Best DVD Players for Subwoofer

I didn't expect that the audio would be much different from a standard DVD but I could tell immediately when I started up my Iron Man disc that the channel separation was more crisp and the way my system utilized my subwoofer was much more effective.

My receiver got a very good workout especially the subwoofer as it picked up all the necessary tracks needed.

My subwoofer definitely was given a good work out.

My equipment includes a 100-inch Stewart screen with a 1080p Sony Pearl front projector, an Integra 9.8 DTC processor (with all the latest surround sound goodies), a 7-channel NAD amp, 7 Paradigm Signature speakers, and a dual M&K subwoofer (for full 7.1 surround sound).

I won't go into the issue around proper adjustment of the subwoofer level, which I left at the default setting after getting all the other speakers adjusted.

However, when comparing the core DTS audio decoded by my receiver to the 'lossless' Master DTS audio decoded by the player I found that the internal decoding did not fully utilize my subwoofer.

The player *does*, unfortunately, suffer from the -10dB subwoofer output limitation, which is very irritating (and the cause of only 4 stars).

I didn't need to adjust subwoofer level compared to my previous DVD player.