Best Sound Reciever/ home theater with HDMI 1.3 PCM?

Question

I've been looking for a home sound receiver to compliment my PS3. I'm looking for a sound receiver that is HDMI 1.3 enable that supports Dolby True HD, DTS HD and uncompressed PCM. Is there such machine yet?

Also, i'm a bit ignorant about receivers so if you could educate me as to what to buy I would appreciate it.

$2,000 but if there's anything above it that is worth it I'll go for it as long as its a quality product. I want the receiver initially for the PS3 to enjoy uncompressed PCM games and movies. If anyone can help I would appreciate it.

Answer 1

Hi. What is your budget ?There are some very good Receivers which support the features you want.but they are all priced differently..Also there are new features coming out all the time it is hard to keep up with the technological changes.Some of these Receivers are so complicated you need a licence to set them up.That's why we get a lot of questions about them.on Answers.HDMI can be a problem,it is not as simple as people are led to believe..Ok,if you let us know how much you can spend we will give you some suggestions.

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Thanks for the E-MAIL
. One of the best Receivers just released is the DENON AVR 3808CI. The specifications are very impressive and it definitely has TRU HD, DTS HD
This is what is said about the PCM signal you are after,i'm not sure if this is what you want but this is what they say "conversion of optical or coaxial digital signals to analog audio outputs for 2nd and 3rd rooms PCM only"I hope that's what you want.I don't use a Receiver myself as my sound system is geared for hi fi music reproduction with separate stereo pre and power amps.

The greatest compromise in a Receiver is the use of a single power supply for all three sections (the Pre-Amp,the Power-Amp and the Tuner).The needs of the Power-Amp section affect the Pre-Amp section (not good).The result is Receivers, no matter how well made and expensive, are not as smooth,effortless,open and full sounding as separate components with their own power supplies.One important improvement of this Denon is the inclusion of 3 power transformers and 6 power supply circuits.As far as i know none of the other popular Receivers has this feature. It is one huge step forward for a Receiver.

Now there is one thing left to do .All amplifiers have their own particular sound. It is possible to hear differences between them when using the same speakers .The difference in sound quality between them is not as pronounced as there is when you listen to different speakers. But the differences are there. Denon is a brand you can trust and i have never heard someone say they do not perform well.So there you are mate ,if the specifications are to your liking i feel you can't go wrong with this model,particularly with the extra power suppy etc.

Although the rec.ret price is about $1600 ,i have seen it advertised for around $1200. Here is a link to check it out.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-wojn05drb1f/cgi-bin/prodview.asp?i=033AV3808C

EDIT. I have not looked at any other brands yet but if you like i can do that but they wont have the extra power supplies.like the Denon.

Answer 2

You don't want the sound to work? =D