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laughing_bear · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:35 am Post subject: Can you audit in Surround?

I am interested to learn whether you have the ability to listen to multichannel encoded files.

If answer=yes, may be you can give a small description what setup you use.

Sharp · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:38 am Post subject:

In the Studio I have a small 4.1 System on my PC, but that’s used for Games and EAX Surround sound. The SX-1 does support true 5.1 but I haven’t actually purchased the Monitors for it because there’s no work available here to justify splashing out on the monitors in the first place.

We do however have a full DTS system in the house for watching DVD’s. LOL… One killer sub to go with it too Smile

Just as well we have no neighbours.

Regards.
Sharp.

Morbius · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 1:59 pm Post subject:

Hi, LB!

No....not really. Like Sharp, I do have a setup for watching DVD's - but that's about it. Of course, you can play surround encoded CD's on most regular cd players as long as it's routed to a Dolby decoder, and I do have very few actual surround cd's. Mostly orchestral stuff.

Unfortunately, at work the DVD work I do is all pretty much corporate promo and product line, and none of the auditoriums or conference rooms are set up for surround, so it's just all run-of-the-mill stereo. I'm lucky if I get to do a little panning now and then when PA's not watching. Laughing

I just use A-Pack for AC-3 encoding. Overkill.

I'd LOVE to do some surround work at home using DP4. It has so many really cool tools for surroundscapes. Especially the 'Auralizer', but I barely have time just to play the synths, let alone doing any fancy mixing.

Some day. Smile

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laughing_bear · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:29 pm Post subject:

We found one mono freak.... I knew it! Laughing

I am planing and designing a media room for these THX Ultra2 babies called "TEUFEL".

I heard them recently in Berlin, and well.... THATS IT! Laughing

Sharp · Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:36 am Post subject:

Hi Bear.

Very impressive. Any thoughts on what your going to power them with ?.
If your spending over 6K on speakers you obviously have your eyes set on some juicy amp somewhere too.

Regards.
Sharp.
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laughing_bear · Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:46 am Post subject:

6K? If you can get em for that price somewhere let me know.... the 7.1 shown above are round about 12K.

I go for this amp: Pioneer VSA-AX10i-S.
Digital Signal Processor Sharc 32-bit x 2, 48-bit (24-bit double precision)
D/A Converter 192 kHZ/24-Bit (one for each CH)
A/D Converter 96 kHz/24-Bit (multi-channel + 2-channel))

Sharp · Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:26 pm Post subject:

Hi Bear.

laughing_bear · Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:35 am Post subject:

Yeah, will be a nice setup in deed. It is pretty much a "once in a lifetime" investment. The room will have a total of round about 1800 SqFt, acoustic treatments, sockets for the speakers, video via Epson beamer and a motorized Stewart Firehawk 90" Screen with Velux finish.

Other people have fun in spending a lot of money on cars, I prefer to design my own acoustic nirwana. Laughing

I put a few nice plants in there as well, I have a 6 foot high pillar cactus since a year that is coming on nice, probably get a second one. Furnitures are another big thing to decide on.

Well.... all in good time....

laughing_bear · Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:35 am Post subject:

I just realized that the back panel picture is from the older version, the i-S Version looks like this, and the main difference is the i-Link connection for DVD-A and SCDA:

Another reason I decided for this bolid is the calibration system, this here says it all:

THX Ultra2 is a very important specification enhancement for those who wish to have the music performance of this system to be best as best can be. Before Ultra2 everything was specified towards cinema only, now it is music as well which is important to me of course. DTS24/96, DD5.1 and DTS 5.1 are the music modes supported. The more than average dynamic of this Amp is convincing when you hear classical music. The touchscreen macro programmable remote control is the icing on the cake.

Odinmoon · Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:33 pm Post subject:

I use a panasonic suround system. Nice and cheap but works well.
Great for listening to brian eno. It seems to work with some cds. Maybe the old quadraphonic tracks. Bur dvds are great. Smile

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laughing_bear · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:34 am Post subject:

The THX Technical lib.

http://www.thx.com/mod/techLib/index.html

georgeinar · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:41 pm Post subject:

I, too, simply have a surround system hooked into my dvd player, cd player, and computer, so I am able to listen to my Korg or computer in surround sound, but dolby pro logic ii is as far as I go, since most mp3's and wav's i listen to seem to be only stereo. i haven't gotten into the 5.1 or better with music yet, except one music dvd i bought of tubular bells which rocks to say the least.
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laughing_bear · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:28 pm Post subject: