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THX Games
Fo
r
the
r
e
p
lay of ste
r
eo and multi-channel game audio the THX
Games Mode should be selected. In this mode THX ASA
pr
ocessing
is a
pp
lied to the su
rr
ound channels of all 5.1 and 2.0 encoded game
sou
r
ces such as analog, PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital. This accu
r
ately
p
laces all game audio su
rr
ound info
r
mation,
pr
oviding a full 360
deg
r
ee
p
layback envi
r
onment. THX Games Mode is unique as it gives
you a smooth t
r
ansition of audio in all
p
oints of the su
rr
ound field.
•
THX Loudness Plus Description
THX Loudness Plus is a new volume cont
r
ol technology featu
r
ed in
THX Ult
r
a2 Plus™ and THX Select2 Plus™ Ce
r
tified
r
eceive
r
s. With
THX Loudness Plus, home theate
r
audiences can now ex
p
e
r
ience the
r
ich details in a su
rr
ound mix at any volume level. A consequence of
tu
r
ning the volume below Refe
r
ence Level is that ce
r
tain sound
elements can be lost o
r
p
e
r
ceived diffe
r
ently by the listene
r
. THX
Loudness Plus com
p
ensates fo
r
the tonal and s
p
atial shifts that occu
r
when the volume is
r
educed by intelligently adjusting ambient
su
rr
ound channel levels and f
r
equency
r
es
p
onse. This enables use
r
s
to ex
p
e
r
ience the t
r
ue im
p
act of soundt
r
acks
r
ega
r
dless of the volume
setting. THX Loudness Plus is automatically a
pp
lied when listening in
any THX listening mode. The new THX Cinema, THX Music, and THX
Games modes a
r
e tailo
r
ed to a
pp
ly the
pr
o
p
e
r
THX Loudness Plus
settings fo
r
each ty
p
e of content.
•
THX Ultra2/Select2 Cinema
THX Ult
r
a2/Select2 Cinema mode
p
lays 5.1 movies using all 8
s
p
eake
r
s giving you the best
p
ossible movie watching ex
p
e
r
ience. In
this mode, ASA
pr
ocessing blends the side su
rr
ound s
p
eake
r
s and
back su
rr
ound s
p
eake
r
s
pr
oviding the o
p
timal mix of ambient and
di
r
ectional su
rr
ound sounds.
DTS-ES (Mat
r
ix and 6.1 Disc
r
ete) and Dolby Digital Su
rr
ound EX
encoded soundt
r
acks will be automatically detected in Ult
r
a2/Select2
Cinema mode if the a
ppr
o
pr
iate flag has been encoded.
Some Dolby Digital Su
rr
ound EX soundt
r
acks a
r
e missing the digital
flag that allows automatic switching. If you know that the movie that
you a
r
e watching is encoded in Su
rr
ound EX, you can manually select
the THX Su
rr
ound EX
p
layback mode, othe
r
wise THX Ult
r
a2/Select2
Cinema mode will a
pp
ly ASA
pr
ocessing to
pr
ovide o
p
timum
r
e
p
lay.
•
THX Ultra2/Select2 Music
Fo
r
the
p
layback of multi-channel music the THX Ult
r
a2/Select2
Music mode should be selected. In this mode THX ASA
pr
ocessing is
a
pp
lied to the su
rr
ound channels of all 5.1 encoded music sou
r
ces
such as DTS, Dolby Digital and DVD-Audio to
pr
ovide a wide stable
r
ea
r
soundstage.
•
THX Ultra2/Select2 Games
Fo
r
the
p
layback of ste
r
eo and multi-channel game audio the THX
Ult
r
a2/Select2 Games mode should be selected. In this mode THX
ASA
pr
ocessing is a
pp
lied to the su
rr
ound channels of all 5.1 and 2.0
encoded game sou
r
ces such as analog, PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital.
This accu
r
ately
p
laces all game audio su
rr
ound info
r
mation,
pr
oviding a full 360 deg
r
ee
p
layback envi
r
onment. THX Ult
r
a2/Select2
Games mode is unique as it gives you a smooth t
r
ansition of audio in
all
p
oints of the su
rr
ound field.
THX, the THX logo, Ultra2 Plus and Select2 Plus are trademarks of THX
Ltd. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About Neural – THX Surround
Neural-THX
®
Surround is taking surround sound to the next level. This
revolutionary new technology delivers the rich envelopment and
discrete image detail of surround sound in a format that is fully
compatible with stereo from various content sources. Neural-THX
Surround enables 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1-channel support for gaming, movies
and digital music. By unmasking the audio details, typically lost by
other playback modes, audiences will experience the deep ambience
and subtle details of movies, music and games.
Neural-THX
®
Digital Music™ is a new surround mode specifically
designed to enhance the playback of compressed digital music content.
It provides listeners with an expanded sound stage and clean surround
experience, even with compressed audio sources such as MP3s and
Internet streams.
Neural-THX Surround has been chosen as the official surround sound
format for TV sports broadcasting, 7.1 games, Music Direct Internet
streaming as well as leading FM/HD radio stations worldwide. And with
this technology being used by sound designers during content
creation, as well as embedded into playback devices, Neural-THX
Surround promises a listening experience that is true to the original
mix.
For additional information, please visit www.neuralsurround.com.
This product is manufactured under license from Neural Audio
Corporation and THX Ltd. PIONEER Corporation hereby grants the user
a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right of use to this product
under USA and foreign patent, patent pending and other technology or
trademarks owned by Neural Audio Corporation and THX Ltd. “Neural
Surround”, “Neural Audio”, “Neural” and “NRL” are trademarks and
logos owned by Neural Audio Corporation, THX is a trademark of THX
Ltd., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved.
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