Leave the volume where it was in the Track 17 test, above, and play this track. Adjust the SUBWOOFER level so the meter (set to SLOW WEIGHTED 'C') matches the 85dB as in the test above. Which config do you like better? Config1 0:00 Config2 4:13.
Updated 4/10 11.55am ET DTS has officially announced its competitor to object-based surround-sound format Dolby Atmos - a technology it calls DTS:X. Like Atmos, DTS:X isn't mixed to discrete channels like a traditional soundtrack but supports a large number of simultaneous 'objects' or sounds set in 3D space around the listener. The position of these objects is then interpreted by your receiver on the fly in order to suit your own particular speaker layout.
Fully backward-compatible with existing DTS bitstreams, the newest iteration of DTS:X will also incorporate height channels. In comparison, and the last version of Dolby Pro Logic IIz also include height channels. What if you don't want to install speakers on the ceiling for overhead effects? While DTS is cagey saying it's 'up to the manufacturers' it's very likely upward-firing speakers such as the will be supported. While Dolby Atmos debuted in cinemas first and appeared in home cinema systems several years later, DTS:X is set to debut in cinemas and homes at roughly the same time. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Brenden Theater at Las Vegas' Palm Hotel is the. Further, it says DTS is working to have up to 350 cinemas online in Asia Pacific by the end of the northern summer 2015.
In the United States seven Carmike Cinemas will be added in the spring. Where DTS:X potentially differs from Atmos is that DTS promises that content creators can 'mix once' for both the cinema and the home. Atmos still requires a separate mix for home releases, which potentially adds to the end cost for consumers. DTS says it has agreements with 'nearly 90 percent of the home AVR and surround processor market' and that products would begin launching in early summer of 2015. These include:. Denon - AVR-X7200W available now / DTS:X firmware upgrade later in 2015.
Integra - launching several models by fall 2015. Marantz - AV8802 available now / DTS:X firmware upgrade later in 2015. Onkyo - launching several models by fall 2015.
Pioneer - to be announced. Yamaha - launching DTS:X ready models in fall 2015.
Best rock tracks to test your music system Whether you're looking for some new music to listen to or something that will put a pair of headphones through its paces, you've come to the right place. At CNET we test audio gear all the time, and rock music is essential for hearing what a speaker, soundbar or amp can do.
Here you'll find some of my favorite songs for testing audio devices. From singer-songwriter confessions to dance floor jams to music for your 3 a.m. Listening session, there's something for every music fan. And every music system. While you flip through the slides, I encourage you to listen to the.
This roundup is an adjunct to, which lists mainly classical, vocal and blues recordings. Disclaimer: CNET may get a share of the revenue from the sale of albums featured in this gallery. Kamasi Washington, Heaven and Earth Test Track: Fists of Fury You can tell straight away from the 'alien saxophonist standing on a lake' cover that this isn't your typical po-faced jazz record. So where does Kamasi Washington's triple album Heaven and Earth go next? With a fantastic bossa nova cover of Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury theme of course!
This huge-sounding track is danceable, as the best jazz should be, and includes lots of little details such as the percussion mixed to the extremes of the sound stage. If you're mulling over this or Charlie Parker's 'lost' album Both Directions at Once, get this one. The future of jazz is in Washington's good hands. Mitski, Puberty 2 Test track: Your Best American Girl The future of rock and roll is not yet, it is ceaseless experimentation, of blending different sounds and genres into new forms. Today, this is artists like St Vincent, Alt-J and Mitski. Mitski's Your Best American Girl may be the most straightforward 'rock' track on her modern masterpiece Puberty 2, but it's also the most affecting.
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It mixes quiet and loud in a way that hasn't been done this well since the Pixies invented it, and it blends this with haunting vulnerability. Listen for the click track at the start followed by her little 'hmph.' Note: This is a pretty stringent test for bright systems - the distorted vocals of the chorus may upset audiophiles, but if your system can play this song without you wanting to turn it off, it can play anything. Steven Wilson, Hand. Test track: First Regret / 3 Years Older Bohemian Rhapsody, Stairway to Heaven, Thick as a Brick. Ever wonder why 'they don't make 'em like they used to?' Well, they do, they just don't get on the radio anymore.
Super Furry Animals' Receptacle For The Respectable, Mastodon's The Czar and The Decemberists' The Island are just three more modern examples. Steven Wilson's 12-minute song cycle neatly bridges both the new and old prog epics with ultracrisp production and tight musicianship.