Universal to make DTS-HD MA the standard for Blu-ray

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by kknight

I was watching Superbad and Afro the Movie (Japanese version), both had options for DTS MA / PCM or Dolby TrueHD and I can say is, Dolby TrueHD doesn't sound as good as the others... For anyone to say they're the same, nope that's not true at all...

I wish studios would just get rid of the Dolby TrueHD for good and just keep it at PCM or DTS MA.

1: Afro Samurai is listed as DTS-HD, which is NOT the same as DTS-HD Master Audio. It's lossy compression like Dolby Digital Plus.

2: Superbad is 24 bit with TrueHD and 16 bit on PCM. It appears you like harsher sound?

Originally Posted by kknight

Yes I bumped up the volume but the detail level wasn't as good as DTS MA / PCM... Not sure what you mean by test blind.

"Bumping up" and having the same exact levels are two different things. You should have a sound meter to measure a particular peak.

You also fail to mention your playback chain. Are you really getting TrueHD? Or the core DD track? Which receiver? Standalone? PS3?

Bobby mentioned bumped up bass levels in his Close Encounters test. My test showed them exactly the same. Somewhere the bass management isn't being applied properly.