Understanding Surround Formats in AV Receivers

[@addonisryan]

Hi guys, I am so happy to hear you guys say that you need space to make proper use of the newest surround formats. I tried Atmos with bouncy house speakers and it didn't work for me, I ended up sending the receiver back and I ended up acquiring an older high-end receiver which supports all of the formats up to Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master Audio. I get a greater sense of height and envelopment by properly placing my speakers and properly calibrating them. I'm going to hold on to whatI've got until Atmos and DTS-X become more common and better implemented.

[@onze5107]

DonR. That’s the way🙂

[@e.kent.d9561]

My college days were in the late 1950s. We thought it was so neat that we could get stereo radio. One channel had to be on fm and the other on am. Before that we had Hi Fi, which was one Hi Fi speaker playing from a 33 1/3 ' long play' record or a reel to reel tape deck. I believe that tape deck was a Tanberg and the refrigerator size speaker used Altec drivers in a home made box. Glad we have the modern stuff now. Love your videos!

[@biteme263]

I always thought my reel to reel sounded better than any other format until CD's came out. VHS and Beta was actually really good with audio though. I grew up in the 70's and 80's though, born in 67. I think my reel to reel was a Teac?

[@joescott701]

formats , bitrates, number of channels , deceiving power ratings and DSP modes are always changing mostly but not always for the better. Sorting through it all is up to the end consumer. At least you guys are a voice of reason in the room guiding us along the way so thank you.

[@mariocallegaro]

Excellent clear and no-nonsense explanation. Great job guys!

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[@richardwestmoreland4796]

Aha!! Mass without Class. Now that is what I call a great moniker/name for creating a system with overkill. I love your channel and sincerely hope that you never make video's that are overly complicated where the average guy has to continually be referencing other material to find out what you are talking about. I like that you use "everyman" language that is relatively easy to understand. I am relatively new to all the different formats etc. and without a simple way of learning something it isn't very long before I am lost, frustrated,and looking for another hobby. keep up the great work guys. This simple guy appreciates it.

[@GT-Diaries]

Great video, improved my understanding of surround formats. Thanks.

[@mserlin]

that takes me back. I had the rx-v990 which was ac3 ready and when I got a DD laserdisc player i added the external dolby digital decoder ddp-1. First guy on the block!

[@reginaldeberhart8521]

What year?

[@jonathanbailie]

Holy crap! I just watched another couple of vids explaining the same thing, only it seemed like it was from a book. I needed this vid! Thanks!

[@ThunderStruckMTB]

Pretty sure Yamaha keeps Pro Logic II and NEO:6 because their in house DSP's run those as a base layer.

[@sj7624]

i think you are right about that

[@ChadRedling1]

Nice video. Very informative, which I love and from what I can tell you guys know your stuff. I appreciated the part about Dolby vs. DTS and their sample rate? cover up, very interesting. I come from the IT background so I'm no stranger to tech jargon, acronyms and the ever changing formats with all their good, bad, and ugly features. But I gotta say, as complete noob when it comes to audio tech, there was a lot of room for further explanation here. I found myself pausing the video a few times to think about what was said or dismissing things I needed more explanation on just to try and keep up. This is NOT A TRUE beginners video, and you have a golden opportunity to grab viewers like me and duck them into a channel, there were about 10-15 (random number I made up) opportunities to explain in depth beginner details, things like, what is a channel, how do sample rates effect audio quality, etc. Those things mentioned in this video and others were cursory it best, but I was left to read between the lines. Not good for a beginner video. No doubt you were trying to keep it shorter while covering such an in depth subject, perhaps next time (maybe update this one?) you could make a few supplemental videos that go in depth on other basics and then reference them into a video like this. But other than that, great job and thanks for contributing! Keep up the good work. Btw I haven't look at any of your other videos, maybe they are all the things I was asking for and more. Just harping on this one, so no troll comments please and thanks.

[@thomaslingard3087]

Simple yet very informative video. Much like yourself I was a fan of the Dolby Pro Logic IIx but I recently upgraded to a Pioneer Elite receiver and like you said all the older formats are gone from it so I lost Pro Logic IIx but I have learned to like DTS neo.

[@srify06]

Which is best Multi In LPCM or DD + on my Apple TV ?? Which is better and differences ??

[@spike2000uk]

Nice roundup of formats.

