YANG
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OK guys...there's nothing much to talk about on the visual quality of this release. The video scores no 100% perfect points, due to minor bad edge enhancements. But that doesn't mean that it will look very bad with large screen displays.
I had listened to the three English tracks, DD5.1, DTS5.1 and DHS (DOLBY HEADPHONE SURROUND) that comes with this release. And the best track of all…still goes to the DTS5.1.
ON THE DOLBY HEADPHONE SURROUND,
Before we play the movie with DHS, there will be a paragraph of text telling us that "…the soundtrack is not calibrated for playback with your speaker system…" Many of us will tend to miss this, especially to owners of players that do on-board processing of multi-channel surround sound, or those who sends the audio via digital cables to receivers with multichannel processing. We are these groups of people who will forget that when we plug a headphone to a multichannel processing player or processor, we are listening to the decoded front channels of the tracks, where dialogue is a lot lower than the effects. I did not realize that to enjoy the best from DHS, I should have down mix the track into stereo. When I had selected DHS, the player's on screen display shows that I am listening to the fronts of decoded 6-channel track. DOLBY's statement should have given more directions on the listening of DHS via on board processing players or receivers.
To experience the new surround format that comes with this release, I used two headphones. A wireless FM headphone, SENNHEISER RS45 and a corded PHILIPS ear covering SBC HP-610.
I should have skipped the RS45, as I had known its response to certain peak of various audios. Before I listened to PEARL HARBOR DHS, I listened to my soundtrack and classical CD collections. It comes to my conclusion that this headphone is best suitable for orchestral works, light vocal and chamber music, not for strong stuffs.
As I had mentioned, make sure that you are listening to stereo only, if you are using a player with multichannel processing. Or else, what you will get is muffled, soft or low level dialogue. Which reviewer from DVDShrine.com had experience, "…we are nine miles away from you…"
The "frontal" sound stage of DHS is aggressive with slams and bangs, but not to my RS45 which will show a sudden drop during the highest peak of actions. The "surround" presence is constant throughout the feature, without any lost of details.
For best experience of DHS, ear-covering headphones are recommended. The impact of PEARL HARBOR attack sounds great with my corded headphone, PHILIPS HP610.
On DTS5.1 surround,
Is BUENA VISTA following what CTHV had done to their SUPERBIT DVDs? With the front three channels set to balance with one another, the dialogue channel sounds softer than the two fronts…The dia-norm. effect?
The DTS5.1 soundtrack will drop your jaws, not just a simple wow. The movie's score sounds as clear and sweet as it can be, enveloping as well. The bass of this track is very strong, that HT owners of small HTIB (Home theater in a box) and mini cinema surround systems will fear that their sub-woofers will burst. Wide sound stage with aggressive effects, strong bass…You will not wanna miss this.
On DD5.1 surround,
Although DTS5.1 bests DD5.1 with its best bass and wide sound stage and strong impact achievement, it does not totally kill DD. DD5.1 have one little achievement that DTS5.1 don't have…constant clarity of the dialogue channel that well balanced with the front left and right channels.
Jaw dropping score of DD5.1…just a wow.
Equipment used:
PHILIPS DVD951, with on-board processing of DD5.1 and DTS5.1. SRS-TRUSURROUND virtual surround processing.
PHILIPS FR-755, six channel ready DPL receiver.
PHILIPS HP610, ear covering headphone.
SENNHEISER RS45 cordless FM headphone.
POLKAUDIO S6 & CS150 as front 3 channels.
WHARFEDALE DIAMOND 3s as surrounds.
Analogue 6 channels connection cables used for linking DVDplayer to receiver- AUDIOQUEST TURQOISE 1M each.
DHS score: :star: :star: :star:
DD5.1 score: :star: :star: :star: :star:
dts 5.1 score: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
I had listened to the three English tracks, DD5.1, DTS5.1 and DHS (DOLBY HEADPHONE SURROUND) that comes with this release. And the best track of all…still goes to the DTS5.1.
ON THE DOLBY HEADPHONE SURROUND,
Before we play the movie with DHS, there will be a paragraph of text telling us that "…the soundtrack is not calibrated for playback with your speaker system…" Many of us will tend to miss this, especially to owners of players that do on-board processing of multi-channel surround sound, or those who sends the audio via digital cables to receivers with multichannel processing. We are these groups of people who will forget that when we plug a headphone to a multichannel processing player or processor, we are listening to the decoded front channels of the tracks, where dialogue is a lot lower than the effects. I did not realize that to enjoy the best from DHS, I should have down mix the track into stereo. When I had selected DHS, the player's on screen display shows that I am listening to the fronts of decoded 6-channel track. DOLBY's statement should have given more directions on the listening of DHS via on board processing players or receivers.
To experience the new surround format that comes with this release, I used two headphones. A wireless FM headphone, SENNHEISER RS45 and a corded PHILIPS ear covering SBC HP-610.
I should have skipped the RS45, as I had known its response to certain peak of various audios. Before I listened to PEARL HARBOR DHS, I listened to my soundtrack and classical CD collections. It comes to my conclusion that this headphone is best suitable for orchestral works, light vocal and chamber music, not for strong stuffs.
As I had mentioned, make sure that you are listening to stereo only, if you are using a player with multichannel processing. Or else, what you will get is muffled, soft or low level dialogue. Which reviewer from DVDShrine.com had experience, "…we are nine miles away from you…"
The "frontal" sound stage of DHS is aggressive with slams and bangs, but not to my RS45 which will show a sudden drop during the highest peak of actions. The "surround" presence is constant throughout the feature, without any lost of details.
For best experience of DHS, ear-covering headphones are recommended. The impact of PEARL HARBOR attack sounds great with my corded headphone, PHILIPS HP610.
On DTS5.1 surround,
Is BUENA VISTA following what CTHV had done to their SUPERBIT DVDs? With the front three channels set to balance with one another, the dialogue channel sounds softer than the two fronts…The dia-norm. effect?
The DTS5.1 soundtrack will drop your jaws, not just a simple wow. The movie's score sounds as clear and sweet as it can be, enveloping as well. The bass of this track is very strong, that HT owners of small HTIB (Home theater in a box) and mini cinema surround systems will fear that their sub-woofers will burst. Wide sound stage with aggressive effects, strong bass…You will not wanna miss this.
On DD5.1 surround,
Although DTS5.1 bests DD5.1 with its best bass and wide sound stage and strong impact achievement, it does not totally kill DD. DD5.1 have one little achievement that DTS5.1 don't have…constant clarity of the dialogue channel that well balanced with the front left and right channels.
Jaw dropping score of DD5.1…just a wow.
Equipment used:
PHILIPS DVD951, with on-board processing of DD5.1 and DTS5.1. SRS-TRUSURROUND virtual surround processing.
PHILIPS FR-755, six channel ready DPL receiver.
PHILIPS HP610, ear covering headphone.
SENNHEISER RS45 cordless FM headphone.
POLKAUDIO S6 & CS150 as front 3 channels.
WHARFEDALE DIAMOND 3s as surrounds.
Analogue 6 channels connection cables used for linking DVDplayer to receiver- AUDIOQUEST TURQOISE 1M each.
DHS score: :star: :star: :star:
DD5.1 score: :star: :star: :star: :star:
dts 5.1 score: :star: :star: :star: :star: :star: