DTS:X Immersive 3D Surround Sound For ALL Consumers!

[andyblackcat]

Quotes are helpful but links are good form since the publisher deserves the traffic

- Rich

Well that publisher has too many dodgy ads and a warning shows up, no fault on you, just the dodgy publisher I can't stand youtube ads or other ads. So no pun to you, its cool okay.

 

[Cos]

Well the links showed up dodgy "warning!" and clicked off them.

Also have listened to Atmos, first hand twice. Empire Leicester Square, Star Trek Into Darkness, 9th May 2013. I didn't like Atmos it was way too loud I had to cover my ears way too many times. The mix on that film is appalling same issue in the home the levels often go close to OVER its got lousy dialogue that that seemed too soft when the black starship attacking the Enterprise, and captain Kirk, voice sounded wimpy when rasiing his voice and rasing centre channel won't help it will only make maters worse with sound effects panning or some dialogue pans not sounding smooth from L to C to R. My opinion.

It's funny you bring that up, I heard the same exact movie in Atmos with the GE setup room when Sandy Gross did a presentation. I didn't find it too loud, I felt more "In the center of Action" on the demo. The scenes I saw was when the landing party when they are running away from the aborigines on the planet and did not experience issues with dialogue or loudness. It had more of the feeling like I was actually in the environment.

Granted the room I was in seated only about 15-20 people and was sound treated very well, which while much bigger than my new area (20x22) still sounded impressive. I would not judge it quite the same as a multiplex though either.

 

[witchdoctor]

gene it would be great if you can post a video from the DTS event. Also find out if those funky ceiling firing reflelection speakers that are used for atmos will work with DTS-X.

 

[Blu-RayDisc+50GB]

DTS Announces DTS:X Immersive Surround Sound Format



DTS has announced its next-generation, object-based codec technology called DTS:X. This new format promises so much more than what we've seen from first gen Dolby Atmos!

DTS:X, which will be launched in March 2015, is the successor to the company's DTS-HD Master Audio, which is found in an overwhelming number of Blu-ray discs. DTS:X will be supported by nearly 90% of home AV receivers.

Will this new immersive surround technology be a game changer for home theater or just a copy of the competition which has suffered a rough start so far due to lack of software and gimmicky upfiring speakers?

Read our DTS:X Announcement loaded with info beyond the press releases published at CES!

No thank's, I reckon Uncompressed LPCM, DolbyTrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio with 5.1 is enough for me.

 

[THXguru]

Recent article in leading PC magazine "c't":

No DTS:X hard/software or information at IFA show.
DTS:X firmware upgrades for amplifiers have been "postponed indefinitely", at least until early 2016. There seem to be serious issues with the programming of the algorithms for the common DSP platforms from AD, TI and Cirrus. Also, the hardware manufacturers did not get any decent documentation of the DTS:X format.

Earlier this year, DTS:X tried to compete for the audio part of the upcoming ATSC 3.0 specification, but had to back out shortly after, due to lack of documentation and explanation.

"Ex Machina" is the only BluRay with DTS:X, and "American Ultra" has been announced in DTS:X; "Sicario" and "Mockingjay Pt. 2" are supposed to be released theatrically in DTS:X, so their BluRay releases might feature DTS:X as well. However, no further movies have been announced in this format.

My conclusion: DTS is on a bumpy road, due to its very late decision to join the race. On the other hand, we now have 4 rather similar 3D Audio formats: Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, AuroMax, and MPEG-H. All of them combine conventional audio channels, including 5.1, with object audio and some additional functions. That might help to convince professionals and studios to produce more 3D audio content, since chances are good that it will be compatible with theatrical and home speaker setups, and maybe it will even be possible to convert between these 4 formats, or at least derive all 4 from a generic master mix. Also, prevalence in theatres and homes might improve due to these reasons, in turn stimulating content producers even more. Hope for the best!

 

[Wellz]

I'm loving my current Dolby Atmos setup. If and when the other formats make it to the consumer market, I'd be interested in hearing how they compare. Currently at least in my opinion atmos has delivered everything they claimed they would, and everyone else is late to the party.

 

[andyblackcat]

Blimey dtsx sounds like a lemon to even invest in money for the upgrade or even buying it with it fitted in the AVR. Seems like Dolby Atmos has proved us wrong? Its stepping up in the gears a bit steadily but still didn't make it to over 50 titles by July this year 2015, but more titles are being released but still some of the studios that haven't got with the program are dumping Dolby atmos in favor of dtsHDMA 7.1.

Guess we'd have to play along with 8 ball billiards then.