Re: DTS - bobo1 - Video Asylum

Re: DTS

Posted by bobo1 (A) on January 30, 2002 at 22:53:50

In Reply to: Re: DTS posted by Corbett on January 28, 2002 at 12:06:33:

To me AC-3 always sounded like and Mp3 file (about 160kbits) ,good but nothing amazing , and no wonder just like with mp3 better sounding codecs have been invented using less data .How old is AC-3 ,dunno but been around for a long time , codecs get better but not if they built it into hardware, DTS to me definently sounds better ,more open , just like a comparison between a 128k mp3 and 360k mp3(vbr) ,the later will always sound better (unless u used sum truly weird settings),DD uses sum compression which certainly doesnt help it either (yeah it might sound better to us just like a FM radio at times might sound better in the car than a cd player simply because they squashed the hell out of it) ultimately transparency is the definition of the quality of any sound reproduction. Certainly if DD was using the same bitrates as DTS it would be a more defining comparison.
Of course after hearing some receivers I am not sure if it matters at all , buy the time the signal gets through it sounds flat as hell.I am a big fan of absolute minimal sound processing , but I guess in Home Theaters u gotta have the cash for something like that.What I am hoping for is what they did with mp3v2 , its still compatible with old hardware players but if you got the new player u get much better quality ,they could do that with AC-3 maybe, dunno...

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Topic - Have you heard a difference between DTS & Dolby Digital? - Estes 17:56:26 01/25/02 (27)

My DD vs. DTS experience - padreken 18:45:58 01/28/02 (0)

Rear sound field vs. occasional effects. - Brians 15:13:36 01/28/02 (0)

Re: Have you heard a difference between DTS & Dolby Digital? - sam9 16:20:31 01/27/02 (4)

Latest Update... - Estes 10:39:09 01/28/02 (3)

A question? - bstan 11:10:40 01/28/02 (2)

Great info!! Thanks! - Estes 05:57:38 01/29/02 (1)

Debatable - bstan 11:09:27 01/29/02 (0)

For those that can't hear the difference... - Joe Murphy Jr 19:51:57 01/25/02 (10)

You also need a vision site for those who claim DVD is better than film.... - Estes 12:20:35 01/26/02 (8)

DTS - Joe Murphy Jr 16:42:44 01/26/02 (7)

Re: DTS - kotches 18:49:46 01/27/02 (3)

Re: DTS - Corbett 12:06:33 01/28/02 (2)

Re: DTS - bobo1 22:53:50 01/30/02 (0)

Re: DTS - kotches 23:07:20 01/28/02 (0)

Re: DTS - Estes 04:48:11 01/27/02 (2)

the SH-AC500D processor - Joe Murphy Jr 08:14:39 01/27/02 (1)

Re: the SH-AC500D processor - Estes 14:00:19 01/27/02 (0)

I shouldn't really laugh at that, but hehehehe....I get it!!! nt - Dman 23:27:29 01/25/02 (0)

What processor do you have? - cfraser 18:10:58 01/25/02 (7)

Re: What processor do you have? - Estes 12:24:53 01/26/02 (6)

Thanks for the info, ... - cfraser 18:14:15 01/26/02 (5)

Yes it has been discontinued... - Estes 04:50:30 01/27/02 (4)

All I REALLY want is better control over the center channel sound... - cfraser 13:55:01 01/27/02 (3)

Re: All I REALLY want is better control over the center channel sound... - Estes 14:03:01 01/27/02 (2)

I will play around some more - cfraser 14:28:34 01/27/02 (1)

Price/Function Error - cfraser 18:50:33 01/31/02 (0)

None whatsoever. NT - Earl Hamner 18:09:07 01/25/02 (0)

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