[@paul8926]

DTS Neural:X is the way to go! 👍🏻

[@kylemartinez5154]

Pawl I like Neural X

[@jeremyrawlings766]

Doesn't it just bust the vocals ?

[@LaserLuther]

I know this is difficult with all of the variables, but would you guys do a video on true reference levels and the actual power, speakers sensitivity, room size etc. need to reach THX reference levels within there spec. There is so much confusion out there. Most people think if there db meter says 75db or there AVR is at 0 there rocking reference level. I would never listen at this level I find it too loud, but I am okay with reference level bass.

[@biteme263]

Way to many variables for them to be able to do that I think. They could go over the principals behind it though. I don't listen to anything at referance levels ever. Just way to loud in a small room for my comfort. For some reason it doesn't sound as loud in a large theater.

[@droidzhunterz6861]

Can you guys do a video on Dolby Atmos vs DTS X? Specifically which format is better for different types of home cinema's

[@Audioholics]

Both formats are really good and similar in how they perform in the home theater environment at this time. DTS to our knowledge hasn't yet enabled some of the more advanced features it promises like (speaker remapping, and dialogue increase) on any current generation hardware NOR in the actual media. We will revisit this topic when there is news to report.

[@NomadicSociety]

the time is now! lol

[@na93prepre]

Hugo cracks me up :) On a side note, I haven't ventured into Atmos, DTS X, etc because my living room, although a decent size (25 x 20 ) isn't set up for more than 7.2 and even then I only run 5.2. Honestly, I am not sure if I'm even going to switch. Am I in the minority?

[@philiprolenick4475]

I have 7.1 in a dedicated basement theater that's 15' deep by 20' wide, with my side surrounds hanging a few feet down from its low (7') ceiling. I have no interest in ceiling or height speakers. 7.1 is fine for me. I steer the surrounds' bass to the sub and play the mains' bass out of both the sub and the mains.

[@biteme263]

I don't have enough room for 7 channels on the ground either. I have a 5.1 system with an additional two speaker mounted to my cieling. I had some little book shelfs that came with adjustable wall mounts so threw those up there. Atmos didn't impress me much but neural x did.

[@RkivUnderground]

When I had a surround sound system, I preferred DTS Neo:6 Cinema mode to playback Dolby Pro-Logic encoded LaserDiscs. Sounded richer to me, at the time.

[@kylemartinez5154]

This channel is my favorite.

[@SumeaBizarro]

I as a gamer tried out pro logic 2 surround once as a teen in wind waker and made surround a thing to get when I could. I have a smaller apartment as well as budget so 5.1 seemed to be perfect, but amplifier was trouble as my first sony one lacked HDMI. I later got a used Denon AVR-1311 and it does everything I need. One thing you guys did not mention though understandable as it is not a format like rest; is PCM surround. Modern consoles and PC's, even PS3 went for this uncompressed and open surround format. Wii U and Switch support only PCM 5.1 for surround and knowing what can support that is a pain. Also PC's are not friendly with Dolby or DTS formats most of the time when it comes to gaming, and modern consoles also want to do PCM surround and DTS or Dolby only as fallback for older hardware. I also had copy of Blade Runner Final Cut that claimed it had PCM 5.1 surround which sounded interesting for a big movie like it but actually it turned out to be Dolby True HD track. Luckily for me, the digital formats get automatically detected and locked in without need to choose the format myself, and most I have to do is on playback device side. If I want to try Pro Logic surround in nintendo 64 games on my Wii U, I have to disable surround output in Wii U system, go with stereo and then I can use Pro Logic or DTS modes for stereo matrix encoding. Also looking at mostly my european Blu Ray collection, it seems 5.1 is most supported format. Even though atmos is available, it feels like most common consumer surround system is 5.1 as 7.1 needs larger rooms that few have I guess, or my blu rays are just old movies that did not have better surround mixing done to them ever.

[@skip741x3]

Yamaha rx-v870 with vhs vcr doing prologic back in the day.. yeah, the memories.... and that step to dolby digital and dvds, oohh yeah that was a trip, what a difference when you were rockin prologic b4.

[@walrusgumbootable]

Thank you for the content! What is the maximum format transferred with Toslink? My 7.1 Sony is from 2011 in case you were curious.

