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Though there are precious few of them, IMHO theaters with an HPS-4000 sound system provide the best overall sound, best bass, and highest dynamic range. They are demonstrably better than those eqipped with THX.
Of the three competing soundtrack processes (well, hardly competing any more since most films provide all three)the best is the Sony SDDS system (eight track, there is an inferior six track version although that's still pretty good)followed by DTS and then the highly promoted Dolby Digital.
So for me, the ideal would be to see a Sony SDDS film an an HPS-4000 theater, a rare event to be sure.
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You are SO RIGHT!Welcome aboard, kid. I've been saying this for six years, or so.
In Boston, where HPS-4000 originates, several theatres employ this superior sound system. One complex, the Framingham 14, has it in every house! Unfortunately, all but two of those lack another requisite: Stadium seating.
Both Las Vegas and Los Angeles heavily employ HPS-4000, and even brag about it in their ads. Nice!
But SDDS is by no means slated to be the winner of this war. Pity.
Now, to touch on a *very* unassimilated area of exhibition, the aforesaid Framingham (Boston) houses also employ Cinemecannica (Italy) projectors, the very finest IMHO.
Who knew?
clark
The Framingham complex has skilled projectionists as well. And I do believe that auditorium number five (or whatever the one just to the left of the concession stand is numbered) is John Allen's flagship venue, used to provide demos and to test HPS-4000 improvements.
So you're local huh? Wanna get together sumtime? You seem to have a good head on your shoulders... 'Course I haven't seen the shoulders...clark
PS Right now I'm in FL and ready to see lotsa flicks. Exhibition here is very decent.
Now I've retired and moved to Cape Cod. And lovin' it here.
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