I have slightly different requirements than most who post on this particular forum.
I have recently updated my HTPC to Blu-ray with the inclusion of a BD drive. I have, up until now, used SPDif to send all my audio across to my Denon AVR-1803 AV receiver, which has been brilliant for the last 6 years.
I realise that SPDif does not have the ability to decode HD audio over & above 1536 kbs, meaning TrueHD & DTSHD MA cannot be sent. I have a video card that I don't think can send audio via DVI>HDMI -Asus EN 8500GT.
Question: given that HN has a sale on amps, etc. this weekend, is it worth upgrading now to a receiver that has HD decoding ability? Is the HD sound that much of an improvement over the standard DD/DTS? Cheers.