Sony PS3 world most advanced Digital Audio Device

With the recent 2.30 firmware update the Sony PS3 is leaping forward to be the most advance audio component as well as the world most advance Blu-ray player on the market today for only $399.00. This means what you hear in the movies your Sony PS3 will faithfully replicate that Exact Audio Quality. ( Only on Blu-ray)

DTS-HD Master Audio is capable of delivering audio that is a bit-for-bit identical to the studio master. DTS-HD Master Audio delivers audio at super high variable bit rates -24.5 mega-bits per second (Mbps) on Blu-ray discs and 18.0 Mbps on HD-DVD - that are significantly higher than standard DVDs . This bit stream is so "fast" and the transfer rate is so "high" that it can deliver the Holy Grail of audio: 7.1 audio channels at 96k sampling frequency/24 bit depths that are identical to the original. With DTS-HD Master Audio, you will be able to experience movies and music, exactly as the artist intended: clear, pure, and uncompromised. (source: dts.com)

DTS-HD High Resolution Audio can deliver up to 7.1 channels of sound that is virtually indistinguishable from the original. DTS-HD High Resolution Audio delivers audio at high constant bit rates superior to standard DVDs---6.0 Mbps on Blu-ray discs and 3.0 Mbps on HD-DVD to produce outstanding sound quality. It is capable of delivering up to 7.1 channels at 96k sampling frequency/24 bit depth resolution. It allows content creators to deliver rich, high definition audio on movies where disc space may not allow for DTS-HD Master Audio.
(source: dts.com)


Audio Storage Formats

Storage Type	Audio Format	Storage Format	Compression Format	Channels	Bits	Sampling frequency	Bitrate	Protection
Blu-ray Disc	Linear PCM	Linear PCM	None	7.1	16	48kHz	4.6Mbit/s	AACS
Blu-ray Disc	Dolby TrueHD	Dolby TrueHD	MLP (Lossless)	7.1 (max 14)	up to 24	96kHz (max 192kHz)	up to 18Mbit/s	AACS
Blu-ray Disc	Dolby Digital Plus	E-AC-3	Perceptual Coding (Lossy)	7.1	~20 (16 - 24)	48kHz	up to 1.7Mbit/s	AACS
Blu-ray Disc	Dolby Digital	AC-3	Perceptual Coding (Lossy)	5.1	~20 (16 - 24)	48kHz	640kbit/s	AACS
Blu-ray Disc	dts-HD Master Audio		Lossless	8	up to 24	96kHz	up to 25.4Mbit/s	AACS
Blu-ray Disc	dts-HD HR Audio			8	up to 24	96kHz	up to 6Mbit/s	AACS
Blu-ray Disc	dts Digital Surround	Coherent Acoustics	Perceptual Coding (Lossy)	5.1	~20 (16 - 24)	48kHz	1.509Mbit/s, 754kbit/s	AACS
DVD Disc	Dolby Digital	AC-3	Perceptual Coding (Lossy)	5.1	~20 (16 - 24)	48kHz	448kbit/s, 384kbit/s	CSS
DVD Disc	dts Digital Surround	Coherent Acoustics	Perceptual Coding (Lossy)	5.1	~20 (16 - 24)	48kHz	1.509Mbit/s, 754kbit/s	CSS
SACD Disc	SACD	DSD	DST (Lossless)	2, 5.1	1	176.4kHz		PSP
DVD Disc	DVD-Audio	Linear PCM	MLP (Lossless)	2	16, 20, 24	44.1kHz - 192kHz	9.6Mbit/s	CPPM
DVD Disc	DVD-Audio	Linear PCM	MLP (Lossless)	5.1	16, 20, 24	44.1kHz - 96kHz	9.6Mbit/s	CPPM
CD Disc	dts 5.1 Music Disc	DTS	Perceptual Coding (Lossy)	5.1	16	44.1kHz	1.411Mbit/s	None
CD Disc	HDCD	Linear PCM	None	2	20	48kHz		None
CD Disc	CD	Linear PCM	None	2	16	176kHz	1.411Mbit/s	None
Virtual	AVCHD
Virtual	DivX
Virtual	WMV (VC-1)
Virtual	MP4
Virtual	MP3			5.1		16kHz - 48kHz	320kbit/s
Virtual	AAC			48		8kHz - 96kHz

Audio Compatibility Chart

PS3 Compatiblity	Bitstream (HDMI)	LPCM (HDMI)	Bitstream (TOSLINK)	LPCM (TOSLINK)	AV Multi
Linear PCM 7.1	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes (Stereo)
Dolby TrueHD 7.1	No	Yes (5.1)	No	Yes (Stereo 44.1kHz)	Yes (Stereo)
Dolby TrueHD 5.1	No	Yes	No	Yes (Stereo 44.1kHz)	Yes (Stereo)
Dolby Digital Plus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (Stereo)	Yes (Stereo)
Dolby Digital	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (Stereo)	Yes (Stereo)
dts-HD MA (7.1)	No	No	No	No	No
dts-HD HRA (7.1)	No	Yes (5.1)	No	Yes (Stereo)	Yes (Stereo)
dts Digital Surround	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (Stereo)	Yes (Stereo)
SA-CD 5.1	No	Yes (176kHz)	No	Yes (Stereo 44.1kHz)	Yes (Stereo)
SA-CD Stereo	No	Yes (176kHz)	Yes (Stereo 44.1kHz)	Yes (Stereo 44.1kHz)	Yes (176kHz)