Paramount Makes Move To DTS-HD Master Audio

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Originally Posted by cembros

huge issues? What it automatically enables drc on some receivers, once you turn that off its an amazing track.

To me, that's a huge issue. And even after disabling DRC, it was nothing to write home about.

Originally Posted by cembros

An error on one disc has nothing to do with a codec thats an issue with the engineerer.

I agree that Iron Man was an encode issue (both with the DRC foulup, and the actual mix). My issue with Dolby is that none of these issues is really necessary to deal with. They can strip off all the nonsense, and have an excellent system.

Originally Posted by cembros

The true hd track on the fith element is theroetically better than the pcm in that it is 20bit compared to 16 bit. Why is it that you prefer dts, if there are plenty of movies with refrence tracks that are in true hd then what does the codec have to do with anything? You should check out some of the other titles i listed, simply amazing and all true hd.

I own many of them, with some being terrific, and some merely so-so. That's more a matter of the source material, not the codec.

I have noticed that LFE performance is universally better in DTS than in Dolby. I have two main setups; one uses dual Klipsch SUB-12 subwoofers, and the other, a JL Audio Fathom. Dolby tends to get sloppy at loud volume, DTS does not. I have no idea why, and I use the term "tends" intentionally; I have no problem with Police Certifiable, or the Yes concert, or the Chris Botti concert Blu discs. It may be the encode, or the quality of source material - I don't know, but I have my suspicions.