DTS Disc Downmixing?

Discussion in 'Audio Hardware' started by eelkiller, Jul 26, 2004.

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  1. eelkiller

    eelkiller One of the great unwashed Thread Starter

    Location:
    Northern Ontario
    I have a stereo only receiver and a Denon DVD Audio player with a DTS decoder. I recently borrowed Sting's Ten Summoner's Tales DTS disc and it seems to downmix to stereo beautifully. My assumption had been that these discs were only playable with a Multichannel set up. I am not using digital connections between the DVD player and receiver.

    My question is whether it is possible for these discs to downmix to stereo if you have a decoder?
     
  2. Sckott

    Sckott Hand Tighten Only.

    Location:
    South Plymouth, Ma
    Some of them are, some of them aren't. IMHO, there's no real use in dowmixing these. The mix, intent- all made to be listened to in 5.1.

    The BTO and Moodies releases sound wacky without the whole 5.1 experience.
     
  3. eelkiller

    eelkiller One of the great unwashed Thread Starter

    Location:
    Northern Ontario
    I was just wondering as I plan in the future (hopefully) to go to 5.1 and if the discs would downmix I might as well get the DTS over the redbook. Sounds like it is not etched in stone that they will downmix properly.

    I appreciate the help Sckott!
     
  4. fjhuerta

    fjhuerta New Member

    Location:
    México City
    I'm not as sure whether it's a downmix, or you only get the front LR channels... I forget. :(
     
  5. Michael St. Clair

    Michael St. Clair Forum Resident

    Location:
    Funkytown
    Tons of receivers can do a true downmix of DTS...headphone jacks demand it!

    The ones I've tested do not just drop the center and the rears. While listening this way doesn't do anything for me, I got curious...
     
  6. eelkiller

    eelkiller One of the great unwashed Thread Starter

    Location:
    Northern Ontario
    With the Sting disc it does not sound like any of the "music is missing" so I doubt that that it is only the L and R channels of the 5.1. (The display of the DVD Player shows that it is downmixing). The only difference I noticed is that the volume had to be turned up a bit more than normal (similiar to the early MFSL Ultradiscs).
     
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