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[@reginaldeberhart8521]

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[@walrusgumbootable]

Scott 1 I am sincerely grateful for the explanation. I’ve always thought that I’ve been cutting a fat hog getting away with clean optical.

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

After doing a postgraduate university course in digital audio/acoustics I would HIGHLY recommend reading a guide to dsp for engineers, digital signal processing by zolzer and why your ar it start designing your own algorithms in matlab.

[@williamcaine2462]

WOW!!! The more I listen to you two, the more I see that I need to learn so much more... How can I, if possible, to use the linear PCM for my music cd's? Is that possible? It seems that the DVDs have a much greater quality of sound and I really want to hear the best that my CD'S have to offer! thanks, guys!

[@lawrence09151]

Great videos. Please keep these coming. I love hearing you guys talk about anything HT.

[@Johnny_Nil]

I know you guys do 95% audio-related, but, could you do a video on 4K and HDR?

[@nigelcarren]

Good morning Gentleman. Your help would be appreciated. I was gifted a LG BP 250 Blu-Ray player which doesn't have a Coax out. So I tried to SPDIF this back to my Phillips HTR3464 which worked, but output was only stereo, not like the Perfect 5:1 separation that mynold Akai DDX7005 DVD player would provide to the same amp via Toslink. I put up with having just stereo from the Blu-Ray, but yesterday this Blu-Ray disc. It wasn't until I was disconnecting it that I noticed it says DTS 2.0 +DIGITAL OUT marked on its rear. I also notice that the next model up that has a Coax output also has the same DTS 2.0+DIGITAL OUT marked on its rear. So, is this the reason I was only getting stereo out? Or was that a SPDIF TV Thomson 40FW3323 TV issue please? Because I don't want to buy a new Blu-Ray that won't play either Blu-Ray's or my old DVD's in 5:1. Thank you for your help! 👍🇬🇧

[@Emperor36]

I just want to say, you guys Rock. I appreciate that you guy's narrow the basics down. I utilized your ideas with my HT and I couldn't be any happier with my setup. I have a question if you may answer, my friend wanted to know if ML ESL's are a good speaker for HT vs Definitive Tech's. He saw and listened to my HT but he's debating whether he should go with ML's or DT's? Anyway you guys are awesome thanks for the video's

[@skip741x3]

Receivers starting to look like nascars with the logos... cracking me up guys! great show

[@charliebravo8036]

What panels are those on the door and ceiling? Thanks for the content!

[@techsamurai11]

Very informative review as it discusses Commercial Theater vs Home Theater Atmos! Imho, Atmos is absolutely terrible for most folks. Is that what's causing the drop in the power of the current receivers? For instance, my Marantz SR8002 from 2008 has the same power supply as the Marantz SR8015 BUT according to your own measurements, the 140WPC 8015 is less powerful than the 125 WPC8002 to the tune of nearly 30wpc 5ch continuous. I bought my 8002 retailed for $2,000 but I bought it for less than half. The 8015 costs $3,800... A quadruple price hike for less power.

[@davidgoff2499]

Please discuss the "folded motion tweeters" as in the Martin Logans.

[@rslager4]

thanks for the great video. I have always preferred DTS because I thought it sounded better. I didn't realize it was a better format than Dolby Digital. Thanks Gene and Hugo for your great unbiased videos.

[@almo8989]

I still enjoy the difused sound I get from my bi pole surrounds. I don't see a need to jump to Atmos style speakers yet.

[@biteme263]

Atmos didn't impress me much to be honest, but neural X did. Probably one of the best advancements in decades to me. A lot of the formats I thought "ya, it sounds different, not sure I would call it better though". Neural X actually sounds good to me.

[@andersdebel]

Thnx guys for great video! Im gonna setup a home theater in a relatively small room on approx 9 sqft and 6,5 ft to the ceiling. So, sitting in the center of the room, what would sound the best - 7.1 or 5.1?

[@azurereaver]

when you say 9 sqft do you mean you're in a 3'x3' room? I think you'd struggle to fit everything, might be better off with a 7.1 headset. if you mean 9'x9', either will be fine, with 7.1 being better if you're paying attention to detail.

[@alambe7275]

Hello thanks for such great information but I do have a question and I have posted this question on your other videos about audio surroundsound speakers and receivers I have a Marantz 9.2 surround sound set up I want my music to play out of all of my speakers how do I do that?

