Dolby vs DTS. What to choose.

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Joseman37

Audioholic Intern
What are the differences, similarities, and why should I choose one over the other?
 
lovinthehd

lovinthehd

Audioholic Jedi
A soundtrack will be encoded with one or the other usually, more a way to reduce file size, the basic lossy versions or even the lossless versions. Or are you talking about a sound mode/upmixer on your avr?
 
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Joseman37

Audioholic Intern
A soundtrack will be encoded with one or the other usually, more a way to reduce file size, the basic lossy versions or even the lossless versions. Or are you talking about a sound mode/upmixer on your avr?
I don't know what sound mode/upmixer means.
 
lovinthehd

lovinthehd

Audioholic Jedi
I don't know what sound mode/upmixer means.
I don't know what you mean particularly by choosing one or the other, unless it is a sound mode/upmixer on your avr rather than selecting soundtracks based on the codec they're using. It can be confusing as they share the same brand names. What avr do you have? I assume it has sound modes/mixers labeled Dolby PLIIx or Dolby Surround or DTS Neo:6 or Neo:X etc. and you're asking which you should use. The short answer is what you prefer. Both have their own dsp flavor and can upmix from 2.0 to surround modes....
 
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Joseman37

Audioholic Intern
I don't know what you mean particularly by choosing one or the other, unless it is a sound mode/upmixer on your avr rather than selecting soundtracks based on the codec they're using. It can be confusing as they share the same brand names. What avr do you have? I assume it has sound modes/mixers labeled Dolby PLIIx or Dolby Surround or DTS Neo:6 or Neo:X etc. and you're asking which you should use. The short answer is what you prefer. Both have their own dsp flavor and can upmix from 2.0 to surround modes....
Denon AVR-S640H
 
mtrycrafts

mtrycrafts

Seriously, I have no life.
Select one that is on the media. If both are there, flip a coin. Problem solved. Don't agonize over this.
 
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