since Alan Davey has been brought up

[Jonathan Smith]

yes. you can chose stereo (or Stereo PCM) from the menu. see if it sounds
better than the CD.


On 27 August 2013 23:45, mike c <insect.brain at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/27/13, Jonathan Smith <smithjm77x7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 5.1 a separate issue. It just gives you a surround sound which can be
> nice.
> > HD stereo should give you the full 24-bit sound of the master tapes. A CD
> > is limited to 16-bit.
>
> at the risk of sounding like me, I ask a serious question
> should i connect the DVD player and give it a whirl without any rear
> or surround channels?
>