[@samueldesbiens2524]

Great video guys. Im glad I have a Yamaha RX-a2000... All those legacy formats at my disposal....

[@DriveupLife22]

This video was pretty spot on. Netflix delivers an atmos mix on top of Dolby Digital Plus and charges you out the you know what for it.

[@rizydude]

I still run just DD with an external amplifier. Would all these formats downscale to still work with the older format?

[@jonnda]

What about stuff like Circle Surround II (CSII)? I have that on my Marantz SR7300.

[@satyex]

Should I add the bouncy x.x.2 speakers? My avr supports it. Does it make any difference?

[@CrashCarson14]

So pro logic 2x is the one I need to test out and see if I like

[@LRon-ef7ni]

I know that Dolby TrueHD is “supposed to sound better” cuz it’s a lossless track compared to Dolby Digital, but at 5.1 I can’t tell the difference between the two. Is the difference only noticeable if the TrueHD is played at 7.1?

[@redbuzzardbass]

I love the way they throw all these formats at you likes it's the bottom line, but don't mention what's on the back of the receiver. IMHO you got DTS Master and DD True you're in good shape, when I upgraded my receiver this year connectivity was the priority. You'd better be prepared to do some research to find that stuff out. I wanted at least 2 HDMI out and pre outs on all the channels not just the subs. Have fun.

[@kylemartinez5154]

Andrew Jackson This is a video about surround formats... Have you not seen their other videos?

[@mikedinno8413]

You forgot to mention the Direct and pure Direct which my Pioneer receiver has. Do you guys prefer surround on a 2 channel station?

[@radz3191]

Very interesting how Atmos at home isn't full atmos like in the cinema, rather an extension of True Hd. I actually didn't like Atmos after setting it up with 4 on ceiling speakers and got rid of it. I used the money to upgrade my speakers for 5.2 instead and got a much better experience.

[@onze5107]

RA DZ what mode do you have your speakers in now?

[@ugo13a]

Another question I had was I've a denon 5.1 and I was wondering is there anyway I can get a splitter to make into a 7.1 speaker . Also I have a Bose double cube speaker and would recommend using them with my denon receiver

[@gatgolf]

Question for Gene about biamping my front SVS towers with a yamaha aventage 3060. can I set different crossover points in the receiver to the amp channel to the mids/tweeters vs the channel to the (2) 8" woofers at the bottom of the towers?

[@JDubz303]

Receiver: Marantz SR5011 - Just added KLIPSCH 450C center channel, KLIPSCH RP280FA's for the left and right and im trying to just make sure i get the best sound possible from them w/ the correct mode while watching tv / movies. Modes available on receiver: Stereo, Mult ch in, Mult in + dolby surround, Mult in Neural:X, Multi CH stereo, Virtual. what would you recommend?

[@ranakirti]

if one has Bipoles for side surrounds, what is the recomended speakers style for Rear/Back surrounds... another pair of Bipoles or pair for Monopoles....?!? Thanks.

[@Antimonkat]

So if we aren't getting true object based scale ability and positioning on at home atmos on the 7 base channels, only the heights, then it should still be fine and even possibly preferred to run bi-pole speakers on the side surrounds for spread and monopole or bipole on the rear surrounds dependent on distance from the seats? Mono at say over 8 feet and bipole at less then 8 give or take?

[@noecker97]

For Music and T.V. Sources That Only Have 2ch Output, I Love How My YAMAHA RX-V473 Has a "5ch Stereo" Mode

[@alexandergilbert6490]

how can i get a toro commercial movie theater amplifier in the house & what should i need

[@DNADanL]

man I love this channel!

[@csigouin1]

What about Sony's SDDS? Why don't receivers or home media use it?

[@Audioholics]

I believe it was intended for the cinema only. I've never seen a consumer version of SDDS.

[@neh4pres]

So what should I use if I'm only running 4 speakers? I have klipsch lascalas for front left and right.. And 2 klipsch kg4's for rears.

[@DB-dz3jq]

Just recently upgraded to definitive technology bp9080.is that a wise choice for Dolby Atmos.?

[@totalbliss1]

How is Auromatic upmixer? Does it smell good:)? Is it worth the $200 upgrade on a Denon receiver?

