec properly. It was the Matrix blu-ray that I was testing.

 

[dougoo6]

That was a really hopeful link by the way and I really appreciate your help. Its just that these kinda things drive me crazy!

 

[dougoo6]

I thought this was interesting in the link:

"Also some AVRs provides for bass management only for audio decoded by the AVR. This is a limitation of the AVR not the PS3."

I do not know how I would determine if this was true.

I am curious though, have you left all of your PS3 audio settings at their defaults?