Classe Audio SSP-300 - Manual (Page 54)

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Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II has three user-adjustable parameters.
Panorama is a simple on/off toggle (highlighted means “on”) that will present
a wider and deeper front soundstage. This effect is somewhat signal-dependant,
meaning that it is more pronounced with some recordings and less so with
others. With a good recording, however, the effect an be quite dramatic.
Center Width determines how much of the center-channel information is
allowed to remain in the left and right speakers. A low setting places all the
information that would create a phantom center image in a normal stereo
system in the center channel speaker instead. (This is sometimes referred to as a
“hard” center channel.) A high setting leaves this information in the left and right
speakers, fading out the center channel speaker. Intermediate settings provide a
great compromise between the seamless spaciousness of a great stereo system and
the wide listening area of a multichannel system (where you don’t need to be in
the “sweet spot” to hear a center image).
Dimension shifts the degree to which the overall balance of the processing is
biased toward the back of the room. In very “dry” recordings that lack much
recorded ambience, a higher dimension setting will restore a sense of space to
the reproduced sound. In extremely “wet” recordings with lots of ambience, you
may want to reduce the dimension setting so as to avoid excessive or distracting
spaciousness.
DTS Neo:6 By contrast, the DTS Neo:6 setting couldn’t be simpler. The only user-adjustable
parameter for DTS Neo:6 is a center width control, which functions much as
the center width controls does on Dolby Pro Logic II.
remote Fkeys
The remote control supplied with the SSP-300 has four function keys (Fkeys)
that allow you to have instant, easy access to specific system functions that might
otherwise be buried in a menu somewhere.