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bholz · 11-07-2007

IIRC Spielberg has a stake in DTS, hence some movies ONLY being released with a DTS soundtrack. DTS was not originally part of the DVD spec, but Spielberg fought to make it so. (e.g. I have a 1st generation player, Panasonic A-300, that does not decode DTS.)

I now have the ability to listen to either and I find more often than not I choose DTS, unless it was originally a 2 track that was remastered into a multi. (e.g. I watched the David Bowie - Glass Spider Tour DVD the other day and the DD soundtrack was better to my ears than the DTS)

Back in the day, the comparisons between the 2 showed that DTS was quite a bit louder than DD. Once the sound levels were adjusted, IIRC, it was difficult to tell the difference between the 2. (Note that this as 7-10 years ago) Can't say that I have done much, or any testing, myself.

Bill

11-07-2007	#8
bholz New Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 2	Re: DTS or Dolby Digital? IIRC Spielberg has a stake in DTS, hence some movies ONLY being released with a DTS soundtrack. DTS was not originally part of the DVD spec, but Spielberg fought to make it so. (e.g. I have a 1st generation player, Panasonic A-300, that does not decode DTS.) I now have the ability to listen to either and I find more often than not I choose DTS, unless it was originally a 2 track that was remastered into a multi. (e.g. I watched the David Bowie - Glass Spider Tour DVD the other day and the DD soundtrack was better to my ears than the DTS) Back in the day, the comparisons between the 2 showed that DTS was quite a bit louder than DD. Once the sound levels were adjusted, IIRC, it was difficult to tell the difference between the 2. (Note that this as 7-10 years ago) Can't say that I have done much, or any testing, myself. Bill