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operating manual
You can also activate the DTS + Matrix or THX Surround EX mode
during the playback of standard 5.1 channel DTS recordings. In
such a case the information delivered to the Surround Back
channel will be program dependent and may or may not be
pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes of
the individual listener. Alternatively you might decide to ‘copy’ the
‘normal’ left/right surround information to the back speakers. This
can be done if you press
menu
,
change setup
,
loudspeakers
,
surround assignment
. Our recommended option.
In contrast to DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix, DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete provides
the back channel information as a discrete, i.e. independently
stored signal (compared to a matrix encoding in the left and right
surround channel).The advantage are increased headroom and
clarity of the back channel, the disadvantage is that recordings
aren’t backwards compatible, i.e. all standard 5.1 av processors
could not decode it and would lose surround sound information.
Mindful of the thousands of 5.1 av processors in the market, DTS
includes on all DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete encoded discs, in parallel,
DTS-ES 6.1 Matrix.
DTS-ES 6.1
Discrete
(only available if your
AV32R is equipped with
the THX Surround EX
Plus option and you
have purchased the
DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete
option licence)
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