[@joelane4670]

Hey guys if you’re still here lol. Question I need answered..I have a demon 1500h..I have a 5.1.2 hookup..I have 2 high wall mount speaker mounted slightly behind are sitting Position..but,On my Amp assign..It has different terminology like front height top front top middle it does not have anything for rear height..So on the amp assign should I have it on surround Dolby or top middle?

[@lewisbrazil5485]

@Audionolics; so the AVR receiver will find the format available through a digital signal from the blue ray, cable box/dish, or internet(netflix). I can then go into the sound format with my avr remote and choose the format for programming I am watching. In other words there is nothing in my avr set up I need to change to access all available sound formats? I have denon x2000 for reference.

[@87CREW]

I know it's really old and in a way not even worth mentioning, but I'm going to do it anyway! I loved Quadraphonic sound. Even before the big uprise of Dolby Surround! :-)

[@NomadicSociety]

yea that was a trip you could listen to a song accapella or with any one of the instruments crazy fun and old school cool why ahead of time and true 4 channels if you sat in the middle remember boys this was the 70s

[@dudelaser4383]

Is my 5.2.2 setup in my 12x16 room considered mass w/o class? Ive got rp-280s a 450c and 2 rp-150s. Need to upgrade my ceiling speks

[@jfd4706]

Gene could you please do a review for the newly launched Onkyo HT-S3800 5.1 ?? I am planning to get this HTiB soon, thanks

[@Danielm316]

What is PCM on my Yamaha receiver don’t remember seeing before on its display now show decoder off then shows pcm when I change the sound mode it changes but still the pcm shows up ? I have yamaha aventage RX A770

[@lenso010]

Can you also talk about true pure direct av recievers for music?

[@lifesaver718]

What about the THX listening modes? Whats the difference?

[@Ady-Insight]

Great knowledge share, I have some confusion on DTS neural X that is clear now thank you so much guys

[@santiagorodriguez9849]

Hi guys, great chanel, i just dicover it. One question, i hope you can answer. What about PCM? I have some blu rays (300, Troy, Harry Potter, Final Fantasy The Spirit With In, and more) with that sound format. I have a Sony Home Theater and it dosnt decode the HD formats, but can decode PCM, so a friend of mine sugested is better for me if i let the devices decode the Sound and no the reciver, for example i have my PS4 sound cofuiguration to PCM and play my blu rays there so i have always PCM sound. I do find better the PCM sound compared to beatstream lossy Dolby or even DTS.

[@Ricaniz1]

I still use 2003 Pro . Logic Surround Sony with 9 speakers 6 of them Bose and 10 band Equalizer with IMX Expander mix it up and hear what you get. Nice show ✌😎👍

[@izzyman256]

Love the videos guys. I have a question for you. I'm running a pioneer sc55 and when I switch to DD Pro Logic IIz HEIGHT or any 9 channel setting I lose the back Channel. I have the system set to 9.2. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks guys:) I really need your help. I've been searching the Internet trying to figure out why I lose my back channel. Yes I only have one back speaker. I can't find anything. It feels like I'm the only one that's ever experience this. I've been spending hours going through my system over and over trying to figure out why this is happening. with no luck.

[@prayingmantiskung-fu2037]

Standard DTS vs. DTS master. Between those two in the 5.1 set up would there be a huge difference?

[@skip741x3]

there IS a difference.. depends on ur ear.. to me its easy to distinguish...dtshd ma is just so pure, crystalline sounding, highly detailed...a sweet sound

[@richcummings813]

Speaking of mass without class... In college I had a huge 5.1 Onkyo system hooked up in my dorm. The TV was only 10 inches and all we could afford.

[@DEMONIOSTERRENALES]

Hello just a question does anyone know what time the new oppo bluray players come out the ones with 4k capability. newer than the 103 Thanks.

[@lilsafmusic]

Why does my amplifier/ receiver make these buzzing noises after long use?

[@williamnegron4154]

thank you very informative. how about prologic II?? same as prologic? I noticed on plogic 2 center channel sounds kinda far away

[@Audioholics]

We did cover PLII in the video and the related editorial, see: www.audioholics.com/audio-technologies/surroud-sound-formats

[@shazmagic6268]

Some upmixing decoders not mentioned was Circle surround and logic 7 how did these compare to prologic 2 and dts neo 6? Also how about Audyssey DSX? BTW love the cinema chairs what brand are they?Maybe Audioholics could do a review of cinema seats in the future....

