TwoCables Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I've had the original ProMedia 2.1 since about February 20th, and I've been noticing something interesting (something that I like very much): unlike with my Altec Lansing VS4121 system, I don't need any EQ at all for my DVD movies, but i still need it for games and music. I also need more EQ for music than I do for games (I can almost get away with no EQ for games, but not quite). Is this normal for the ProMedia 2.1? The reason why I'm confused is, when I play either music or movies, I use the bit-matched playback option in Audio Creation Mode for my X-Fi Titanium HD (and I also always match the sampling rate to either 44.1kHz or 48kHz in both Audio Creation Mode and Windows). So, the only difference is the media player: I use WinDVD Pro 11 for movies, and I use Winamp v5.666 Build 3516 with the Maiko WASAPI plug-in set to Exclusive Mode for my retail CDs (I never play my music from music files because I don't want to take the time and drive space to rip them to lossless files). I tried my retail CDs in WinDVD, but I still need to use the Graphic Equalizer, so it's not due to a difference between these two media players. So, what's different about movies in comparison to music and games? Is there a difference, or does it have something to do with the ProMedia 2.1? Or is it somehow the difference between 44.1kHz and 48kHz? Or is it just that movies are the ProMedia 2.1's forté? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) It's about a music recording industry that doesn't really care about "hi-fi": ...High-fidelity...has minimal amounts of noise and distortion and an accurate frequency response. https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/155096-the-missing-octaves-audacity-remastering-to-restore-tracks/ https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/143320-loudness-war-and-the-dynamic-range-dr-database-some-observations/ While RIAA-member companies have always seemed to abandon hi-fi principles almost without exception, the MPAA-member companies (i.e., movie industry) have kept a much better track record for retaining fidelity in their products. YMMV. Chris Edited April 2, 2015 by Chris A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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