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  1. Pete Calderwood

    UHF DVD Summer '02 !!!

    EXCELLENT. Now all we need on DVD is "Rad" and "The Last Unicorn" and I'll have most of the 80s movies I want on DVD! :) ------------------ Dai miei incubi e nei miei sogni - Un' Esistenza Rovinata...
  2. Pete Calderwood

    HTF 1 , WARNER 0 - CATS & DOGS and LORDS need YOUR help!

    I'm all for widescreen and everything, and signed the Cats & Dogs petition because I realize that future "family" titles I may want are in danger of having OAR destroyed, but isn't this movie a steaming pile? :) On IMDB it got quite low marks, and I read many reviews that it's one of those kids...
  3. Pete Calderwood

    The Mummy Returns DTS or not !?!

    >> As for the level, I got to admit that some dts sound 8 or 10dB louder ( well, the encoding level is higher since to sound 10dB, that would require A LOT of extra watts ) and this more than the dialnorm/cooking down results. >> Well, if different masters are used, combined with Dolby's...
  4. Pete Calderwood

    The Mummy Returns DTS or not !?!

    >> unfortunately ( probably to make J6Ps guys notice a difference ) studios encode the dts track at a higher level ( this makes many argue that it's thus easier to create a placebo effect as the a louder sound often sounds "fuller" ) >> Actually the reason DTS soundtracks sound louder on DVD...
  5. Pete Calderwood

    The Mummy Returns DTS or not !?!

    >> Take the previous poster in this thread who made all those inaccurate claims about DTS. Thank goodness Adam (who knows this stuff better than most) took the time to point out all those errors. I have seen so many posts like that that have gone uncorrected or challenged. I shutter at the...
  6. Pete Calderwood

    The Mummy Returns DTS or not !?!

    >> DTS, on the other hand, has the ability to do 24bit, 192khz 4096kbps, 8.1 channel lossless compression >> >On DVD Video? No, I didn't think so... And I mentioned DVD-Video... where? Later on in the post. That's right, read the entire post before replying. I was doing a comparison of...
  7. Pete Calderwood

    Superbit DVDs, Why Not use the highest DTS bitrate?

    BTW, I made an error in my previous post, I meant full response up to 24khz. ------------------ Dai miei incubi e nei miei sogni - Un' Esistenza Rovinata...
  8. Pete Calderwood

    Superbit DVDs, Why Not use the highest DTS bitrate?

    Actually will have to disagree with you there on DWW :) Dances With Wolves DTS uses (on my scale) a far superior audio master to the DD version, with higher fidelity and much better bass, reguardless of compression codec differences. Thedigitalbits.com has a good overview of the quite obvious...
  9. Pete Calderwood

    Superbit DVDs, Why Not use the highest DTS bitrate?

    The primary problem with "Superbit" DVDs is that due to DVD's peak bitrate limitations, a sacrifice will have to be made in video or audio. If full bitrate DTS is used, the peak level video bitrate drops by another 768kbps, making artifacts more likely to occur on certain hard to compress...
  10. Pete Calderwood

    The Mummy Returns DTS or not !?!

    The answer for R1 was, no, at least, not yet. :) ------------------ Dai miei incubi e nei miei sogni - Un' Esistenza Rovinata...
  11. Pete Calderwood

    Silence Of The Lambs SE: How is the bass??

    Another thing SOTL fans may want to consider is that the Criterion version features the proper color balance supervised by the film's Cinematographer, while the new MGM DVD features a cooler, less accurate color balance. Basically, you will have to decide whether you want the presentation that...
  12. Pete Calderwood

    Spies Like Us---Pan and Scan Only!!!!!!

    Yeh, that would be great. Spies like us, Fearless, and the Vacation movies (namely the original and Xmas vacation) in widescreen would be excellent. ------------------ Dai miei incubi e nei miei sogni - Un' Esistenza Rovinata...
  13. Pete Calderwood

    The Mummy Returns DTS or not !?!

    Don't pay any mind to "Obi"'s take on DD vs DTS. He has been biased against DTS since back in the day when he was a guest reviewer on Digitaleyes.net. If you look at his older DIGITALEYES.NET reviews, which are no longer available, he would often notice "no difference" between Dolby Digital...
  14. Pete Calderwood

    Subwoofer Speaker Cable Recommendations

    When you say "subwoofer speaker cable" I assume you mean an RCA cable for connecting the subwoofer to your Preamp/Receiver's Subwoofer output. If this is a case, I'd highly recommend a 4m AudioQuest Diamondback subwoofer kit. It will include a single 4m run of Diamondback cable, a T adapter...
  15. Pete Calderwood

    Toshiba 4:3 HDready sets w/ 16:9 mode

    Was wondering, these 4:3 HD sets with 16:9 mode, when properly calibrated, do they show two sets of LBX bars when watching a 2.35:1 16:9 enhanced movie? (i.e. one set of "no data" bars, one set of bars from the DVD). Or is the black level matched between the two? Thanx. ------------------...
  16. Pete Calderwood

    DPL II question?

    Johan: I'm sure DPL2 can decode DPL soundtracks on DVD, that's not my point. What I'm saying is, if a movie was released in theaters with a mono surround channel, and also released to DVD in DPL with a mono surround channel is altering that channel to make it sound stereo without the...
  17. Pete Calderwood

    Parasound AVC-2500 Prologic decoding Q

    Hmm thats the only one i know for sure off the top of my head. I think it happens with some of the early Polygram discs too, such as Fargo, and I think it happens with Universal's Fletch too. If you just have the Director's Cut of AOD, that's the same thing as the LTD ED Director's cut. Go...
  18. Pete Calderwood

    DPL II question?

    It may provide a better experience, but the question is, would this be intended by the makes of the movie? For instance, some may find using EX/ES matrix decoding on a non-EX/ES mixed movie to sound "better" than standard 5.1. But if that particular mix was not designed for EX/ES, or in this...
  19. Pete Calderwood

    best mid-fi amp company to match with B&Ws??

    My vote goes to Parasound. ------------------ Dai miei incubi e nei miei sogni - Un' Esistenza Rovinata...
  20. Pete Calderwood

    Monster Cable HTS-2500 vs. HTS-2000 Which one would you buy?

    Sorry if this doesn't answer your original question, but I'd just like to make a comment on the Monster power conditioners. Although they look fancy on the outside, open them up, and they are a joke. The same goes for MIT power conditioners. If you are looking for a moderately priced surge...
  21. Pete Calderwood

    Is Klipsch quintet 5 speakers for 325 a good deal?

    I'd definitely go with the Energy speakers over the Klipsch.
  22. Pete Calderwood

    Tiny Speakers that the wife will approve of?

    The M&K K-5/K-9 setup is exceptional, probably the best I've heard in the small speaker range. Get five K-5s for your mains speakers, and a K-9 subwoofer and you're all set. Here is some more info: K-5 Mains/Center/Surrounds Link Removed K-9 Subwoofer Link Removed ----------------- Dai...
  23. Pete Calderwood

    Parasound AVC-2500 Prologic decoding Q

    Hey, AVC-2500 owners I have a question for you. According to the Parasound manual and Parasound tech support, when in Cinema mode the AVC-2500 is supposed to default to Prologic mode when presented with a 2 channel Dolby Digital signal. However, I have several DVDs where this does not happen...
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