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AbelM

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I have a setting on my reciever that is named D Range..I have choices of Max, STRD, or Low
 

John H

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Dynamic Range - Pertaining to a signal: the ratio between the loudest and the quietest passages.
John
 

Joe_H

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What receiver do you have? It was my impression that D.Range on a receiver always stands for Dynamic Range Compression. If so, then look for an off setting, because you would only possibly want this on at night.
 

Evan H

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On mine it's Dynamic Range, not compression like Joe was wondering. I have a Yamaha RX-V595. I don't know what your preferences are for audio, but as for me, I use it on max during the day, and turn it down to min at night. When you have it set to maximum Dynamic Range, explosions have more punch, and the loud parts in movies sound as loud as they're supposed to.
 

Joe_H

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Todd, i have a sony too.. for the sonys, it definitely means that it is compressing the dynamic range when you turn it on. Unless watching at night, with a sony, you want it off.
 

Brett DiMichele

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Whether it's called D-R or D-R-C or LateNite all 3 mean the

same thing. Dynamic Range Compression. This feature limits

the Dynamic Range of Movies (or if it's on the DVD Player it

will limit the Dynamic Range of all media) basicly lowering

the LFE and regular Bass output and taming loud dynamic peaks

in movies or sound tracks for late night watching. They say

it makes it easier to hear dialog without distracting the

neighbors by shaking the neighborbood.

I have Tried LateNite on my Onkyo 787 Receiver and I find it

to be very annoying and very noticable when a loud dynamic

effect comes on screen and the Receiver "dims" the sound.

I will just keep the volume lower and be able to hear the

whole sound track. That's JMHO.
 

John H

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Yeah I have the Yamaha RX-V520. So I should just leave it at Max, right?
Yes, if you want to experience the full dynamic range DVD has to offer. Setting it to MAX in your particular case will not implement any dynamic range compression on the soundtrack.
I would suggest playing a scene from a DD 5.1 title with lots of explosions and loud peaks.
Try the different DR settings and hear for yourself how it affects the sound.
John
 

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