DTS NEO 6

[jpossum]

Just wondering if anyone uses this mode on the 1066. I can't find any situation where it sounds good. It's not as good as PCM if the disk is half decently recorded. If it's a bad disk, I find that Prologic 2 helps out.

Has anyone found a use for NEO 6?

[Claude D D]

You could use it for breaking in new speakers when you're not in the room??

[hanser]

I like to use DTS Neo in Music mode for mono soundtracks, since it spreads the center channel information over the entire front: left, center and right. In principle it seems to duplicate the mono sound and put it in the left and right channel, too.

[JKohn]

NEO6 seems to use more agressive steering than ProLogic 2. Occasionally the result is good, but sometimes it just doesn't sound right, so I prefer ProLogic 2 for 2-channel TV viewing.

For music, NEO6 sounds "thin" to me, although for some classical recordings it provides some nice ambience. On the other hand PrLogic 2 seems to add some mid-bass bloat. That's why I generally stick to stereo for 2-channel music.




Jeff Kohn

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