Qs for audiophile (DTS, LPCM...)

grumpycrab

Hi, I plan to buy a DVD with audio tracks in the following format:-

DTS96/24 4.1
I assume 4.1 is 2 front+ 2 rear + 1sub. What min spec amp do I need for this? I assume as long as it says DTS? Also what DVD player output do I need.

96/24 LPCM
Is this just plain old stereo?

Thanks.

almillar

You want basically any surround sound amp from the past 5+ years. You're looking for DTS as a feature. DTS and Dolby Digital seem to keep coming out with new standards all the time, but you're looking at 4 discrete channels plus a sub channel, as you describe.
PCM is just a stream of digital audio, and a CD will give you a 48Hz audio stream. The above appears to be twice the frequency of CD audio (96 Hz) and you'll probably find the specs like this supported for amps deep in the user manual. Should be supported OK though in any amps with TOSlink (digital optical) outputs and inputs.