If you output PCM then the receiver doesn't need to know what format the audio started in. The question is if the player can decode DTS-HD MA to PCM.

I actually prefer for the player to decode to PCM, I think it's the right thing to do. The TV doesn't know anything about MPEG/AVC/VC1, it just wants video frames. Why should the receiver have to know about DD/DTS/AAC? Just send audio samples.


Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011
Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8
Sony PS4, surround backs
-Chris