Refers to audio that is encoded at 96 kHz / 24 bits.
AVR
Audio / Video Receiver
Bit Depth
Refers to the measurement (in bits) used to digitally capture a sound wave as PCM
Bit Streams
Compressed, digital data that is used to send/recieve video/audio.
Bit-rate
refers to the amount of bits transferred every second. (Bit Depth) X (Sampling Frequency)
Constant Bit-rate
refers to a bit stream that has the same number of bits transferred every second, regardless of content fluctuation
Core, DTS Core
Refers to DTS Digital Surround
Discrete Channel
An audio channel that is encoded to independently carry data
Downmixing
A process that converts higher channel audio to lesser channel playback. Example: DTS Core automatically downmixes to stereo when played on a stereo-TV
ES
Refers to Extended Surround, which is 6.1 channel audio.
HD
High-Definition. referring to higher resolution video/audio
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), is an all-digital audio/video interface capable of transmitting uncompressed streams.
Master Audio
DTS-HD Master Audio is a lossless audio codec, which allows bit-to-bit representation of a original movie's studio master soundtrack.
Matrix Channel
An audio channel that has its data carried by peripheral channels
Mono
Single channel audio
PCM
Pulse-code modulation (PCM) is a digital representation of an analog sound signal
Primary Audio
Refers to the feature audio of a Blu-ray Disk
Sampling Frequency
The constant interval (in Hertz) in which audio is captured as PCM
Secondary Audio
Refers to the Interactive Audio of a Blu-ray Disk (e.g., director's comments)
Stereo
2-channel audio
Variable Bit-rate
a bit stream encoding that varies the amount of data that is transferred every second, with relation to fluctuation in content.
