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THX Ultra 2 Cinema Mode
As you might expect, the THX Ultra 2 Cinema mode does a similarly terrific job
of optimizing the system for accurate reproduction of movie soundtracks.
When in THX Ultra 2 Cinema mode, ASA creates a diffuse soundfield that
emulates the much larger array of surround speakers found in a state of the art
commercial theater. Of course, Re-EQ, Adaptive Decorrelation, and Timbre-
Matching are all employed to compensate for the differences between an
excellent commercial theater and your room at home. Once again, a single
selection can fully optimize your system for a significantly different task:
reproducing movies as they were intended to be experienced.
Boundary Gain
Compensation
Most speakers are designed to sound their best when placed out well away
from the walls. This placement usually offers the best imaging and overall
performance.
However, this placement is often not practical in multi-purpose rooms that are
used for home entertainment. Speakers end up pushed back close to the walls
so as to make more room for the people who live in the house. Unfortunately,
this change in placement reinforces frequencies from the mid-bass down to
the deepest bass. While few people would object to having a little extra deep
bass, the boosted mid-bass makes male vocals sound “chesty,” “congested” or
“boomy.”
flexible GUI
The LCD touchscreen on the front panel of your new component supports an
extremely flexible and versatile graphical user interface (GUI) while maintaining
a clean, uncluttered appearance. The SSP-300 provides a range of controls
that might otherwise require dozens of buttons and knobs on the front panel.
Despite this power and flexibility, it remains simple to operate in day-to-day use.
In fact, in some ways it is even simpler to operate than a more conventional
design might be. For example, if you are not using one or more of the inputs
on your SSP-300, you can delete the unnecessary buttons from the operational
menu. Doing so prevents anyone from trying to select a nonexistent source
component, with the resulting confusion stemming from the lack of any sound.
(Of course, you can easily restore the button if you subsequently add another source
component and need that input.)
customizable
volume control
The volume control on your new Classé surround processor is controlled by
sophisticated software that allows you to fine-tune its response to suit your
preferences.
Ideally, a volume control would allow you to reach the volume you desire
quickly, and would also provide extremely fine control once you are close to the
“perfect” volume. Of course, these characteristics are in conflict with each other:
one requires the volume to change by quite a lot for a given amount of turning
of the knob, while the other requires small, incremental changes for the same
turn of the knob.