DTS vs Dolby Digital?

Is one clearly better then the other, more dynamic? clearer? or faster? opinions please...thanks Chad

chadnliz04-03-2005 5:13pm

gmood1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,251 posts 04-03-2005 at 09:01pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete DTS for sure! Dts has 10 db more LFE than Dolby Digital for one. I think DTS has 7 separate encoded layers of info compared to DD. It's been a while since I played with this stuff so I'm a little rusty on the technicals. It is very easy to hear the difference on a decent system. DTS is much cleaner and more dynamic than DD on average.
jeffreybehr Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 805 posts 04-03-2005 at 07:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete GENERALLY, DTS sounds a little cleaner because its transfer rate is about double (or better) than DD's. IOW, the DTS track is compressed significantly less. The 2 also sound different because they're mastered differently, that is, by different people. .
elwood Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 42 posts 04-03-2005 at 07:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Really depends on the attention of the recording/mixing process. All things being equal DTS has a slight edge since the compression algorithims have less loss. In reality buy a processor that does both well and decide for yourself. This is A-B listening at its easiest. HAVE FUN!!!!!