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In Reply to: RE: Do you run Blu-Rays posted by pbarach on March 07, 2010 at 16:16:15

Of the 80 BDs I've collected over the past 2+ years, only Oldboy is 7.1. When I added the additional two channels I was under the impression that 7.1 would be a new audio standard similar to how 5.1 was the new standard when DVD was introduced. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), 7.1 just hasn't panned out. The overwhelming majority of audio content on BD is 5.1.
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I agree. On the other hand - Vic D 12:34:36 07/21/10 (0)
I have yet to run an original 7.1 production that's also available in 5.1 and compare. On the other hand everything produced in 5.1 and matrixed through my 7.1 system sounds, from memory, more enjoyable to me and well worth going 7.1 in any size room.

As far as the two sub question the addition of a second sub in my room was a decisive improvement. I would suggest reading the Larry Greenhill reviews in Stereophile of the JL Audio and Velodyne subs. In those reviews you'll notice the favorable review of the JL products only after they were used in conjunction with a Bryston active crossover for it's high pass filtering, which may not be needed with typical HT receivers bass management, and the spectrum analyzer found in Velodyne's DD sub. It should be noted that while Greenhill has reviewed two dual JL Audio systems he still uses a single Velodyne DD18 for reasons not mentioned.
It's worse than that� - David Aiken 22:30:49 03/07/10 (0)
My understanding is that most original cinema soundtracks are mixed to 5.1 and when a BD or DVD includes a 6.1/7.1 sound track, that track is generated from the original 5.1 soundtrack in a similar way to what your receiver does when it generates 7.1 channels from a 5.1 soundtrack. I haven't heard of any 6.1 or 7.1 soundtracks on BD or DVD that have genuinely been mixed to 6.1/7.1.

David Aiken

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