1098 & DTS 96/24: positively a bug!

[Locutus2k]

Hi,
i've already posted a message in the past days about the 1098 & DTS 96/24 decoding. Now, after many tests on diff'rent 1098 units, i can assume that there's a bug.
If you set the back surround channel to OFF, then ANY DTS 96/24 program (even if not ES) will be decoded as DTS 96/16 bit, losing the 24 bit decoding.
It seems something very simple to fix for Rotel with a new firmware, but i don't know how to reach the "high quarters" to notify this bug.
Maybe someone in this forum can help .....
All the best and always sorry for my bad english,

Luigi

[Andrew Pratt]

I'll pass this along.

[Locutus2k]

thanks a lot, i've just received a mail from Rotel tech support. I hope that everything will be ok.
This forum is incredible!

[Andrew Pratt]

Keep us posted with what you and the Tech guys find out. I know they've tried to replicate the issue with the Queen DVD and it works fine so your findings will be of interest to us all.

[Locutus2k]

OK, here's the latest news: it seems that a "bug" is present but nont on the 1098 himself but ... in the manual!
In DTS 96/24 the display says DTS 96, but the manual says it should say DTS 96/24.
The tech guys at Rotel tell me that their units too show a "simple" DTS 96, so i have to think that this is normal and the manual is wrong.
I'll keep you posted with other news.
Thanks again for your help, all of you,

Luigi