Any High End Processors Supporting Lossless 5.1 Audio via JRiver/PowerDVD/VLC players?

cinenoir21

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Mar 04, 2023 17:08

While many today choose to stream content, I play lots of 1080p BDs and DVDs, and much prefer using these Windows players. https://jriver.com/ https://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd-ultra/features_en_US.html?r=1
https://www.videolan.org/

They decode DTS-MA to a lossless MCH PCM signal, play all region discs and have the zoom and slow motion features which I often enjoy using, but which are found in practically no hard wired BD players.

Thus, my pc would need to output the video via HDMI, either to the processor or directly to my TV. But as neither SPDIF nor AES/EBU can transmit lossless MCH audio, the processor would need to have a USB audio input to do so, to be fed from my pc, like this DAC has. https://exasound.com/Products/s88StreamingDAC.aspx

But regardless of brand, design or price it seems that few if any MCH processors have a USB audio input.

https://bryston.com/preamps/sp3/
https://www.audiocontrol.com/home-audio/immersive-av-preamp-processors/maestro-x7/
https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/home-theater-processors/MX100 https://nadelectronics.com/product/m17-v2i-surround-sound-preamp-processor/

And even if they did, could perfect syncing and quality of the video and PCM 5.1 audio from the Blu-Ray disk be assured, when played via any of these three Windows players?

QC2.0

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Mar 06, 2023 05:17

Quote While many today choose to stream content, I play lots of 1080p BDs and DVDs, and much prefer using these Windows players. https://jriver.com/ https://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd-ultra/features_en_US.html?r=1
https://www.videolan.org/

They decode DTS-MA to a lossless MCH PCM signal, play all region discs and have the zoom and slow motion features which I often enjoy using, but which are found in practically no hard wired BD players.

Thus, my pc would need to output the video via HDMI, either to the processor or directly to my TV. But as neither SPDIF nor AES/EBU can transmit lossless MCH audio, the processor would need to have a USB audio input to do so, to be fed from my pc, like this DAC has. https://exasound.com/Products/s88StreamingDAC.aspx

But regardless of brand, design or price it seems that few if any MCH processors have a USB audio input.

https://bryston.com/preamps/sp3/
https://www.audiocontrol.com/home-audio/immersive-av-preamp-processors/maestro-x7/
https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/home-theater-processors/MX100 https://nadelectronics.com/product/m17-v2i-surround-sound-preamp-processor/

And even if they did, could perfect syncing and quality of the video and PCM 5.1 audio from the Blu-Ray disk be assured, when played via any of these three Windows players?

IMO, the solution will be on your audio routing.

You can output your video and audio to a A/V receiver first using a HDMI cable, and then let the receiver bypass your video to TV.
Or, you can output your video and audio to TV (HDMI), and connect your TV to A/V receivers using a HDMI-ARC port (if your TV supports).

Both of the above ways will give you the full capacity to play the decoded multi-channel PCM audio, and you don't have to use an USB connection, which is not commonly seen on home cinema receivers or DAC.