Just bought the Onkyo AV Receiver (HT-R670) and was wondering if anyone knows which audio setting is the best with the PS3 since both support 2 channel linear PCM, multi channel PCM and Bitstream. Also should I use the PS3 or reciever to do the decoding. It's a 7.1 receiver but plan on using the extra channel to Bi-amp the front 2 speakers since I'm hooking 2 CV 15" 3 way speakers 5" mids and 2" tweeters in an acoustic suspension as my front right and left. Will have a powered 10" sub, dual 4" mids and 1" tweeter center channel and dual 3 1/2" mids with 1" tweeter rears. Just got my 60" mitsubishi tv and this will be my first component system (everything else has been HTIB crap) so any advice on settings or speaker configuration would be greatly appreciated. I plan to upgrade to Klipsch speakers as budget allows but with the recent tv, receiver and couch purchases that may be some time. Thanks in advance for all your help
The only ps3 that Bitstreams is the new ps3 slim. If that's the ps3 you have, set it to bitstream, and let the receiver decode the HD audio. That way, you should see "Dolby TrueHD" or "dtsHD Mstr" in the receiver's display, when watching a blu ray movie with that soundtrack. If it's an older ps3, you should probably use multi-channel PCM. But, what you'll see in the receiver's display will be "Multi-Channel", instead of Dolby TrueHD or dtsHD Mstr. It will still be the HD audio though. If you use Bitstream, the receiver decodes. If you use either PCM setting, the ps3 decodes. Have you listened to Klipsch speakers? They use a special horn type tweeter, that not everyone can listen to for long. People tend to either love or hate Klipsch speakers. No in between feelings for them, usually. I'm one that finds them to be too bright for my ears. I get what's referred to as "ear fatigue", after listening to them for a few minutes. If you've heard them, and like them, great.........go for it. I also have a 7.1 setup, and like it a lot. I have the receiver set on Dolby Pro Logic IIx for watching tv in 7.1. Some commercials are better than the programming. Of course, 7.1 blu rays sound even better, because they are real 7.1 soundtracks, and not simulated surround, like the tv. If blu ray movies and dvds are 5.1, that's how I listen to them.
