Compatibility with Advanced Surround Formats JVC AV receivers are all compatible with advanced surround formats, including: "Dolby Digital EX": It adds an extra channel -- a matrixed surround back channel -- to the 5.1 discrete channels of Dolby Digital. "Dolby Pro Logic IIx": Any stereo or 5.1-channel source is processed into 6.1-channel or 7.1-channel surround. "DTS-ES": Upward compatible with the conventional DTS Digital Surround format, DTS-ES (Discrete 6.1 and Matrix 6.1) significantly improves 360-degree localization and spatial expression utilizing surround signals that have been further extended. "DTS NEO:6 Surround": It provides 6.1-channel surround from conventional stereo sources. "DTS 96/24": This format allows encoding of 5.1 channel soundtracks at a rate of 96kHz/24 bits on DVD-Video.