Classe Audio SSP-300 - Manual (Page 36)

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Having done so, however, it may make sense to provide further processing, after
the fact. Hence the notion of post-processing.
For example: movie soundtracks are created in highly-standardized
environments, in order to offer excellent performance in large, commercial
theaters. Acoustically, your home is a radically different environment than that
for which the movie soundtracks were optimized. Therefore it makes sense
that you might want to compensate for the differences between the
intended
environment (a commercial theater) and your actual environment (a domestic
living room or family room).
This compensation is provided by engaging the THX Ultra2 Movie mode. It
works in combination with any of the multichannel formats described in the
previous section: Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc. You should consider
using it when watching any movie that was originally created for theaterical
release, whether on DVD, broadcast television, or any other medium.
Here is a list of post-processing options provided by your surround processor.
multichannel formats Name Description
Dolby Pro Logic II An improved version of the original Pro Logic
matrix, which provides better perceived separation
between channels and compatibility with both
Dolby Surround encoded movies and unencoded
music.
Try listening to some of your CDs with DPL II
– you may be surprised how well it creates a
multichannel experience from a two-channel
recording.
DTS Neo:6 Conceptually, DTS Neo:6 is similar to DPL II.
However, the subjective differences are noticeable.
People often prefer one to the other, though in
our experience it is worth trying both on most
recordings. Each seems to work better with some
recordings than with others. Pick whichever you
prefer.
Experiment with Neo:6 when listening to regular
CDs and other stereo music sources.
THX Ultra II Movie THX essentially created the standards for high-
performance home theater back in 1991. THX Ultra
II Move is the latest incarnation of their technology,
designed to maximize your movie experience while
minimizing the hassles.
Use this for any movies originally created for
theatrical release, and even for prime-time
television that seems a little “bright” sounding – it
was likely produced in a movie-standards mixing
studio.
THX Ultra II Music The needs of optimal multichannel music
reproduction are somewhat different than those of
movie reproduction. This post-processing option
addresses those needs and is a great place to start
when listening to almost any music source.