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Old 08-12-2002, 04:56 AM   #7 (permalink)
tomdkat
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Originally posted by mighty mint
I was not going to respond to this thread because I believe that you are totally right tomdkat when you say that it really is preference to how it sounds to your ears.
Dude... no need to be shy to post your views... I'm certainly glad you did! My main intent was to give this everlasting debate a more "permanent" home since the other threads will "drift off" as other messages are posted.

HT setup DOES play a part, as well as the acoutics of the room in having an impact on how the various sounds sound to you. Having a LARGE sub DOES help with deep bass, but I think having quality speakers should be the ultimate goal. Having subs that provide deep, rich, accurate (whatever that means) bass will help you become part of the action.

It's hard to describe how sounds "sound" using words, especially when describing surround sound but I WILL say that I don't think volume is really a "value added" part of the discussion.

Also, how about those who find dts too overbearing or just "too much to handle"? They would probably favor DD over dts since the DD audio won't blow their ears out. Does this mean DD is "better" than dts? Does this even factor into the techincal debate at all?

I think it would be great to have a DD vs dts audio comparison event, like the audio cable comparison event we had at Audio F/X in Sacramento. Get some DVDs like U-571, Gladiator, and T2:UE and do "blind" DD and dts tests to see if we can actually hear a difference and see which one we tend to favor the most frequently....

Should be a fun event...

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