There will be even more once even more speaker formats come out.True, it does still have to be done well. It is the standard picked by the networks for broadcasting.Īnd I am sure like the complaints over lack of 6.1/7.1 dvds. Even though I have a 7.1 system the standard is still 5.1. There will be even more once even more speaker formats come out.I agree with you.
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A new one speaker more version will come to take it's place.Īnd I am sure like the complaints over lack of 6.1/7.1 dvds. And which ever one becomes the more predominant audio choice. So they make a 6.1,then a 7.1.and so forth. It is like now 5.1 is not good enough for some viewers. I do care about audio,but do find it alittle ridiculous that nothing is ever 'good enough'. There will be even more once even more speaker formats come out. Since more and more speakers will be barely put to use unless they want to sound gimmicky for gimmick sake.Īnd I am sure like the complaints over lack of 6.1/7.1 dvds. And anything beyond that is stretching it quite abit. So basically what I am saying is,5.1 is good enough for modern audio. But still there are many complaints when 5.1 films have little 'speaker action'. It all depends on how it was mixed and what the filmmakers intended. Some are more agressive,while others are not. Many are front heavy with small bits of rear speaker action or none at all. And plenty of other films even though made in surround/5.1 don't always use up every speaker on a regular basis. Since they will be mostly front speaker heavy anyway. I'm sure dialogue driven films will not need such mixes. A new one speaker more version will come to take it's place.Īnd realistically,you do not need that many speakers to enjoy a film,especially at home. I'm astounded that someone who cares about audio as much as you do thinks there is no value to more channels.I do care about audio,but do find it alittle ridiculous that nothing is ever 'good enough'. It's value is usually directly related to the pocketbook of the individual. (assuming they are used properly) That being said, the rear center channel is behind you and hard to hear, and there aren't all that many 6.1 recordings, matrixed or discrete.
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I'm astounded that someone who cares about audio as much as you do thinks there is no value to more channels. I did write it poorly in that quote, sorry. Maybe this is just more semantics, but it doesn't have anything to do with the 4th/5th speakers since it is out of phase.
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The receiver pulls it out when in 6.1 mode and puts it into the rear center speaker(s). I'm not sure that DTS makes the distinction you are making, they just call it all DTS-ES.īut on Dolby, the 6th channel is matrixed into the 4th and 5th channels when mixed, by recording it out of phase with those channels. It's the regular DTS-ES that does the matrix rear center channel, as far as I'm aware.Semantics on the DTS issue. Actually, isn't it in DD EX where it matrixes the left and right rear speakers to the center rear? I've got a 6.1 setup, and I'm pretty sure that's what it does, not the other way around.Īs for the DTS-ES 6.1, that is always discrete.