neil wilkes
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
I thought it may be interesting to find out what format members prefer for their "home cooked" DVD-A discs, and why?
Please do not vote for more than 2 options.
What the options are is
A/. 5.1
B/. 5.0
C/. 4.1
D/. 4.0
I am particularly interested as to the use & abuse the LFE channel is being subjected to.
My personal preference lies between either 5.0 or 4.0 depending on the source material & how true to the origina I wish to stay.
If i was restoring an old Quad recording for a purist approach it would have to remain in 4.0, otherwide it becomes an interpretation rather than a restoration IMO.
For a rework, I would stay with 5.0 so as to take advantage of the main surround strength, a genuine centre channel as opposed to a phantom image as you get with both Stereo & Quad.
To my mind, the LFE just does not have any place in 99% of all music, and should only be used in the 1812 overture & movie soundtracks where it can act as it should - Low Frequency Effects channel.
LFE does not equal Subwoofer, and adding one in runs a very real risk of seriously muddying the image & soundfield due to the effects of Bass Management in consumer systems - after al, I cannot possibly know the configurations of a consumer sub/satellite system, or it's crossover point.
Leave the BM to do it's job.
There are already far too many DTS-CD out there with appallingly bad bass sections, neary all of it so avoidable.
Just my thoughts.
Anyone else?
Please do not vote for more than 2 options.
What the options are is
A/. 5.1
B/. 5.0
C/. 4.1
D/. 4.0
I am particularly interested as to the use & abuse the LFE channel is being subjected to.
My personal preference lies between either 5.0 or 4.0 depending on the source material & how true to the origina I wish to stay.
If i was restoring an old Quad recording for a purist approach it would have to remain in 4.0, otherwide it becomes an interpretation rather than a restoration IMO.
For a rework, I would stay with 5.0 so as to take advantage of the main surround strength, a genuine centre channel as opposed to a phantom image as you get with both Stereo & Quad.
To my mind, the LFE just does not have any place in 99% of all music, and should only be used in the 1812 overture & movie soundtracks where it can act as it should - Low Frequency Effects channel.
LFE does not equal Subwoofer, and adding one in runs a very real risk of seriously muddying the image & soundfield due to the effects of Bass Management in consumer systems - after al, I cannot possibly know the configurations of a consumer sub/satellite system, or it's crossover point.
Leave the BM to do it's job.
There are already far too many DTS-CD out there with appallingly bad bass sections, neary all of it so avoidable.
Just my thoughts.
Anyone else?