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In Reply to: Re: Huh? posted by Langdell on June 19, 2005 at 10:22:02:
The L/R (stereo) output from a DVD player will not include the LFE/.1 channel if you choose the 5.1 or 6.1 soundtrack. Of the 6 (or 7 in the case of DTS ES 6.1) channels, the LFE/.1 channel is left out of the down-mix to L/R (stereo). That's why the mix-down of a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack will have less bass than a Dolby Surround 2.0 soundtrack (if one is included as an option).If you want to listen to the DVD material in stereo, always choose the Dolby Surround 2.0 option if it is available. Unfortunately, in your setup, that won't be an option if you want discrete C, LS and RS material. If I were you, I'd get a quality line level switcher.
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I haven't notice a change in quantity of bass, as much as quality of bass when using DD5.1 mixed down to two channels Vs. 2 channel surround or a stereo output. What I have found, is the 5.1 mixed to 2 has *deeper* bass, more extended treble and much better center fill. While there is some variation between discs, I've done enough comparisons over the years that I stopped comparing.> > > If you want to listen to the DVD material in stereo, always choose the Dolby Surround 2.0 option if it is available. < < <
No, thats bad advice. People need to compare different sound settings to see what works best for them, in their systems. In my case, 5.1-> 2 channels is VASTLY superior to the 2 channel soundtracks.
Jack
And not just me, but many threads I have read about the compromises made to Dolby Digital soundtracks (complaints from sound mixers, no less) so that they will sound "good" when down-mixed to stereo (even when a 2.0 Dolby Surround track is included on the disc!).I guess it's all in the ear of the listener, but I have found the 2.0 Dolby Surround tracks to be better than their down-mixed 5.1 cousins. Time is actually taken to make a 2-channel (4-into-2, actually) track independent of the 5.1 track.
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