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Old 05-13-2013, 03:22 PM
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File format for 5.1 Surround Sound on SD card?

Does anyone know what file format (i.e. AC3, AAC, FLAC, etc...) for 5.1 surround sound that we can put on the SD card so the Mercedes will play?

I tried lossless 5.1 surround .WAV and .FLAC files and they did not work. The car didn't see the those files at all on the SD.

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Where do you get the music

Can I take a step back? Where do you get music in 5.1 surround format? I listened to the demo DVD that came with me E550 and it sounded great but I assumed that music wasn't published that way. Amazon? Itunes?
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I downloaded some DTS music and burned it on a cd to listen to it. It was the only way.
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For 5.1 music, you need SACD or DVD Audio. Not sure if MB DVD/CD players support these formats. DTS and Dolby Digital support 5.1 but are usually used for movies, but I have seen music in DTS format.
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MP3 file-format does not support 5.1CH surround sound. WMA file-format does has surround sound in WMA 9 format but still un-playable on Mercedes.

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You can search for "lossless music" or "multichannel music" for website that has free download 5.1 channels music. If you like classical music then you will love the 5.1 channels, you will hear different sounds/instruments coming from different speakers at the same.


A few free lossless music sites:

http://lossless-music.org
http://creamusic.net

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Can I take a step back? Where do you get music in 5.1 surround format? I listened to the demo DVD that came with me E550 and it sounded great but I assumed that music wasn't published that way. Amazon? Itunes?
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So just dL something and burn to a dvd?!
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Originally Posted by aprevo15
I downloaded some DTS music and burned it on a cd to listen to it. It was the only way.
Whats dts? Where do you get it?
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DTS is a series of multichannel audio formats developed by DTS, Inc (much like what Dolby provides).
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Originally Posted by jdhoang
For 5.1 music, you need SACD or DVD Audio. Not sure if MB DVD/CD players support these formats. DTS and Dolby Digital support 5.1 but are usually used for movies, but I have seen music in DTS format.
DVD-A can be played on my Comand...can't speak for other models or model years.I've played hybrid CD-SACDs on it before and I think it only played the CD portion.Maybe I'll try a pure SACD out of curiosity.
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Originally Posted by chrisvr6
Whats dts? Where do you get it?
I got it from the links provide here. After downloading the music, I just burned it on a CD as Audio Cd. It really sounds clean.

Originally Posted by Mit2013
You can search for "lossless music" or "multichannel music" for website that has free download 5.1 channels music. If you like classical music then you will love the 5.1 channels, you will hear different sounds/instruments coming from different speakers at the same.


A few free lossless music sites:

http://lossless-music.org
http://creamusic.net
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How to burn

Hello

I know this is a very old thread...

I was able to download some .wav and .iso file, but I can't burn them in a way that they'll play in the HK system.

Anyone have pointers? Much appreciated.

Thanks

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