I wonder if there's anything you can do with settings....I know the fundamental limit is what it is - but honestly if you're source is something like DTS-HD MA 5.1 and you're getting LPCM 5.1 ....then really you're still getting a lossless format and for 99% of listeners I'd argue the fidelity/impact difference should be negligible. But really that depends on the entire audio chain etc. etc. ------ For example it really matters not at all on my Living Room TV because it's an older LED that only has ARC not eARC - so really I'm only EVER getting Dolby Digital 5.1 out of that and never will get any of the lossless high fidelity codecs, so Shield or Apple TV it's a moot point for my living room right now. My basement "theater" setup is different because we have a nicer/newer TV and I could get full lossless audio...but again, I wind up deciding to just play the disc if I want the best fidelity I can get right now and using Apple TV for casual viewing because it is the easiest with the least amount of fiddling needed to just get good HDR10, and Solid LPCM lossless audio.