I first wanted to make sure that switching between dpl iix and dts neo. Recently i stepped up to a new receiver that has all the latest surround formats dd, dts, etc. Properly set up dolby digital pro logic ii or dts neo 6 or hk logic7 in a 5. Dolby pro logic is a surround sound processing technology developed by dolby laboratories. Dolby pro logic ii test crowded house dont dream its. Its nearly identical to dolby pro logic iix in function. To fix this i have to put it in hdmi audiostereo uncompressed and then i get dolby prologic when watching tv but if i want 5. Dolby labs offer considerable freedom to licensees in how they implement pro logic ii x on various av receivers. Neo from dts is part of dts and dolby trying to oneup each other with surround sound dts vs dolby digital, es 6. To tell you the truth i really havnt heard much feedback about the dts neo. Neo kept the entire production locked solidly up front, and any panning to the sides was very clearly delineated. This is achieved by using three different surround signals, surround left, surround right, and surround back, each driving its own array of speakers. All of my previous impressions of neo have been based on their first implementation, but. I was wondering if you guys could let me know what is the difference between pro logic ii and neo.
This baby plays em all from dolby pro logic through dolby digital ex and dts es and others in between. Minnetonka audio softwares surcode for dolby pro logic ii is the best way to encode 5. Game mode is similar to movie mode, except it redirects more bass to the lfe channel. Dolby pro logic ii and ambience processing explained. The cs4970xx also offers such postprocessing algorithms as dolby pro logic iix, dts 9624, dts neo. Dolby pro logic ii and dts neo 6 do not change the front channel tonality in the same way. Surround ambiences, sound effects, and music stems can all be preencoded for delivery within stereo cues. Both dolby and dts offer surround sound codecs for 5. The tool is sometimes referred to as surcode for dolby pro logic ii demo. Various home cinema audio formats explained afterdawn. Baically, neo is the dts equivielent for marketing terms, at least of dolby pro logic 2. Dolby pro logic ii takes the audio for almost any tv show, movie, game, or music album and wraps it.
Dolby plii vs dts neo 6, avreceiververstarker hififorum. Which sounds better dolby pro logic ii or dts neo6 answers. With dolby pro logic ii technology in your home theater, youre no longer limited to the binary leftright world of stereo. There are a boatload more iterations in the middle. Use dts neo 6 or dolby prologicii home theater forum and. I ran the test several times and that is the only difference i heard.
Can i use dolby pro logic iiz with dts hd master audio. Ive also noticed a big difference in the prologic ii movie and music modes on my. Imax under the sea 3d disk with the imax think big intro and all it did when i added pro logic iix and neo. There are technical explanations about how this is done see the link below, but the result is not quite the same as you will get with a dedicated 5. Dolby pro logic ii takes the audio for almost any tv show, movie, game, or music album and wraps it around you. Nov 28, 2017 dolby pro logic ii test created from crowded house dvda. Mar 08, 2002 i have sampled some more of my favourite cds using stereo, dolby prologic ii, and dts neo 6. So, if i have it set on dts for a dvd that doesnt have dts as a listed feature, then am i screwed. In my case the prologic works for me, its coming from two sources, first of all hd 5. Plii can take any 2 channel analog or digital including dd 2.
I should tell you what receiver i am using, denon avr2807. The dolby pro logic 2, filled the room much better than neo 6, i think prologic2 gave me a better theater experience. May 14, 2011 this is nowhere near true multichannel sound in the likes of dd dts and their lossless counterparts, but its something at least. Page 2 includes rc8000 remote controller with large lcd touch panel the avr4802s rc8000 remote controller lets you control not only the avr4802 but also other gear such as your tv and dvd player. Last but very important, is there a website where i can find speaker placement for my setup. So when you are watching netflix, or any other two channel source. Dts has increased both the average output volume of the neo. With an allinone installer, users can choose when and how to use surcode for dolby pro logic ii, giving you powerful multiplatform deployment at no additional charge. Dolby pro logic iiz vs audyssey dsx vs dts wall of sound. To heighten perceived channel separation, etc, dolby pro logic and dolby pro logic ii decoding schemes were developed.
When received by a non pro logic receiver, the audio appears to be nothing more than standard stereo audio. I know that dplii is just a newer version of dpl, but what im wondering is if many people prefer dts neo. Dolby pro logic ii transforms traditional stereo audio into 5. Dolby pro logic ii how is dolby pro logic ii abbreviated. Any time you are working in this scenario you should be using the pro logic ii music mode. Most now support an even newer and more advanced version of pro logic pro logic iix. Surcode for dolby pro logic ii is a dolbycertified software encoder and decoder available in plugin formats for daws and as a standalone application. There are many instances where this has been successfully done using dolby pro logic ii. Dp563 dolby surround dolby pro logic ii encoder users manual. Understanding dolby and dts surround sound formats crutchfield. The vsx816 is the second model in pioneers latest audiovideo receiver line. Surround modes kenwood vr906 user manual page 24 of.
Three new surround formats from audyssey, dolby and dts aim to bring your theater sound to a whole new dimension. Dolby surround pro logic ist ein analoges vierkanaltonsystem zwei frontkanale. The most popular version among the application users is 2. Most of the other matrix or dts neo or dolby iiz setups are not necessary at all. Dolby also has a version to enhance stereo recordings beyond what may be matrixed in via pro logic. What is the difference between dolby prologic, dolby. But then, on the back of most dvd cases it says that they only support dolby digital or dolby pro logic. I prefer plii to dts neo, but i would much rather have logic 7. The logic part of that moniker is the processor circuitry that minutely detects the differences in the channels. Hardware encoding edit dolby digital ac3 compatible hardware dvds, tvs, bluray players downmixes the 5. Pro logic iix is almost the same as the one i just described except, pro logic iix decoding creates 6. Ive been a dolby surround pro logic listener for 10 years. Digital ex creates six fullbandwidth output channels from 6.
