I was just confused because when changing to 'Encoded Digital Audio' in the Audio MIDI Settings stopped all sound (and iTunes refused to play anything) so I wasn't sure if this was something wrong with the machine or whether the Z-5500 just didn't like it?
Yeah i have no idea if its a Z-5500 thing, or if it's a Mac thing that it won't work.
I'd agree that Stereox2 seems to sound best to me as well, I'm not a huge fan of the distortion effects that other listening modes tend to provide.
Yeah Stereo x2 suits me for audio, stereo is how the music was intended to be played anyway, and if you have any DVD audio the speakers will detect the Dolby 5.1 sound and play that
Thanks for your help.
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