How to improve the quality of uncompressed soundtrack?

[Moti172]

Hi

In order to synchronize the audio and video I'm using reclock.
My receiver doesn't have hdmi connection so I need to send the decoded uncompressed track through the analog connection.

The receiver doesn't process the soundtrack (via analog connection) and the audio quality is not as good as bit-streaming the original DTS/DD (loudness...)

How can I improve the quality of the soundtrack before sending it to the receiver? (filters, plugins...)

My HTPC - Win7, MPC-HC, LAV filtters, ffdshow.

I'll appreciate your help

[pirlouy]

With the right decoders, the decoded part should be the same as what you bitstream.
If the sound is different, it means your receiver does some processing...

[Moti172]

I know, and that what I'm looking for. "Something" that will do the processing on the fly before the receiver.

[Ghitulescu]

Coverting digital into analog is always linked to "changes" in the signal, not necessarily due to the D/A process as such (which is an issue for lower-range "el cheapo" series), but mostly due to "improvements" a receiver does for its analog inputs (sometimes technologically needed, like some low/high-pass filters, sometimes to mask some deficiencies/shortcuts of the amplifier/preamplifier sections).

[CeeJay.dk]

You can use ffdshows ability to use Winamp DSP plugins.

I use the winamp plugin called enhancer 0.17. It only works with mono and stereo though.

You can also use Winamp + FFSoxPlayer. This also allows you to use Winamp output plugins and not just DSP plugins - I use Studio Sound Fx in combination with Enhancer 0.17

For surround audio I use ac3filter