Ok I have to ask DTS OR DD

[Rowdy S13]

Ok guys Dolby Digital or DTS for DVD playback. Whats the difference whats youre preferance. Ive always wondered wich if either sounds better and figured youre all the ones to ask.

Thanks,
Sean

[Leprkon]

it seems to me that DTS works best for movies and Dolby for concert DVD's. no clue why, but the concert voices sound better. DTS has a lot better spread of action for movies.

[MasterChief]

DTS!! I prefer DTS all the way. From what i read its a better compression and not so lossy so its better quality its also Huge Size of Mbs compared to DD on a DVD.Also DD-EX is not 6.1 discrete But DTS-ES(disccrete) is 6 channels.

[Rowdy S13]

Thats perty interesting I never heard one way or the other wich is better but any DVD that I have thats in DTS I always play it in DTS and thought it sounded better. I still use DD basicly for the late Night mode. Well thanks for the answers guys.

Thanks,
Sean

[Privateer]

What ever it was encoded in. But if you have the option try both out and see what sounds better.

[Cygnus]

I wonder why - if DTS sounds so much better (which im sure it does!) - why dont more DVD's have DTS as opposed to DD?

[MDS]

I wonder why - if DTS sounds so much better (which im sure it does!) - why dont more DVD's have DTS as opposed to DD?

Because the DVD forum rules require either DD or PCM tracks and DTS is optional.

[rumble]

I wonder why - if DTS sounds so much better (which im sure it does!) - why dont more DVD's have DTS as opposed to DD?


Why don't we all have betamax vcrs? Why does McDonalds sell 10 billion hamburgers every year? Why does Bose.....exist?

[Buckeyefan 1]

www.audioholics.com/techtips/specsformats/dts_vs_dolbydigital.php

[warhummer]

Totally unscientific, but it seems to my ear that the DTS has better channel separation...the sounds "moves" around the room better during action sequences. I thought the Saving Private Ryan version was particularly noticeable.

[3beanlimit]

Depends on the movie. Some are better in DD than DTS.....Why? Poor mixing..dunno.

DTS is supposed to be the better format for quality but hey.....again, it depends.

[Yamahaluver]

DTS all the way for me, nice and crisp and dynamic sound.

[bpape]

Interesting responses. I VERY rarely prefer DTS. To me, DTS bass is WAY too overblown and mushy. 95% of the time, I prefer DD. To me, the additional separation is not enough to offset the car sub, boom box type of bass from many DTS tracks.

Just my 2 cents

[Jaycan]

[QUOTE]I VERY rarely prefer DTS. To me, DTS bass is WAY too overblown and mushy.

In contrast, DTS bass is what I think distinguishes the format. Despite all the claims of SACD/DVDA for multichannel full bandwidth resolution, for my ears, DTS audio has the best mix and the deepest, cleanest bass, by far.

[bpape]

I'll guarantee you that if you listened to a properly calibrated system with a sub capable of really doing 20Hz or lower and in a properly treated room, you'd run, not walk, to ditch the DTS when you heard it's overblown, over EQ'd bass compared to DD. Don't get me wrong, DD has its share of faults. I just prefer them to DTS's.

Now, on subs that are a little short or in a room that has issues, maybe its masking some of them by sheer brute force.

Its all personal preference. Personally, I prefer bass that is matched in level and realistic rather than bass that just overpowers the rest of the tracks and is artifically hyped up.

[Buckeyefan 1]

There is no competition here. I don't know how anyone could pick DD over DTS. I have multiple dvd's of DD and DTS. I go out of my way to purchase dts-es movies. Even when I rent, I look for the DTS label. DD is the generic form of surround, and DTS is its pinnacle. It's like comparing MP3 to DVD-A (or better yet DTS audio). IMO, compression kills, and Dolby is all about compression. Always has been, always will.

[bpape]

Personal preference. I'll agree with you that DTS is much more dynamic. As I said, DD definitely has it's own set of issues. It's just to me, those are not as 'in your face' :eek: as the uncontrolled bass tracks of DTS.

Realistically, neither is exactly wonderful. When the new formats come out with whatever HD DVD format wins, then we'll hopefully have something much better than either DD or DTS - and hopefully with a good DIGITAL transfer method. :D

[MasterChief]

It is personal perfrence but i would have to say almost everyone would choose DTS over DD.I too hunt for the DTS label. Espicially if its in DTS-ES nada beats it.

[shokhead]

I'll guarantee you that if you listened to a properly calibrated system with a sub capable of really doing 20Hz or lower and in a properly treated room, you'd run, not walk, to ditch the DTS when you heard it's overblown, over EQ'd bass compared to DD. Don't get me wrong, DD has its share of faults. I just prefer them to DTS's.

Now, on subs that are a little short or in a room that has issues, maybe its masking some of them by sheer brute force.

Its all personal preference. Personally, I prefer bass that is matched in level and realistic rather than bass that just overpowers the rest of the tracks and is artifically hyped up.

Thats just what i was going to suggest to you. Maybe its your setup.

[jmgillespie]

I have a 5.1 setup (paradigm legends fronts and rears, paradigm cc270, and a svs 25-31pc+ set at 20hz). My question is should I play it in dd because I only 5.1 or DTS even though that is a 6 channel setup? I've been switching back and forth between each to see which I prefer but still can't decide.

[shokhead]

I have a 5.1 setup (paradigm legends fronts and rears, paradigm cc270, and a svs 25-31pc+ set at 20hz). My question is should I play it in dd because I only 5.1 or DTS even though that is a 6 channel setup? I've been switching back and forth between each to see which I prefer but still can't decide.

Unless its changed,DD and DTS are both 5.1./6.1

[bpape]

Not to be defensive, just to identify the environment in which I hear these things. I've heard the same thing in a couple of other well done rooms with sufficient subwoofage to accurately reproduce real sub 20Hz response reasonably flat and with good integration to the mains.

My setup is as follows:

Dynaudio Contour 3.3's from 60Hz up driven by a modded Sunfire Cinema Grand via a Theta Casanova - 24db/octave xover - Butterworth or Phase Perfect xover type depending on HT or Music.

Sub is a ServoDrive ContraBass driven by a parallel mono Crown MT1200 and EQ'd flat with a Symetrix 551E parametric EQ.

Room is treated appropriately with broadband bass absorbtion, etc. It is approximately 8x17x21, room in a room, double drywall, soffiting, etc. System bass response in room is within +/-4db up to 105db down to 17Hz.

I don't think it's the system or the room. Again, it's personal preference. I'm very sensitive to abberations in the bass ( have to be or I wouldn't have blown the $$$ on that sub setup ). To others, the dynamics might be more important.