[@Audioholics]

Shaz yea there are just too many damn formats to cover :) WE tried to stick with the mainstream ones most folks could identify with. The chairs in the video are from Continental Seating. Great suggestion. thx.

[@daltex81]

Logic 7 is the absolute best matrix surround decoder

[@beastmanga]

love your vids great work fellas

[@jasonjoy3990]

I have a Marantz 7009 how come that one only gives me a few surround sound options like Dolby Surround or Dolby digital shouldn't I have more options

[@RMatner]

I’m trying to understand this now, so are we saying DTS HD Master Audio is slightly better than DolbyTrueHD? As most of my Blu-rays use DTSHDMA format where as my 4K Blu-rays play in DolbyTrueHD as I don’t have Atmos. So why wouldn’t 4K Blu-rays use DTS HD MA?

[@Audioholics]

DTS is better than DD but Dolby TruehD and DTS HD are roughly equivalent. DTS was defacto on Blu-ray but not Ultra HD Blu-ray.

[@RMatner]

@@Audioholics thanks for your reply.

[@craigjackson9063]

Another great, informative video 👍

[@donmorton4597]

Wow a lot of formats. I remember when Dolby ProLogic was cutting edge lol.

[@dmo848]

I thought it still is. Lol

[@jfmc2581]

It was the largest step forward of any of these.... The movies before 2010 don't have truly distinct channels greater than stero anyway.

[@jonathankeenan80]

I'm not a very big tv person but, can somebody explain why some channels on tv set top boxes are only done in stereo sound? Like Disney channel for example. instead of surround sound for all channels on my yamaha rxv 667 receiver? Oh and speaking of my receiver what power amp do you guys recommend for this receivers 7.1 pre outs?

[@freddiemurry]

What sub is that in the corner guys?

[@Audioholics]

Velodyne DD-15+

[@Nytewolf718]

Great video. Very informative.

[@Johnydogood]

Hi, getting back into stereo setup etc., i remember back in the day hitting up thrift stores and good wills to find gems. So i have this onkyo A/v reciever using my XBOX One S, through hdmi it picks up PCM?! ...yet i can use the optical out from xbox and then get Either DTS NEO or pro logic 2, which one is better. I have a 5.1 setup meaning 5 speakers, powered SUB. Few things could you unless u have already, go in more depth on these surround Types... i would like the one where the rear ch, play what's behind based on your perspective (game/ movie) ...

[@Johnydogood]

@Scott 1 yes that does thx, after i wrote this sometime, few things happen found out bout atmos, my receiver had an atmos update. Under that same xbox menu, you can set it to an atmos setting, wel here is my problem. Im not sure atmos is as great as it seems or makes itself. Note, all done through xbox1 S.... the main general problem im setting movies and games as like, is the center ch, seems weak, or movie vocals hard to hear, but like every backdrop sound explosion etc very loud. Ok fallout 4, idk maybe its me, firing a weapon is louder everywhere but right in front of you... My onkyo is 7.1 rdy has connections for what is called ( back or height) .. IDK if it's me, but back in the Playstation 1 days, and 5.1 being main choice, things just worked with out all this complexity heh ... Games don't bother me, but not being able to hear voices or dialog is irradiating. Ok turn volume up right, then a explosion blows your speakers out lol, ohh ok set to all mono or stereo (but then what's the point in surround systems) lol .... yes ok go into xbox menu every time before movie set it to 5.1 or 7.1 idk ...i i kinda gave up ...take break my brain hurts lol ...but really do thank you ...

[@Johnydogood]

Thank you, ive only tried messing with that very lil .... i will look into this deeper

[@rhscnative]

In my listening room the DTS formats always work better than Dolby. I like to change it up but always come back to DTS.

[@Diego2thebay]

I really like this channel but why does Hugo never get to answer any questions? He seems to be just as knowledgeable. Maybe you guys can take turns. I'd like to hear both of your opinions. Great video BTW!

[@mudfan061]

If I am only running 5.1 on DTS-HD Master Audio/DD TrueHD is HDMI 1.4 going to make a noticeable difference? And how so, if you don't mind?

[@Audioholics]

www.audioholics.com/hdtv-formats/understanding-difference-hdmi-versions

[@jteske88]

Just to many formats to deal with today. Dts hd master is doing me great.

