Stupid question? Dolby pro logic

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madmax
madmax Posts: 12,434
edited February 28 in Clubhouse Archives
This may be a stupid question but does anyone use Dolby pro logic to listen to standard CD's? Just wondering.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited December 2001
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    for ambient purposes, I use the 5ch stereo option on my Denon receiver. I like it opposed to ProLogic as I feel that ProLogic feeds too much of the music through the center channel, just doesn't sound all that good. However, I would take ProLogic over any of the other DSP's I have heard.

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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,408
    edited December 2001
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    I second that, DPL with stereo music is bad, way to much on the center, I have the new DPL II and it doesn't turn my crank either.

    I am to old fashioned, I have the 5 channel stereo also and don't use it, same sound from all speakers is like noise to me, maybe for background music.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited December 2001
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    I use it for ambient noise for a party or if I am doing things around the house or whatever....

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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited December 2001
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    Nope........2-Channel only.


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  • lbrenner
    lbrenner Posts: 33
    edited December 2001
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    I don't like what DPL does with the center, either, but I like getting a little something from the surrounds. So I set the DPL in the receiver to phantom center, and that's pretty nice.

    Since my Dolby Digital decoding is done in the DVD player, and just passed through via the 5.1 inputs, I can configure that separately. I really do like the center from DD, because generally movies seem to be mixed without sucking the stereo music overly into the center.
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited December 2001
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    i used dpl for the longest time for most of my music,until i bought a new receiver w/5ch.
    i will agree with the center getting a lot more than the rest but on some cd's it sounds good in dpl.
    most of the music i listen to is dj cont. mix albums so in dpl it was great ambiance, but 5ch does me good for any music
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  • juice21
    juice21 Posts: 1,866
    edited December 2001
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    2 channel, wether dedicated listening or just ambient music....
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited December 2001
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    Thanks for the info. I've been trying it recently and although I like some of the stuff it does it seems to rely a lot on the source material to determine how much is on the center. I like the idea of setting the center to wide. I'll give that a try.
    Thanks!
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