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Help me find some good 6.1 movies to abuse my Axiom's with. I really want to see how good this system is. Thank you.
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star wars episode 1 and the one that came out after it
lord of the rings
gladiator
i think i heard cast away is, but i'm not sure
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maybe black hawk down. i can't remember
oh, the matrix is.
just look for DTS ES or EX or NEO:6
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Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
things like that on the back of the DVD
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1xAxiom ax 1.2
2xPolk Audio R30
2xMordaunt-Short 3.0
H/K AVR 225
Paradigm PDR-10 Sub
HTR MX-500
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The Matrix is not 6.1, there was no 6.1 when that movie was released to DVD.
The most authoritative list of 6.1 DVD's that I'm aware of is here
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oh well
i thought i heard it was
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Hi,
Before everyone gets all worked up over Dolby Digital EX 6.1 and dts-ES Matrix, some clarification is in order. The extra "6.1" channel on these movie soundtracks is NOT a discrete channel. It's derived from the left and right (discrete) surround channels in the same manner as Dolby Pro Logic processing derives a center channel from the Dolby Surround matrix.
While the 6.1 processing with either decoder can supply a pleasant enhancement to 5.1 material, it's not the same thing as a 6.1 discrete channels. The latter are available with dts-ES Discrete discs, but there are very few titles in that format currently available. Indeed, the argument can be made that dts is a totally unnecessary system. Having to include it on DVDs eats up additional bandwidth and processing power that could be better applied to other features, and since there's no discernible audible difference between the two systems other than differences in the mixing of soundtracks (dts tend to mix the LFE deep bass at higher levels), dts is a redundant system.
This isn't to take away from the enhancement possible with 6.1 systems, by the way.
Regards,
Alan Lofft,
Axiom Resident Expert (Retired)
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My ears tell me DTS sounds better. It seems to fall under the same category as speakers (ie...which speaker is better?) Well only your ears can make that decision.
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Alan,
I have a question to ask then.
If 6.1 is just coming out now, then why are there so many 7.1 receivers and amp? I have never seen or heard of anything mixed in 7.1!
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