rxv2500 yamaha - problem with sound quality

[travs69]

I have a 2500 Yamaha hooked up to my directivo (non hd) vi optical. On certian channels I get 5.1 and everything sounds great. On the channels that I don't I see PCM show up and the sound that comes out of my front speakers has a gargled quality to it. Is this just a settings/wiring issue? Is outputing everything via the optic cable the correct way to have this?

Thanks,

Travis

 

[audioman00]

Check your output settings on the tiVo, through the menu you can access two types of output settings -PCM or Dolby Digital 5.1, I'm not sure about the gargled or distorted sound but, the default output is going to be PCM on any show w/ out DD 5.1 . The yammi has an excellent DAConverter
IMO, the sound from pcm should sound quite nice also, but it will be primarily in 2ch format.

 

[Buckeye_Nut]

I have a 2500 Yamaha hooked up to my directivo (non hd) vi optical. On certian channels I get 5.1 and everything sounds great. On the channels that I don't I see PCM show up and the sound that comes out of my front speakers has a gargled quality to it.

Travs,
That's because only a handful of channels broadcast in 5.1.