Dts 5.1 Cd
Most surround processors can create a 5.1 mix on-the-fly. I use such processing for all stereo sources in my home theater, and it sounds excellent. IMO, there's certainly no need for 'faked' 5.1 versions burned to disc. My PC sound card also outputs a 5.1 channel DTS signal from all sources, whether mono, stereo, or surround.
CD Vs DVD Audio Vs SACD
DTS CDs are encoded in 5.1 surround sound using the DTS compression algorithm. As such, the fidelity is of lower quality than the sound quality offered by CDs, DVD-Audio discs, and SACDs. DTS CDs are not encoded in stereo. You can play DTS CDs in three ways:
* On a CD player connected to a 5.1-channel receiver or pre/pro with a DTS decoder via an optical or coaxial digital cable.
The tracks gets extracted into a non-standart wav file. It's actually a DTS wav. You can burn the file on a CD or a DVD with NERO, for example. It is decoded as a standart 5.1 DTS file from any DTS decoder. CD - enough so that I would love to hear the entire Synchronicityalbum remixed in 5.1. On the whole with this CD, the added, high-resolution clarity of the music is a welcome improvement. Sting's lead vocal tracks in particular are crisp and tight, sounding better than I've ever heard.
Planet Earth (Dts 5.1 Surround CD & DVDA) DVD AUDIO by LTJ Bukem (2005-01-25). Artist: Pink Floyd Album: Delicate Sound of Thunder Style: Progressive Rock Year: 2019 1988 original Quality: DTS 5.1 (.wav+.cue 44.1kHz/24Bit) Bitrate: 1411 kbps Tracks: 7+9 Size: 1.13 Gb Recovery: 3% Release: rip from Blu-Ray 'The Leter Years Edition' Pink Floyd Ltd., 2019.
* On a DVD-Video player with the 'DTS Digital Out' logo on the front panel (meaning any player available today) to a 5.1-channel receiver or pre/pro with a DTS decoder via an optical or coaxial digital cable.* On a DVD-Video player with a built-in DTS decoder connected to a 5.1-channel receiver or pre/pro via the 5.1-channel outputs (i.e., six RCA cables).
The DVD-Audio format offers the capability of stereo and surround sound (5.1) playback at higher resolution than the CD (and therefore, higher resolution than DTS too). DVD-Audio uses PCM as the encoding algorithm like the CD, but while the CD is limited to encoding in 16-bit/44.1-kHz PCM, DVD-Audio can offer up to 24/192 in stereo and 24/96 in surround sound. In practice, the wordlength (the number of bits per pulse) on DVD-Audio discs can vary, though a 24-bit word is far and away the most prevalent. However, the sampling rate (in kHz) varies widely on DVD-Audio discs. In most cases, stereo tracks are presented in 24/96, but some discs are encoded 24/88.2 or 24/48, and some are encoded at the maximum 24/192. Most surround-sound tracks are encoded at 24/96.
The vast majority of DVD-Audio discs offer a high-resolution surround-sound track, and some also offer a high-resolution stereo track as well. Most discs also have DVD-Video-compatible Dolby Digital and/or DTS surround-sound tracks as well.
Note that to play DVD-Audio tracks, you must have a DVD-Audio player. Some are available through www.crutchfield.com , Best Buy, and Circuit City. Again, with a DVD-Video player, you can play Dolby Digital or DTS tracks that may be encoded on a DVD-Audio disc.