DTS audio (1 Viewer)

[Wayde_R]

Has anyone done any critical listening to any of this material? Is there a master list of what has been released on DTS audio?

It's going to be months before I can afford to buy my sweet DVD-audio/SACD universal DVD player. So, in the meantime I didn't have to wait to listen to Frank Zappa - Halloween that was released this year because it contains a DTS audio track as well.

I don't know if it's something that's been around a long time or if growing/not going anywhere or how it compares to regular CD or DVD-audio so I'd like to hear some opinions.

So far I am amazed at the sound of FZ Halloween and can't wait to get home to listen to it again

I am curious if there are other DTS audio discs available and if they really do tend to use DTS's higher bitrate and if that results in better music quality. I believe that it's likely a poorer alternative to DVD-Audio so it's only whetting my appetite for what will come when I finally by my U-DVD player.

 

[LanceJ]

DTS Entertainment's "5.1 music discs"

They are also called DTS-CD's.

And IMO they do sound very good, better than many of my CDs.

LJ

 

[Darryl]

The DTS disc I have sound pretty good. IMO they are a very satisfying way to fill the gap between CDs and true hi-res formats. Try http://www.dtsentertainment.com/ for links to what's out there.

 

[Justin Lane]

Dont forget to also check out their DVD-A releases as they all contain a backwards compatibile DTS track in addition to the Hi-res track.

http://www.dtsentertainment.com/dvdaudio.php

 

[Wayde_R]

Thanks, these lists are great. I might have to buy more of these dts releases.

 

[LanceJ]

I sure wish they would author dvd-audio discs to duplicate how DTS-CDs operate. In other words, exactly like a CD (despite what that dvdaudiocouncil.com website says, the dvd-audios I have owned do NOT "work just like a CD".

LJ

 

[gene c]

If you like DTS disks then try DVD-Audio's. They work on any DVD player. I am buying up every DVD-A I can and listening to them in DTS or DD. The 5.1 is much better to me than two channel stereo, though I'm sure they sound better in a true DVD-A player. I know you can't use them in the car or a CD player, but DVD players make CD's redundant for the home and I own a noisey truck and two convertibles which drown out most of the sound anyway. I won't buy any SACD's untill I get a universal player sometime in the future. I'm also a big fan of recorded concerts on DVD like Steely Dan'n "two against Nature" and "The Dance" by Fleetwood Mac. Try these other formats. They sound as good as DTS. Gene

 

[Grant B]

Frys had them for $14.99 a couple of weeks ago and a few for $9.99. I am not much of an Eagles fan, but the "Hell freezes over" Disc sounds incredible