[CR]

Hi James,
 I have had my Bryston SP1.7 for some time and am wondering something on the audio part.
When tuning into several satellite feeds the audio is not detectable and found out that it is Dolby E.
I am aware of the up coming SP3 but for the time being , is there any software you offer for the SP1.7 /2 models ?
If not would you consider it ?

Thanks,
Carl

[Phil A]

Found this posted on another website, FYI:

"Dolby labs tightly controls the intellectual property rights to Dolby E. Therefore the only solution is a dolby E decoder which is officially licensed by dolby labs to do Dolby E decoding. These boxes cost anywhere from $4k upward and they have digital AES/EBU inputs through which the Dolby E is feed to them. Anyway, the dolby E decoder is the main piece of the puzzle, but you also need a receiver that has these digital audio outputs and is able to pass Dolby E out through them. This last point is important because some receivers have the digital audio outputs but cannot or do not pass Dolby E out through them. For example you'll find some DSR-4800s have these type of outputs but it's said the DSR-4800 is unable to passthrough Dolby E. So, even if you have a dolby E decoder you'll still need to get a receiver that can do Dolby E passthrough and these are also big time expensive. So for now and the foreseeable future Dolby E is pretty much a no go for hobbyist like us and will very likely remain that way becuase Dolby labs wants alot of money to license the technology and because it's not considered a consumer format probably wouldn't license it for any FTA product anyway, even if the manufacturer did come up with the cash."

[James Tanner]

Hi James,
 I have had my Bryston SP1.7 for some time and am wondering something on the audio part.
When tuning into several satellite feeds the audio is not detectable and found out that it is Dolby E.
I am aware of the up coming SP3 but for the time being , is there any software you offer for the SP1.7 /2 models ?
If not would you consider it ?

Thanks,
Carl

Hi Carl,

Well you got me on this one - I was not aware of Dolby E -time to investigate.

james

[CR]

Hi Phil and James,
  Thanks for the response and input.
I am familiar with the article and it has been discussed on other forums about the passing through of different types of digital formats.
In the fta world, which I do testing on , there are a growing number of feeds that use different types of digital audio formats, one of which just so happens to be the Dolby E.
Now, it remains to be seen just what it is that Dolby labs will do in the future, such as will the Dolby E be used in Blue Ray disc or for that matter in any consumer format.
If it is , then Bryston would have an edge to offer.

Carl