Music DVDs better in 2 channel - mrcaseyb

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Music DVDs better in 2 channel

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Posted by mrcaseyb on May 2, 2001 at 16:59:03

In Reply to: Watching DVD's with only 2 audio channels (stereo). posted by Zeus on April 27, 2001 at 11:56:49:

Take for example the eagles Hell freezes over disc. You can select between 5.1 DTS or 2 channel PCM. If you were to choose the 5.1 DTS mix as most of the people on this list suggest, you will get full surround sound which ends up beeing crowd noise in your surround channels. Whoop-de-freakin doo, like i need to feel the crowd behind me, and i really need to hear the guitar moving back and forth in 3d surround space.. NOW....if you choose the 2 channel PCM mix, what do you get? 2 channels of pristine uncompressed audio. Better sound quality, bottom line. DTS and DD 5.1 mixes may sound great but they are compressed with a lossy compression method to get around the bandwidth throughput cap of DVD, that 2 channel PCM stream is uncompressed audiophile bliss.

Granted this is one rare case in which 2 channel is better, but just to experiment, try out that 2 channel option every now and then, you may be surprised.

Casey

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Topic - Watching DVD's with only 2 audio channels (stereo). - Zeus 11:56:49 04/27/01 (14)

Music DVDs better in 2 channel - mrcaseyb 16:59:03 05/02/01 (0)

I really really liked my two channel Stereo with movies... - Paul in Sterling 09:32:31 04/29/01 (0)

2 CH is ok but you are missing a lot - John C. - Aussie 20:40:00 04/27/01 (0)

You're missing the point! - Dalancroft 15:43:35 04/27/01 (10)

Nonsense... - Rich 10:38:09 04/28/01 (0)

Your reply is very myopic at best! - Zeus 19:28:32 04/27/01 (1)

Flat sound vs full sound - waVeman 12:12:11 05/04/01 (0)

Re: Hang on a second there! - Dan G. 16:50:21 04/27/01 (6)

Dunlavy HRCC. NT - mhamilton69 19:48:20 05/02/01 (1)

I second the motion on the Dunlavy HRCC!(nt) - Dave Duvall 20:25:35 05/02/01 (0)

Guys, go into a movie theater & look around - Dalancroft 19:51:17 04/30/01 (3)

...BUT, THAT'S ..... O.K. - STUART SMILEY 09:18:41 05/01/01 (2)

individual preferences - wilks 23:28:21 05/07/01 (1)

I'm with ya W! (nt) - Dalancroft 13:40:37 05/08/01 (0)

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