I just bought a different DVDplayer and noticed that the sound feels quite different then the one I had before.
But since I am using the Digital output of the player, the amplifier takes care of the decoding to analogue.
So then there really shouldn’t be a difference between two players, should there?
I had a Yamaha DVD S-250 and now bought a Samsung DVD-HD870.
By the way : I really like my new player, especially the upscaling to 720P or 1080i, but the sound comes over a little weak.
Just because it’s digital output doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the same thing. Check your player setup. I had one once that would default (because it was set up that way, I changed it when I figured it out) to the PCM audio track if there was one, bypassing completely the you-would-think-it-would-be-default Dolby Digital stream.
After looking at the manual for your player, also be sure to check your “dynamic compression” and PCM down sampling settings to see if either of those might be the problem.
I turned both these off and set the DVDplayer to output Bitstream.
Maybe I should check the settings of my old one, maybe that had a weird setting on it.
That was going to be my next suggestion!
Edit: also, be sure your receiver is still set up right. I’ve come across some that will reset to some factory default when you disconnect an input source.
I have a Yamaha amplifier with an optimizer.
Basically you put a microphone at your listening position and let it run.
It then sends out some test-signals and determines the distances, delays and everything.
That will set up your delays, but there may be other settings in the menus. What model is it?