Danartdis Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Ok guys I will try to be brief. I have a HK 500 and the dvd player is JVC XV525. I have watched The Matrix and Shrek so far and they sound awesome in Dolby Digital. When I have tried to select DTS the HK does not switch. Last night and this morning I started fiddling with settings on the dvd's menus. When I checked the digital audio output settings, it seemed correct at"stream/pcm". Next I switched the Down Mix from "Lo/Ro" to "Lt/Rt" and voila the HK would allow DTS play. So I begin listening to Shrek this morning(since I cant find the DTS logo on the Matrix DVD), in DTS and guess what? I am getting sound from right front, center and sub only. Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxgator Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Danartdis: Ok guys I will try to be brief. I have a HK 500 and the dvd player is JVC XV525. I have watched The Matrix and Shrek so far and they sound awesome in Dolby Digital. When I have tried to select DTS the HK does not switch. Last night and this morning I started fiddling with settings on the dvd's menus. When I checked the digital audio output settings, it seemed correct at"stream/pcm". Next I switched the Down Mix from "Lo/Ro" to "Lt/Rt" and voila the HK would allow DTS play. So I begin listening to Shrek this morning(since I cant find the DTS logo on the Matrix DVD), in DTS and guess what? I am getting sound from right front, center and sub only. Suggestions? Why do you want to listen to it in DTS rather than in Dolby Digital Surround? I thought DDS was superior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcelov Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 dts is better than dd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danartdis Posted December 4, 2001 Author Share Posted December 4, 2001 Max, I was under the impression that DTS was both a newer encoding format and a somewhat superior format. I could be wrong but either way it would be nice to know that both will work. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcelov Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Some DVDs have hard to find sound setup menus that allow many choices of dd or dts playback. Also, try a different audio output setting on your DVD player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxgator Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Actually, I went and checked. DTS is superior. Oooops - that's why I'm a newbie. www.dtsonline.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhawk92 Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 Danart- The Matrix does not have DTS coding, only the DD. Not sure about Shrek. I don't know much about your receiver or DVD, but I assume at least one of them can support DTS encoding? I don't know why you would only be getting from the front trio and sub. Max- Don't worry, we were all newbies at one time. There are lots of debates as to which is better, DD vs. DTS. DTS has less compression, so, theoretically, it should be a better format. However, that doesn't take into account the actual recording. I haven't tried a DD vs. DTS faceoff yet. U-571 has both, so someday when I have time, I'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 dts is technically and sonically better. not by much in the majority of cases, but it is better. unless of course you take into account that it leaves less space for additional features. take Saving Private Ryan for example: the dd version has more special features than the dts version, which of course sounds better. it depends on your priorities i guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted December 4, 2001 Share Posted December 4, 2001 i tried the U-571 dts vs dolby digital comparison albeit not blind & i'm biased toward DTS. however, I thought the Dts on this disk sounded more dynamic. crisper highs & voice, more realistic sound effects/tighter bass. but that just me. ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhawk92 Posted December 5, 2001 Share Posted December 5, 2001 Boa- OK, thanks for the heads-up. I'll try that sometime when I have a few hours. Granted, it won't be blind either, but hopefully I'll be able to tell a difference. Congrats to the 'clones on the win last night. Nice to be in a sports season where I can root for the home team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danartdis Posted December 5, 2001 Author Share Posted December 5, 2001 JHawk, The crazy thing is, it isnt even the front trio, its right front,center and sub. Its weird. I will try different audio output settings on player tonight. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhawki Posted December 6, 2001 Share Posted December 6, 2001 Aside from having to check the DVD player settings, you will probably also have to go into the audio setup from the main menu of the movie and specify DTS over DD. Most movies default to DD 5.1. Then again, maybe your DVD player or reciever is hosed. Try another DVD player on the H/K, or take your DVD player to a buddies house and try it out on his reciever. -Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted December 6, 2001 Share Posted December 6, 2001 u bet jhawk. thanks, but i'm still looking more at clone football. they don't look 2 be much a BB threat congrats on the jhawks latest bb wins especially AZ. & just to let u know my tiger girlfriend is making fun of the new jhawk football coach's weight. those tiger fans are ruthless. ------------------ My Home Systems Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhawk92 Posted December 6, 2001 Share Posted December 6, 2001 Yeah, the AZ win was pretty impressive. I thought the Wake game was closer than it needed to be, especially with the 50% FT percentage. Uggh, almost as bad as Shaq. Well, here is to practice from the foul line. Yeah, I saw the new football coach at the Wake game. He is kinda large, but sounds like he could turn around the program. We certainly need it. Tell your tiger G/F that old Norm Stewart needs a new comb-over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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