[@DannoCrutch]

I eventually went with a top-o-the-line Yamaha soundbar. A lot easier (safer) with a little one, and it is very satisfying. Augmented with a Big Paradigm sub. Dialogue is VERY intelligible. Sucks for music. You do have to have a room which has the right config for the sound to do all the best reflecting, etc.

[@TomGrooms2802]

Dark shoes, dark slacks and white socks? Gene, you're killing me. LOL! ;)

[@Audioholics]

:)

[@georgepopescu1327]

well he was wearing sport shoes so it's not that bad, it would have been hilarious with formal shoes

[@florenciocarlos2608]

Seriously... at least 10 credibility points on that alone. Nonetheless, great content!

[@gregorypempleton269]

Good primer on surround formats.

[@davidgardner28atgmai]

Very informative, thank you.

[@gilbertodelarosa3594]

where to place the cube bose speakers

[@wezz69]

How come the new yamaha rx-a3080 only says it supports dtsx and dolby atmos? Has dolby digital and prologic features been removed? Or am i reading the specs wrong

[@Audioholics]

It still supports Dolby Digital and Dolby TrueHD. Older upmixers like Prologic and PLIIx are probably removed as Dolby only wants the DSU installed on Atmos based products.

[@AkashSharma-vj4ck]

I have a Sony BDV-E6100 theres sound mode on Dolby prologic DTS neo 6 cinema DTS neo 6 music and 2ch stereo if I leave it on sound mode on I'll have to use the remote to flick through sound fields it has auto,movie,music, digital music, and demo and there is a music eq rock and some others I can't remember and it plays Dolby digital Dolby digital plus, Dolby true hd, DTS , DTS hd-master audio , DTS hd- high resolution audio Mann there are a lot I can't remember but this is what I can this home cinema system sounds so good I'm in love with it because it has old sound fields like Dolby pro logic to the latest like Dolby true HD same goes for DTS side of things in it

[@moviestarsnake]

I use a PlayStation 4 when I use Netflix. For the past several months (I've had updates many times), there has been zero mention of Dolby Digital OR Dolby Digital Plus. The audio options are usually either something like English Stereo or English 5.1. The PS4 is stupid because in the HDMI audio setting you have to select Dolby, DTS, or PCM. Why can't it be automatic?! I'm trying to figure out if I should use the PCM or the Dolby setting. Has Netflix gotten rid of Dolby? I can't find any information and calling Netflix is unhelpful.

[@prabinrukmani]

What is the difference between multi channel stereo and Dolby Atmos?

[@prabinrukmani]

@Scott 1 when it says multi channel on display

[@prabinrukmani]

@Scott 1 I'm using it through blutooth. Please advise in which sound format it will be better to watch a movie so that I can get surround sound in 5.1 ch. I'm having Bose acoustimass 10 series 5 and using Denon X1500h.

[@felixFPVDrone]

Great information, thx!

[@sonicjoe11]

Hello Can you explain what about PCM Lineal against the other sources like DTS HD or Dobly Tru HD

[@510maddog]

sonicjoe11 Some of the early blu ray releases from around 07 had multichannel PCM mixes & they sounded really detailed! Sometimes they sounded better to me than DTS-HD Master Audio & Dolby True HD but then more blu rays began coming with those 2 formats.

[@thegoat164]

@@510maddog PCM uncompressed 5.1 is equal to DTS-HD and Dolby-HD which are compressed but lossless audio. PCM uncompressed 5.1 takes up a lot of space on a blu ray disc and why you don't see it on most blu ray discs.

[@510maddog]

@@thegoat164 The Underworld Blu-ray had 1 of the best PCM tracks I've ever heard.

[@thegoat164]

@@510maddog I'm sure it did since it is uncompressed. I always select PCM 5.1 when available and my 2nd choice would be DTS-HD followed by Dolby-HD. I have always preferred DTS over Dolby. For my 2 channel listening I use DTS Neo 6 cinema over Dolby Pro Logic II movie. I have a few movies that have the PCM 5.1 uncompressed like Spider Man 3, Halloween 1978, 50 First Dates. Most blu rays have DTS-HD followed by Dolby True-HD and then PCM 5.1 uncompressed. The problem is that PCM uncompressed takes up so much room that it doesn't leave much room for special features and such.