Happy Masked Guy
Standard Member
Hi all, I’m new to the forum so please excuse any lapses in my not observing site etiquettes, I’ll need to plead ignorance for now.
I’m wholly new to the world of home cinema, and recently invested in a 5.1 speaker setup with an Epson projector and a Pioneer VSX-934.
My questions—for now—revolve primarily around selecting and configuring sound modes for individual films.
I have set up the receiver via the MCACC microphone in the correct seating area, with my surround speakers in (roughly) the right locations. All the speakers are setup correctly, to my knowledge.
From there I spent a LOT of time calibrating my speaker distances and DB levels, to get the sound as good as I’m able. I set up and watched Ghost in the Shell (ScarJo version) on the Dolby 5.1 setting on my receiver, and it was pretty much perfect. Was so glad. Finally nailed it.
I’d heard a lot about the original Jurassic Park (my favourite film) being DTS, so checked that out last night. I set up the film, then, naturally, selected DTS Virtual Xon my receiver.
I was disappointed and confused.
The clarity of the sound was great—especially with regard to dialogue. However, the sound seemed much less robust, thinner, with noticeably less presence.
My question, I suppose, is this: Do I need to recalibrate my speaker volumes etc for/ between specific sound mixes, ie, Dolby / DTS? Or am I doing something wrong?
I also tried standard DTS Neural on its own, which sounded similarly thin.
When I put Jurassic Park to Dolby, it was much more bassy and robust, and had more oomph—but the dialogue was slightly harder to make out.
Any and all advice with regards to this are much appreciated. TBH, this isn’t something I’d ever once considered before. In the past, I’d always just chucked on a film without once considering its sound mix!
Seems like as soon as I went for a proper 5.1, THAT’S when the sound became...difficult.
In short, please help. If a Blu Ray says ‘DTS master’ on the back, but also a Dolby symbol, should I just lump with the Dolby? How can I improve my DTS setting?
Does anyone have any similar thoughts and experiences with switching between DTS and Dolby on their receivers?
Thanks much guys.
-Andrew.
P. S—my speakers are set to small (I don’t have floor towers) and my crossover is 100Hz. I use Q Acoustic 3020s as FL, FR, with the matching centre speaker for the range. For surrounds I have 3010s, up on the walls on either side. The sub is pretty good too.
I’m wholly new to the world of home cinema, and recently invested in a 5.1 speaker setup with an Epson projector and a Pioneer VSX-934.
My questions—for now—revolve primarily around selecting and configuring sound modes for individual films.
I have set up the receiver via the MCACC microphone in the correct seating area, with my surround speakers in (roughly) the right locations. All the speakers are setup correctly, to my knowledge.
From there I spent a LOT of time calibrating my speaker distances and DB levels, to get the sound as good as I’m able. I set up and watched Ghost in the Shell (ScarJo version) on the Dolby 5.1 setting on my receiver, and it was pretty much perfect. Was so glad. Finally nailed it.
I’d heard a lot about the original Jurassic Park (my favourite film) being DTS, so checked that out last night. I set up the film, then, naturally, selected DTS Virtual Xon my receiver.
I was disappointed and confused.
The clarity of the sound was great—especially with regard to dialogue. However, the sound seemed much less robust, thinner, with noticeably less presence.
My question, I suppose, is this: Do I need to recalibrate my speaker volumes etc for/ between specific sound mixes, ie, Dolby / DTS? Or am I doing something wrong?
I also tried standard DTS Neural on its own, which sounded similarly thin.
When I put Jurassic Park to Dolby, it was much more bassy and robust, and had more oomph—but the dialogue was slightly harder to make out.
Any and all advice with regards to this are much appreciated. TBH, this isn’t something I’d ever once considered before. In the past, I’d always just chucked on a film without once considering its sound mix!
Seems like as soon as I went for a proper 5.1, THAT’S when the sound became...difficult.
In short, please help. If a Blu Ray says ‘DTS master’ on the back, but also a Dolby symbol, should I just lump with the Dolby? How can I improve my DTS setting?
Does anyone have any similar thoughts and experiences with switching between DTS and Dolby on their receivers?
Thanks much guys.
-Andrew.
P. S—my speakers are set to small (I don’t have floor towers) and my crossover is 100Hz. I use Q Acoustic 3020s as FL, FR, with the matching centre speaker for the range. For surrounds I have 3010s, up on the walls on either side. The sub is pretty good too.