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DTS -Digital 5.1

Gillsfan (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 25th February 2002, 15:00

Is there a big difference in sound quality??

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gingerone (Elite) posted this on Monday, 25th February 2002, 15:20

It depends on whether or not you are used to dolby digital and it differs from film to film.
For example there is a big difference between dolby and dts on gladiator, dts sounding far better.
Also the fast and the furious has got to be heard in dts to be believed it is staggering!
But if you have not heard either of these before you would not notice much difference. Dts may seem a lot louder and have deeper bass!

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Spinalize (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 25th February 2002, 17:33

I have a setup that does both Dolby Digital and DTS. I choose DTS whenever I can. Basically DTS uses less compression than DD and hence has a higher bit rate and provides better sound.

If you can afford it get a decoder which supports both. DTS also usually produces more LFE/Bass. So if you dont have a sub the difference will be less noticable.

Spine

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clayts (Elite) posted this on Monday, 25th February 2002, 18:21

I`m a dts junkie too - man I need that new Denon AV11 amp - dts 96/24 ? Pure madness, I tells ya :-)

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Westy (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 26th February 2002, 08:52

Clayton,

Talking of the A11SR, you wanna buy a 3802?...........(yes i am mad-third amp in 6 months!)

Westy

RE: DTS -Digital 5.1

clayts (Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 26th February 2002, 18:13

Can`t you come to a similar arrangement with your handy friend, like last time, Westy ;-)

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Dave Barr (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 26th February 2002, 18:50

Right. I don`t know much about all this DTS stuff :P

I`ve got a scan 2500, quite happy with it. I like sound as well (the lamp on top of my tv fell off last weekend because I had it up too much :P)

There`s a decoder for both DTS and the other one on the player, so is all I need speakers? Or do I need an amp?
How much will it cost for something half decent?

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RichardH (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 27th February 2002, 07:45

Dave - yes you will need an amp - the decoded signal will come out of your player at line level (i.e. unamplified).
"Something half decent" - would start at around £300 ish for a Yamaha VS10 - amp, decoder and speakers in a neat bundle.
Can I suggest you go to http://www.area450.com/homecinema/avsystems.htm for an excellent run down of what kit at what price.

R

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