Does "THX-certified" matter for a Receiver?

[Sir Terrence]

Originally Posted by 4Dblu

THX is not marketing BS. what THX do is allow u to listen to the movie the way it was meant to be heard. like there logos says b4 the film starts. in simple terms its basically, a movie is being re-equalized and sound u may not hear b4 can b heard. example: on my THX laser disc Jarassic Park in the begining when the forklift is coming thru the trees u can hear the sound of the leafves very clear. compared to the crappy DD 5.1 dvd. the dvd sound more muted even tuned up high. also, compared my THX Predator laser to blu-ray and my laser still has a slight edge in sound but PQ is blu .

So much you don't know . Lets start with "listen to the movie the way it was meant to be heard" comment. If we are talking about intentions, movies were not meant to be heard in homes. They were meant to be heard in large theaters, with very large speakers, and a surround array. No decorrolating curcuits, no two dipole speakers or any other electronic manipulation can mimick the effect of 12-16 loudspeakers in a surround array. No three speakers with dual five inch mid/woofers can sound like a three speakers with 4 15" drivers, a horn mid and tweeter. No room as small as a hometheater can mimick the acoustics of a room 20 times larger. So there is no way going THX is going to allow you to "listen to the movie the way it was meant to be heard", which makes the statement BS. Beta man is right on this.

but, i don't fall for that THX stuff yea its looks nice but whatever no one is coming to my house saying is all ur equipment THX. i did noticed the Raiders/lost ark in THX but the sound track didn't stand out so.

Don't confuse the quality of a sound mix with a certification process. They are not the same.

u can always chk out there site THX.com. they have a clip showing u their process on film enhancement PQ & SQ and HT equipment.. no, THX certified is NOT thee all of all theres other equipment out that match and exceed THX standards..

If you want to be BS'ed to death, go to THX.com.