Fox and DTS HD-MA

[DaViD Boulet]

The only thing we know is that DTS mix their track about 5db louder than DD witch is the real one nobody knows..

No. DTS doesn't "mix their tracks". That was in the days of LD.

Today the same audio engineer take the SAME MIX he uses for DD, DTS, whatever. It's not a DTS person... it's the guy at the studio or whoever is hired to master the audio (regardless of codec).

BTW, DTS was never mixed "louder" on DVD (LD isn't part of this discussion). The drop in DD is because of dialogue Normalization with LOWERS the audio level by about 4db due to recalculating the audio waveform prior to d/a.

My hearing's quite sensitive. I don't have that 15-18k rolloff that the average person has.

I find a lot of DTS tracks unnecessarily harsh (bright). This seems to be the same brightness that people call "sharper, clearer, punchier" etc. I find the same sound details in the DD tracks. If they're that different, then chances are it's a different mix. I find DD at 640 smooth, clean & clear.

I actually find DTS to be "smoother" and more laid back with more natural timbers compared to the flatter sound of DD.