Hi elmer,

I don't think the statement that you've came across is correct. Where did you see the statement from?

Its correct up to the point where PS3 will decode TrueHD signal internally and send it out as PCM via HDMI. The RX-V3800 take in PCM without issue.

The pure direct mode is only used when you're listening to a purely audio source and by running pure direct mode, the audio signal is passing through the least number of circuitry in the AV receiver.