Has anyone really missed this option? If so, what did you have to pass on being the 950 doesn't do this decoding?

Thanks

By "lack of 96/24" do you mean DTS 96/24? DTS 96/24 requires you to have discs with a DTS 96/24 audio track on them (rather than the regular DTS tracks, which are 48/24). There are a few such music discs, but basically there's not a lot of software available for the format -- and it seems like much of what is available is in the form of DVD-Audio discs that already have lossless 96/24 audio. Those discs will still play back at 48/24 with any regular DTS decoder (such as that in the 950). The multi-channel high resolution audio format war has been muddling along with DVD-Audio and SACD at the center of the storm, and I get the impression that DTS 96/24 has been left on the sideline.

EDIT: a search for DTS 96/24 titles on DTS's site yielded three titles: Canadian and US versions of Queen's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 and a region 2 Japanese title "Tour of Misia".

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[This message has been edited by gonk (edited June 14, 2004).]

Nope, I haven't missed it one bit.

gonk,

Yes, that is what I mean.

Thanks for clearing that up for me.

I am hoping to be able to order the 950 soon and mate it with a Parasound amp I have that currently is doing nothing.

Also, thank you for the great reviews of the 950. They were very helpful in my decision making process.