6 Channel Surround Sound

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https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Vision-Home-Theater-Tune-Up/dp/B00005TRZA

This test DVD has 6 channel surround sound test signals in both Dolby Digital (EX matrix) and DTS (ES matrix and ES discrete), I also have the 1st DVD with a DTS ES discrete 6 channel surround sound soundtrack (The Haunting):

https://www.widescreenreview.com/news_exdetail.php?title=haunt062800

I listened to the S&V 6 channel test signals on my 4.0 system (4 Pioneer CS-G103s), it seemed to have good imaging at CB (and CF) [phantom locations], anyone have a DD EX and/or DTS ES (matrix and/or discrete) setup back in the day?


Kirk Bayne

 

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I'm getting ready to listen to this RCA DD - Surround CD.

Henry Mancini, Cinema Italiano - Music Of Ennio Morricone & Nino Rota Dolby-Surround

https://www.discogs.com/release/737...a-Italiano-Music-Of-Ennio-Morricone-Nino-Rota

 

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https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Vision-Home-Theater-Tune-Up/dp/B00005TRZA

This test DVD has 6 channel surround sound test signals in both Dolby Digital (EX matrix) and DTS (ES matrix and ES discrete), I also have the 1st DVD with a DTS ES discrete 6 channel surround sound soundtrack (The Haunting)...

Nice one...

From what I remember, some Star Wars DVD's were encoded with Dolby Digital EX. I've even found Dolby Digital EX embedded within a few Dolby TrueHD streams.

I don't remember having any movie DVD's with DTS-ES audio but I do have a couple of DTS CD's that include the odd DTS-ES track, such as Don Henley's, The End Of The Innocence (track 1)...

EDIT: I managed to find a copy of the DVD on eBay for £4.39 including postage

 

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https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/00046/PILF-2830/Star-Wars:-The-Phantom-Menace

May be the only LD with a DD 6.1 EX soundtrack.

My very low end speakers provided a good phantom image from CB (without decoding for the EX/ES encoded CB), I'm not sure that the EX/ES enhancement was really needed.


Kirk Bayne