Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater THX is..........................

.............................a great marketing tool now and not much else. I use to follow the standards for THX fairly closely but lately any company willing to shell out the bucks gets the much hyped THX stamp of approval. For a time I had all 5 channels running the exact same speaker. Same size etc. All including the center were Monitor Audio Silver 5i's. Everything was the same. All power amps carried the certification. My pre carried the certification, hell even my wires for a time carried the certification. I knew it was going bad when they came out with different levels of THX certification but man oh man the crap that is out there today sporting this logo is sad to say the least.

Anyone else with me on this?

One thing they do well is those cute little intros before a movie. Those I like. The whole piano thing with DTS is getting boring!

Disclaimer:

These are my heavily biased views and my own only. If you disagree with me, cool and more power to you! Remember, I just ramble cuz I like to read my own words!

It's George Lucas. You think he won't do ANYTHING for a buck?

The THX cert is good. It made MFG's come up with more accountable specifications. That's about it though.

the THX movie intro is MUCH better than the DTS piano thing..

and yes, THX is over-rated.. but the DTS is right on!! i wont hardly buy a dvd now without DTS..

bigjohn

Yeah but did it? At first without a doubt it did but now? There are still a ton of manufactures out there who bloat there numbers and that also carry the THX seal of approval. To me now at least the THX logo equals "We paid for it"

You and me both bigj. On most movies I prefer DTS. My one complaint on occasion is with the dialogue. Sometimes I think they run it a little low on purpose. Who knows but I seem to recall thinking that on a few DTS movies.

I Wonder how come the 2 most talked about subs on these boards don't carry the THX logo? I'm sure SVS and HSU can afford it. Perhaps they know something the general public does not?

I know a lot of it has to do with the 20kz cut off per the THX standard but that can't be it..................can it?

I think they purposefully didn't seek THX qualification. You can get a computer speaker system, complete with sub, that is THX certified, but it's not going to sound better than an SVS or Hsu. It's mostly marketing.

I would imagine the same holds true for Outlaw, REL and a whack of other great manufactures.

Would you pay licensing rights for something that pretty much means:

"Look, we had enough money to license this logo from George Lucas... eh... eh... c'mon, we must be doing something right... money talks... eh... c'mon..."

Bren R.