Decorrelation?

 

Bronze Member
Username: Blazer

Post Number: 66
Registered: Feb-04
I've read that film soundtracks are recorded with the front speakers emphasizing higher frequcies due to the fact they are positioned behind the screen in a movie theater. A THX certified receiver is supposed to be able to soften those frequencies such that they are easier to listen to in a home theater. Denon receivers have a similar feature. Question: Is this true of movie soundtracks transferred to DVD and how important is it to have a receiver with a feature that softens front channel frequencies?
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 7275
Registered: May-04


From the earliest days of home video through the mid 1990's it was not uncommon to hear a film soundtrack transferred to a home video source with no remixing or requalization of the original theatrical soundtrack. When THX arrived in the home market in the mid 1990's the processor systems did EQ these sources and that was a selling point for THX certified electronics. It has long been the practice of almost every studio to remix and remaster their soundtracks for home use and the problem should be relatively rare in a contemporary release. If you have older DVD's or LaserDiscs which you still watch, you might find the THX EQ useable.

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