I did do a search for this info but came up empty. Anyway, I just got, (finally),a DTS receiver and am looking for some reccomendations of the best titles with audibly better sounding DTS tracks than their DD counterparts for comparison.
thank you,
smurr

Really? I just did the search best dts* tracks and came up with all of these threads.

Saving Private Ryan - without question.

^yes

Castaway and X2:xmen united

Black Hawk Down Superbit

Master and Commander sounds AWESOME in DTS.

Starship Troopers Superbit

I REALLY like the Blade 2 DTS-ES Track!!!

Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigade. The opening riot is amazing.

Anything with DTS-ES that does NOT have DD-EX, like Gladiator. Many of the movies mentioned in threads like these are not really any better, people just assume DTS is better since that is the going theory on the internet.

The LOTR:EE (esp FOTR) are more appropriately mixed in DTS than DD.

Definitely Saving Private Ryan.

Jurassic Park. Pearl Harbor. The Fast and the Furious. The Day After Tomorrow. The Bourne Identity (collector's edition). Top Gun. The Mummy. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre '03. Air Force One (Superbit). Alien vs. Predator

I have yet to find a dts track that sounds better than DD running through my ProLogic IIx receiver and my 7.1 set-up.



Stew

Yawn. Stew of the 'piled higher and deeper' school of diminishing returns.

Excuse me?




Stew

You're excused.

Well, since you seem to want me to spell it out for you. Your post is a blatant thread crap and against forum rules. The O.P. isn't asking for opinions on the merits of DTS versus DD (Lord knows there are enough of those threads over the years) but was asking for suggestions as to DVDs to consider.

Where upon you thread fart by saying that there are none. Good work.

The diminishing returns comment refers to you bragging about your 7.1 setup.

Clear?

Incorrect. Apparently you didn't even read the OP. He is asking for some titles where the dts track is audibly better sounding than the DD counterpart.

I was replying that IMO and depending upon the equipment this title might not exist. That is not a thread crap.



Exactly. Answering his question. See how this works now? It's not a thread crap, but per forum rules your post is.

Bragging? Are you serious with this? I'm bragging because I may or may not have 2 more speakers than someone? I was mentioning my set-up because it's relevant to the point I was making. Have you listed to dts vs. dd on a ProLogicIIx system and 7.1 speakers? It's different. I used to like dts better now I don't. LogicIIx is a great achievement in sound distribution. That's the point. If the OP has the same type of set-up then he might not find any dts tracks that are better (his question, remember?).

The only thing clear is that you're an ass with a problem.




Stew

These threads always seem to go one of two ways: (1) They devolve into a debate over DD vs. DTS, as it's threatening to do now--no matter how many caveats are posted. (2) Or virtually every DVD ever released in the asked-about format is cited as being "the best"--I think we're up to 18 so far--which it was threatening to do before No. 1.

I'm surprised so many people have responded after steebo's post, which seemed to merit a lock. How many times can these best-of inquiries be rehashed?

I like how Stew still had to sign his name after typing a two word reply.

Oh, and we can see your name on the left side of the post. We know it's you... Stew.

If you can get any of the earlier DTS titles that Universal put out with full bitrate audio, compare those. The River Wild is one of them. I agree with the Black Hawk Down Superbit, also.

Physician heal thyself. Dude, I have to agree with ctyankee here. You're original post was neither productive nor really relevant to the intention of the OP's question. How's about visiting some other threads since you've already deposited more than your two cents here?

Oh yeah, I also thought Chicken Run and James and the Giant Peach sounded better in DTS (both are on the same DVD as their DD 5.1 counterparts).

When I click on your link, I get 'no threads found.' Any ideas?

MOD NOTE: spartanstew & ctyankee BOTH of you need to cool it now or this thread is destined to get locked.

spartanstew since the original topic was looking for recommendations on movies and was not meant as a discussion on DTS v DD your post could be viewed as a (for the record I don't agree that it is but I see where others could view it that way) however that also doesn't excuse "responding in kind" in your later posts.

ctyankee the appropriate response to a is to use the RTP button (the icon in the lower left hand corner) and NOT exacerbate the situation like your first response post did.

Thanks

Wait a minute. Are you saying that you are using Po-Logic IIx decoding on a perfectly fine 5.1 mix? That's not something you should do (as I recall, the results are far less than stellar). Now, on the other hand, if you use EX decoding on a non-EX DD 5.1 track, that's perfectly fine and oftentimes an improvement.

You must not be familiar with DPLIIx. IIx takes a 5.1 source and turns it into a 7.1 source without affecting the original 5.1 channels. Essentially the same thing as EX, but with 2 rear channels instead of only one. You may not be aware that EX decoding uses DPLII technology on 5.1 sources. IIx is sort of a combo upgrade to both the Digital and Pro Logic lines.