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Denon AVR 1602 Sound Problem with new Dolby Digital Bitsteam

There have been several messages posted about the soundtrack problems with Pearl Harbour and the Denon AVR 1602 receiver. From reading the announcement put out by Dolby (see http://dolby.custhelp.com) it would seem the fault lies with the Denon amps being unable to correctly decode new bitstream flags present in the new Dolby Digital standard on DVDs such as Pearl Harbour. Onkyo are alos affected (see http://www.onkyousa.com/article_top.cfm?id=21).

Curiously, What Hi Fi, Feb 2002 Issue, recommends the Denon in combination with a Toshiba and Wharfedale combination. And state how wonderful this sounds when playing Pearl Harbour. My experience (confirmed by Dolby`s note above) is that the Pearl Harbour 5.1 sound track sound gets muted by the Denon and you have to switch over to stereo to get an audible sound. I intend to ask What Hi Fi how they justify their review.

Any other Denon owners out there who have encountered this problem?

What can we do - other than ask for a refund and buy a different receiver?

RE: Dolby Digital Dropout in Pearl Harbour

I bought a Denon AVR 1602 and experienced the same problems, with Pearl Harbour sound, using a Denon 1602 and Toshiba SD210 player. The DTS sound track is all but inaudible. I could not find any further information on the Denon web site and have mailed them to ask what their solution is. No reply so far ...

Does anyone have any further details on this problem. Any updates from the manufacturers?

Andy