Listening Mode
Description
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Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent standards that ensure
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tor intended. THX Modes carefully optimize the tonal and spatial character-
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They can be used with 2-channel matrixed and multichannel sources. Sur-
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listening mode.
• THX Cinema
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THX Cinema mode corrects theatrical soundtracks for playback in a home
theater environment. In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is configured for
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cinema levels and Re-EQ, Timbre Matching, and Adaptive Decorrelation
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• THX Music
THX Music mode is tailored for listening to music, which is typically mas-
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tered at significantly higher levels than movies. In this mode, THX Loud-
ness Plus is configured for music playback and only Timbre Matching is
active.
• THX Games
THX Games mode is meant for spatially accurate playback of game audio,
which is often mixed similarly to movies but in a smaller environment. THX
Loudness Plus is configured for game audio levels, with Timbre Matching
active.
The combination of Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx
Games modes can be used.
The combination of Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height
Music/Games modes can be used.
The combination of DTS Neo:6 and THX Cinema/Music/Games modes
can be used.
• THX Select2 Cinema
This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for 7.1- channel playback. It does
this by analyzing the composition of the surround source, optimizing the
ambient and directional sounds to produce the surround back channel out-
put.
• THX Select2 Music
This mode is designed for use with music. It expands 5.1-channel sources
for 7.1-channel playback.
• THX Select2 Games
This mode is designed for use with video games. It can expand 5.1-channel
sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback.
• THX Surround EX
This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1- channel playback. It's
especially suited to Dolby Digital EX sources. THX Surround EX, also
known as Dolby Digital Surround EX, is a joint development between
Dolby Laboratories and THX Ltd.
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