Software DTS Decoder

**Petros** · July 15th, 2003

Is there any such thing as a software DTS decoder?

I could get a hardware decoder for my Klipsch Promedia 5.1s, but it would cost $70.

**Zedric** · July 15th, 2003

Yeah I think there are DTS codecs. Don't know any off hand, but there should be. Can't your soundcard do DTS decoding?

**Krux** · July 15th, 2003

I have the same speakers as you and they don't like any decoder except the one that klipsch sells

sorry

**Petros** · July 15th, 2003

I have an Audigy 2, but I can't get it to output anything but really loud static when I play DTS files.

**Krux** · July 15th, 2003

same with my SB live 5.1 with ac3 DD decoder and my Nforce 2 soundstorm also with a DD decoder built on speakers just don't like it. I think that 70 dallor part takes the anolog inputs from the speakers and converts it into a spidif connection for DTS but im not sure

**Zedric** · July 15th, 2003

That sounds useless. Do the speakers have analogue input? Use those.

**Krux** · July 16th, 2003

Originally posted by Zedric
That sounds useless. Do the speakers have analogue input? Use those.

sounds useless maybe but spidif is 1 cord and is digital so it has better sound.

**Zedric** · July 16th, 2003

Originally posted by Krux
sounds useless maybe but spidif is 1 cord and is digital so it has better sound.

You're right of course, but if you have a converter with an analogue side it doesn't really matter if you ask me. 3 analogue cables can be put together anyway (taped, striped, cable hose).

**Krux** · July 16th, 2003

yah I know but the sound quality is better for digital

Goatman · July 16th, 2003

it's not if you are taking it from a analogue source, you're right, the quality is better if it never goes trough a DAC, but if the converter takes Analogue from the PC, and converts it to a SPDIF, it's going through a DAC, then ADC, then another DAC. That's lossy, and if anything, it's worse quality than the Analogue connections would be.

**Krux** · July 16th, 2003

good thing my computer has spidif

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Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,038 Reputation: 1647 Power: 153	Software DTS Decoder Is there any such thing as a software DTS decoder? I could get a hardware decoder for my Klipsch Promedia 5.1s, but it would cost $70.

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Zedric NTFS Guru Joined: January 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,006 Reputation: 890 Power: 171	Yeah I think there are DTS codecs. Don't know any off hand, but there should be. Can't your soundcard do DTS decoding? Did I help you? Please use the reputation system. Click the icon on the left! Proud host of the OSNN.net folding sigs. Want one? Check the folding thread! http://zedric.no-ip.com/

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Zedric NTFS Guru Joined: January 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,006 Reputation: 890 Power: 171	That sounds useless. Do the speakers have analogue input? Use those. Did I help you? Please use the reputation system. Click the icon on the left! Proud host of the OSNN.net folding sigs. Want one? Check the folding thread! http://zedric.no-ip.com/

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Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 137	Originally posted by Zedric That sounds useless. Do the speakers have analogue input? Use those. sounds useless maybe but spidif is 1 cord and is digital so it has better sound.

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Zedric NTFS Guru Joined: January 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,006 Reputation: 890 Power: 171	Originally posted by Krux sounds useless maybe but spidif is 1 cord and is digital so it has better sound. You're right of course, but if you have a converter with an analogue side it doesn't really matter if you ask me. 3 analogue cables can be put together anyway (taped, striped, cable hose). Did I help you? Please use the reputation system. Click the icon on the left! Proud host of the OSNN.net folding sigs. Want one? Check the folding thread! http://zedric.no-ip.com/

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July 15th, 2003	Top \| #3
Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 137	I have the same speakers as you and they don't like any decoder except the one that klipsch sells sorry

July 15th, 2003	Top \| #4
Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,038 Reputation: 1647 Power: 153	I have an Audigy 2, but I can't get it to output anything but really loud static when I play DTS files.

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Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 137	same with my SB live 5.1 with ac3 DD decoder and my Nforce 2 soundstorm also with a DD decoder built on speakers just don't like it. I think that 70 dallor part takes the anolog inputs from the speakers and converts it into a spidif connection for DTS but im not sure

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Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 137	yah I know but the sound quality is better for digital

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Goatman Ska Daddy Joined: December 2001 Posts: 676 Reputation: 20 Power: 131	it's not if you are taking it from a analogue source, you're right, the quality is better if it never goes trough a DAC, but if the converter takes Analogue from the PC, and converts it to a SPDIF, it's going through a DAC, then ADC, then another DAC. That's lossy, and if anything, it's worse quality than the Analogue connections would be.

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Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 137	good thing my computer has spidif

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