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Re: Please help an HT Newbe with center channel question

Posted by Kevin Korom (A) on January 27, 2002 at 06:38:53

In Reply to: Please help an HT Newbe with center channel question posted by BrianC on January 26, 2002 at 17:38:57:

I don't think adding a HT preamp & still using it in 2 channel mode will help anything. Your problem is probably from the downmix from 5.1 channels to 2 channels; the sound is just becoming a cacophony.

AFAIK, the "phantom" mode you refer to is simply folding the center channel into the L/R front channels; it's not really changing anything from what you're already doing. The only thing it might do is remove/throw away the rear channel info that may be fogging up the sound, but that might end up being a pretty odd sound mix.

Do you have the same problem with Dolby Pro Logic mixes, or is it mainly the discreet mixes-DD5.1 and DTS? If it's only the DD/DTS stuff, many DVDs have an alternate 2.0 channel mix that may decode cleaner in stereo mode.

Regards,
Kevin

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