Dolby, DTS, and THX Surround Listening Modes Explained 

The best explanation I ever see! For this sound 😲

Great video with simple and easy explanation.

Great video, thanks for spreading awareness! But I think it would have been good to explain that Dolby True HD and DTS MA (as well as Dolby Atmos on a 4K Blu-ray) was a huge upgrade - getting an uncompressed studio master in your living room, thanks to the larger disc capacities on a Blu-ray Disc compared to a compressed audio format on a DVD and streamed version.

Its a very interesting subject matter to understand as more advanced technology is being incorporated into the main sound speakers of televisions, like the Qled/Olead televisions and upwards. It would be very iinteresting of knowing from viewers: What Dolby Atmos and others of object based surround sound, actually sound like,from the main television speakers, especially listening to various types of sound programmes in the home.

I really appreciate this, as I forgot that THX was only a sound Certification! I recall Lucas Film testing THX on the first Trilogy at a convention, in a small theatre, and it was quite immersive! There used to be a small group of us professionals through the 90s, who had to sit DEAD CENTER, no matter where our sig others, Bfs, Gfs, wives or husbands sat, it was OUR time 🤣

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Hello ! Maybe you can help with the following question.... I have the somewhat oldie Onkyo HT-R390. When I try selecting the listening modes options, the display does now show me any DTS or Dolby D options. 1) Does that mean my source is not transmitting DTS or Dolby D? 2) I ask because Im using a optical audio cable, so maybe that would be the reason (from TV to receiver, to transmit audio of the TV apps)?; 3) I can select Neo 6 DTS and that option lights up a red DTS logo on the display, but does that mean Im getting DTS 5.1 from my BDs or is it just upscalling stereo to 5.1 speakers?

@GTKTheater --- Is THX certification just for the theater, or is it given to VCRs, LD players, DVD players, BD players, etc. too? *And when about to the VHSs, LDs, DVDs, and BDs, etc. themselves?*

I have the Nvidia shield pro 2019 connected to my LG S95QR soundbar that's connected to my LG TV (55UN7300PTC) it plays all audio but i have to disable Digital audio output on the vcl medial player and change audio channel to play DTS HD MA over the shield connection.

So, are the listening modes a kind of set and forget type config or are people actively adjusting LM based on source input when watching? My DTV and Sony PS 5 both deliver Dolby to my AVR so i feel like i can get away with setting Direct LM mode and then I dont really have to think about it, but for my StreamBox input (Roku 4k Ultra), the signal is all over depending on what content is playing... some content rendered w/ different types of 5.1, some stereo, etc. So in the case of the streambox input... two questions that are kind of intermingled - i read that Dolby Surround mode will upmix the 2chan stereo for a better experience...so do all of the Dolby LMs do that?..and if upmixing is only limited to Dolby Surround, will the AVR recognize when for ex. a Dolby Atmos signal is coming across and adjust for that on its own and then default back to Dolby Surround when the signal changes, or is it simply "locked" into the Dolby Surround LM and it will disregard that extra signal info? Sorry for the long question, its just really confusing... background on equip is a Onkyo 6050, 5.2.2 with in ceiling Atmos speakers.

My old Pioneer receiver used to have a (THX sound) mode I'm not sure what it did, but my guess is that it was some kind of bass boost. My Denon 4700 doesn't have anything like that, but it's also not THX certified like my old Pioneer was.

May i ask, i have options to use THX spatial or DTS for my headphones, what would you use out the two?

Our Marantz SR8500 is THX certified, thank you!

Can you use Atmos and DTS:X at the same time?

Great explanation!!! I have a Vizio M51a-H6 soundbar which can handle even Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digtal, and DTS as well. From my testing I see that DTS has more bass in comparison to Dolby Digital 5.1. Is this your finding as well? I dont know if this is how it is suppose to sound or it is boosting the bass.Thank you!!!

What about dts Neo Fusion for Samsung

Its missing Auro 3d.

Thanks for the video, but for the buying consumer out-there there is still a hell of a lot of confusion, because people like yourself are not telling us about the REAL REALITIES of these new sound technologies. There are Televisions on the market ( mainly Qled and Oled televisions) that will mention for eg… that a television only has Dolby Atmos and DTS Virtual X as a sound codec, without even mentioning the obvious for the home consumer: Dolby, Dolby 5.1 and DTS 5.1. Considering the amount of Blu-ray Discs that have a DTS 5.1 codec and Dolby 5.1 codec; what is happening in a television that is only equipped with Dolby Atmos and DTS VIrtual X sound codecs, when playing the codecs I have mentioned above, that are coming from Blu-ray Discs.? Since 2018, Samsung have stopped supporting DTS IN their televisions, so consumers have been purchasing entry level Qled televisions ( and higher) without realising there is no DTS Support in their television and Samsung as a company HAVE NOT been fully explaining this fact to the consumer. Sound formats from most Television and Blu-ray player manufacturers are not explaining sound formats very well to the home consumer. When you are watching an old film from the 1930s or 40s and it is recorded in a DTS mono 1 channel mix, WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE HOME CONSUMER WITH THEIR TELEVISION TECHNOLOGY AND BLU-RAY/4K ultra hd disc player? How does one setup a television and disc player with DTS mono channel, especially with televisions that come equipped only with Dolby atmos and DTS virtual X sound codecs?

I feed DTS give me a best experiencie in my headphones for movies, but no for music

4:10 That is a lot of fricken Genelecs

dolby atmos dose not require hight channles eaither useing the posiden d60 5.1 system dolby atmos enabled it uses channle upmixing to give me hight channles cant notice theme too much in movies but in games it works decently

I find dts is best for movie experience

One correction Amazon prime does not offer Dolby Atmos and it’s true form it offers Doe B plus but most of their movies are being played in 5.1 surround which sounds terrible if you have a 7.1 or 7.1.4 set up so I try to stay away from Amazon prime Oh, one more thing I think it’s Dolby digital or Dolby plus one of them if it says Dolby Atmos, you noticed that all of your speakers are not active so it’s giving you that false sense that you have Doe B Atmos, Amazon prime is cheaping out on their stuff

THX IS NOT A SURROUND SOUND FORMAT! IT'S A SOUND STANDARD...🤪🤪