THX vs. DTS

There are MANY receivers in the used dept, here. Lots of good prices. I have a stand alone Meridian processor. It is thx, dd, & dts compatible. I have had dts for 8years /Before dvd even came out. Few discs are in dts. I rent a lot. In some systems it may make a dif. in mine it just plain don't.-- In mine; "It's all good". Other members and their systems may not have the same results/opinions. Just about all the "top 'o the line" stuff has thx/dts. That doesn't mean all else is less. Everybody decides how much they want to spend and what features they "need".--Get what you can afford with what features you 'have' to have. As far as the new dts ex pro logic2 and such--who knows where they are heading. --Not many discs 'here' either.

Oh, I'll bet if you were over here watching a movie;--took a bth.rm. break--and while you were gone I switched to DD,-- you'd never notice,upon returning. I do notice some dts discs have more bass (more/not better) On "Hell Freezes.Over" the dts/ compared to the 44.1 going into a high quality 2ch dac, reveals just how heavy handed the dts mix is. ---Not to mention there are very few dts discs mastered / pressed; with the full bit rate. A member at avs posted a linc to all the dts releases. Of the many titles on the list,only 10 or less were pressed with the full capability of the format. Dances With Wolves (the original release) is one from that list. Any disc with a choice option is a compromise.-- Plus, they didn't want to press discs that you couldn't play--at all-- if you only had DD. DTS just had so much of a problem getting into the market place. what with encryption and bandwidth space on the disc. BTW; I had to send my processor in for a new dts chip./When I added a dvd player. I could play 44.1 CDs and LDs/ but not DVDs in dts. In the days since LDs; DTS has been a dissappointmet; thanks to the encryption thing.

Just "THEE" most important thing about "THX" is years earlier MFG's were making outrageous claims for power.--Thrusting the claims on unsuspecting consummers. THX put a stop to that/for the most part.