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Even if Luis was inadvertently measuring the core DD or DTS tracks on the Blu-ray disks, they would almost certainly be higher bit rate. Because Blu-ray has so much more storage capacity, even the lossy streams are typically encoded at the codecs' maximum bit rates of 640kbps for Dolby and 1.5Mbps for DTS. On DVDs, DD is usually choked down to 448kbps and DTS to 784kbps to save space. The maximum bit rate for TrueHD and DTS-Master Audio is 18Mbps, the same as uncompressed PCM. Short answer, the lossless formats do sound better -- in a decent system, in a decent room, at near reference levels. But I think you'll be perfectly happy with core DD and DTS in your application, Ken.

^^^ Diamond Prices: Diamond Jewelry Facts, Diamond Tools and Consumer Reports Forum is to my wife as Head-Case.org is to her husband.

I hate you.

Mike Scott -- Bring 'Em All In Thanks for the reminder, Duggeh.

The Cult -- Love

Review: Skype for iPhone. Verdict: Awesome.

Echo and the Bunnymen -- Ocean Rain B-b-burn the skin off.

Happy Birthday! Pub crawl!

Very nice Ian! Today I disassembled our dryer, which has been on the fritz, and found the remains of an old washcloth wrapped around the spindle of the blower fan. Thank goodness for service manuals on the Internet. I feel like a real man!

Moar toobs!

Guesstimated $$$?

Aber nat

Did the mk1 come in black?

Aphex Twin -- Richard D. James Album

Big, big box of Lego. 10-day forecast calls for eight days of rain.

Yes please! Air -- Moon Safari

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTlz3FA-Rjg

Sure, but he lives with his parents.

Air -- Moon Safari Sinead O'Connor -- Am I Not Your Girl? Pulp -- We Love Life Lou Reed -- New York

Led Zeppelin -- How The West Was Won The 23-minute version of "Whole Lotta Love" is aptly named.

Missed FedEx delivery this morning while walking kids and dog around block. Next shot on Tuesday. Hate kids and dog ... so much.

He's lucky things hadn't progressed any further before she decided to bite down.

Indeed.