Is DTS usually Louder than DD?

groover
groover Posts: 18
edited May 2006 in Music & Movies
I've recently updated my receiver to an RXV2600, which means I can finally play DTS tracks. I have found them to be a lot louder than DD and wanted to ask if this is normal? I find myself seeking out my DTS movies for some serious sound immersion :)
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  • Zen Dragon
    Zen Dragon Posts: 501
    edited May 2006
    DTS is basically a less compressed version of DD. I find DTS is louder and more dynamic on my sytem as well. I also seek out DTS recorded movies when I am shopping.
    I am sure I am most entertaining to my friends when they are over. When I play a DTS movie I always jump up and point to the DTS illumination on my receiver and yell "DTS in the house" :cool:
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  • groover
    groover Posts: 18
    edited May 2006
    I must admit, I'm also smitten with all the speaker symbols lighting up and seeing DTS on the front panel. I didn't know what I was missing. We watched Reign of Fire the other night (first DTS movie) and when the dragon came out of it's hole and up the shaft my wife almost shot off the couch with the dynamic punch of the sound and the sub rumbling so much - almost made me laugh - after recovering from the shock of it :)
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  • Zen Dragon
    Zen Dragon Posts: 501
    edited May 2006
    Enjoy it Groover. There are more and more titles popping up on DTS. I could recommend a whole slew I suppose, but hoping that you enjoy music I will recommend the Eagles, Hell Freezes Over.
    The only negative I can say is they chose to play many of their softer hits and the middle of the DVD gets quite sappy. Still the overall sound is great.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2006
    Yup Groover, DTS rocks!!!

    While you are picking up HFO also pick up their Farewell 1 tour as well! They play all of their hits in the original style in glorious DTS!!! 3 hrs worth of music! The Eagles Rock!!!
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  • frodaddy
    frodaddy Posts: 124
    edited May 2006
    The LFE for DTS is 3dB cooler than the same DD track in my setup, and I've noticed the mains are a few dB cooler as well. However, DTS is more spacial, directional, and just flat out sounds better once the volume is cranked a couple notches more on the dial. As said before, this is true because of the higher bitrate. I've also noticed that DTS only DVDs (higher bitrate than dual DD/DTS soundtrack DVDs) sound even better. However, I have found that the best movie soundtrack is the DTS track on the LOTR Extended editions; IMO of course! I have a Denon THX Ultra certified AVR-4800 receiver.

    Hopefully lossless audio will make its way to blu-ray/hd-dvd and the playing field will be leveled out. But judging by early disks, the trend is still to compress the audio albiet at a higher bitrate this time.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited May 2006
    Usually. But i've recently discovered "Dolby VS Wide" on my receiver. It's a 5.1 implemenation of Dolby Digital's "Virtual Speaker" Technology that not only sounds louder than DTS, but it imo it sounds better. More spatial, dynamic, better dialogue intelligibility, etc. If your receiver has it, I would seriously consider it. It's become my new default for 5.1 material.

    Last night I watched Kingdom Of Heaven, and did an A/B comparo between the DTS mix and the Dolby VS Wide- there was no comparison between the two.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited May 2006
    groover wrote:
    when the dragon came out of it's hole and up the shaft my wife almost shot off the couch :)

    Sorry Grover I just couldn't help myself.

    I noticed DTS is a bit more defined in which speaker the sound is comming from. It also seems abit louder.
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  • groover
    groover Posts: 18
    edited May 2006
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by groover
    when the dragon came out of it's hole and up the shaft my wife almost shot off the couch
    Skynut wrote:
    Sorry Grover I just couldn't help myself.

    I noticed DTS is a bit more defined in which speaker the sound is comming from. It also seems abit louder.

    I see what you mean. Re-reading it I went red :o Funny how some things read after the fact! If the actual situation seemed funny, then this is even funnier:D
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2006
    groover wrote:
    I've recently updated my receiver to an RXV2600, which means I can finally play DTS tracks. I have found them to be a lot louder than DD and wanted to ask if this is normal? I find myself seeking out my DTS movies for some serious sound immersion :)

    Congrats on your upgrade.. DTS rocks it hard. ;)
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  • masanz1
    masanz1 Posts: 511
    edited May 2006
    Nice receiver I have the 2500. DTS does sound great, but I think both have their advantages.
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  • StopherJJ1980
    StopherJJ1980 Posts: 267
    edited May 2006
    Zen Dragon wrote:
    DTS is basically a less compressed version of DD. I find DTS is louder and more dynamic on my sytem as well. I also seek out DTS recorded movies when I am shopping.
    I am sure I am most entertaining to my friends when they are over. When I play a DTS movie I always jump up and point to the DTS illumination on my receiver and yell "DTS in the house" :cool:

    nerd alert...

    just playin with ya ;-)
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  • Zen Dragon
    Zen Dragon Posts: 501
    edited May 2006
    It's a nerd alert if you just say in casual conversation, "Gee guys, did you know we have DTS in the house here and it's just swell"

    When yelled with authority, with some urban ethnic accentuation on the word "howwwse" it's not nerdy at all. More obsessive or physchopathic actually. :D
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  • groover
    groover Posts: 18
    edited May 2006
    Exactly :)
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  • Lowell_M
    Lowell_M Posts: 1,660
    edited May 2006
    Zen Dragon wrote:
    It's a nerd alert if you just say in casual conversation, "Gee guys, did you know we have DTS in the house here and it's just swell"

    When yelled with authority, with some urban ethnic accentuation on the word "howwwse" it's not nerdy at all. More obsessive or physchopathic actually. :D

    It is a little urban nerdy, really...

    Besides the Eagles, which I will probably go out and buy tomorrow....What other DTS music DVD's are there that rock?
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  • Zen Dragon
    Zen Dragon Posts: 501
    edited May 2006
    Pick your poison.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/26OEQ2C3RC74P/104-5373097-7817558?%5Fencoding=UTF8
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