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Is there a way to force Kodi to decode the lossless DTS-HD track to LPCM rather than the regular DTS core?

I ask because I'm using an older receiver that supports LPCM over HDMI but not bitstreamed lossless audio. If I play a file with TrueHD audio it'll be happily decoded and I'll get 5.1/7.1 LPCM. A DTS-HD track in the same situation, however, will either bitstream the lossy core DTS track or, if I disable DTS output ("DTS capable receiver"), it'll decode the core and output that; I know it's not decoding the HD track because a 7.1 DTS-HD track will only output 5.1 to my receiver.

I'd like to somehow force Kodi to ignore the lossy DTS core, in other words. Is this possible?
No, there is no open source DTS-HD decoder atm.
Unless you consider using an external player.
OK, that explains it. Thanks. I've been converting DTS-HD tracks to FLAC when I rip them so I'll continue to do that for the time being.