The idea of dolby pro logic iiz is to add two speakers above the usual front left and. I have a denon avr 4520ci, with prologic 2 z, dts neo x and audssey dsx. Pro logic ii system also features a mode designed specifically for video gaming, and was frequently used in game titles for sonys playstation 2, nintendos gamecube and wii as an alternative to digital surround formats such as dolby digital, or dts. Pro logic is a quadraphonic system in which two additional channels, center and rear, are encoded into the left and right stereo channels. I have an analog stereo tv card leadtek winfast tv2000xp expert along with sb live. Whats the difference between dolby digital and dts, and. Mar 22, 2010 if you are listening to a dolby pro logic ii audio source, the receiver can separate the 2 channels of dolby audio for a 5. The xbox one when in dts or dolby mode is not up converting 2 channel audio to the correct dts neo. When decoded they represent bitforbit copies of the studio recording. Dts neo 6 has a lower compression ration than dlpiix. The one thing i dont like about pro logic, since its matrixed, is it sometimes puts the weirdest sounds, or instruments in the rears an its distracting. If you choose a receiver that has prologic 2 and not neo 6, you wont really big missing much. This video has been encoded in dolby pro logic ii dts neo 6.
The rear channels are created in the same way as other matrix decoders it takes the out of phase information from the front channels and steers it to the rear. Dolby pro logic ii, matrix mode, etc which is preferable. The fine details of the mix, foley, and panning of effects was more precise with neo. While pro logic ii is the first system to incorporate the feedback design outlined above, there have been several other matrix decoding systems floating around, such as circle surround, logic 7, and more recently dts. Dolby pro logic iiz vs audyssey dsx vs dts electronic house. Pl i always would collapse the front to the center, which i did not like. Surcode for dolby pro logic ii works fine with 32bit versions of windows xpvista7810. Dolby pro logic and pro logic ii are audio postprocesses that take 2 channel stereo sound and convert it into six channels. Dts neo x, prologic ii z and audussey dsx audioholics. No enhancements added, so you can stop complaining about. You are not going to be able to tell since most receivers and pre pro s use the dts chipset.
What is the difference between dolby prologic, dolby prologic ii. What i can say is that pl ii music does a pretty nice job of leaving the front soundstage alone. Each has three separate modes at least on my denon. Dolby dp563 users manual ii dolby laboratories, inc. My processor uses dts algorithms since it does all processing in software, not on chips. Encoded using a certain dolby certified software dolby pro logic ii encoder. When hearing the same song and switching between the different modes during playback, neo 6 definitely makes the high notes louder and clearer in the front and surround speakers when compared to prologic ii and even stereo to a certain degree. Surcode for dolby pro logic ii free version download for pc. This was obviously done to compete more favourably with plii.
Each of these have their own little twist on the passive decode scheme, though the basic principles are all the same. In my judgment, they are artifacts of another era, no longer required. In another worlds first, the avr4802 lets you enjoy 9624 pcm, and dolby digital 2channel sources in dolby pro logic ii mode or dts neo. May 29, 2005 dts neo 6 has a lower compression ration than dlpiix. Suggested upmixers include dolby pro logic ii and dts neo. This is done using a matrix decoder that derives three surround channels from the two in the original recording. I was just curious i havnt heard of a head to head comparison about these too formats. This program is a product of minnetonka audio software. Aug 30, 2004 with the dawn of hddvd formats upon us whether they succeed or not has yet to be seen there is a new awakening of high resolution audio though it seems to be tied to movie soundtracks at present. Dolby pro logic ii makes this possible, converting highquality stereo content into compelling 5. The surcode for dolby pro logic ii software matrix encoder allows broadcasters, game developers, video producers, and audio professionals everywhere to easily encode 5. I decided to download the freebie, and give it a whirl. Jun 25, 2004 neo from dts is part of dts and dolby trying to oneup each other with surround sound dts vs dolby digital, es 6.
If using an upmixer that also incorporates height speakers. If your receiver supports both standards, try comparing dts neo. If you have a discrete lfe format, you indicated this with the. Just about all surroundsound decoders sold since 2002 or so support dolby pro logic ii. Dolby pro logic ii also decodes 5 channels from stereo signals encoded in traditional fourchannel. Where are all the positions where bipolar speakers can be used, such as surround sides, surround rear and etc. There have been no hollywood movies circulated with this type of soundtrack it has never been used in the commercial systems, and precious few dvds include a soundtrack remixed for dts es discrete. Avrs with dolby digital and dts processing will include some kind of upmixing feature to deal with stereo sources, whether its pro logic ii, neo 6, or one of the newer formats that include overhead effects, like dolby surround and dts. Mesterseges terhangzas dolby, dts es tarsai logout. They both also sound very different through the center channel. Surcode for dolby pro logic ii free version download for. Commonly, this applications installer has the following filename.
The resulting channels are left, center, right, left surround, and. Jun 25, 20 the reason for this is that pro logic is analog, not digital in nature. Dolby pro logic is an analog format and the best out there is pro logic ii. And of course the second source would be my bluray. Dolby pro logic a kodolasa az eredeti anyagnak, vagy a music modot, ha sima sztereo felvetel. Bluray discs have room for more audio information than dvds, so they can be. X, dolby surround upmixer, or dolby pro logic ii z. Pl ii with the right music sends just the right amount of ambiance to the rears, and really gives you a nice sense of envelopment. I slightly prefer dts neo 6, but it isnt by a big margin.
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