2021-02-14, 04:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 2021-02-14, 04:18 PM by zoidberg.
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I have a Dolby Demo DVD which had some promo Headphone stuff which sounded pretty good to me, I think the idea at one time was that the tech would be added to AVRs to enable real-time conversion with some control over parameters such as simulated room size etc. Unfortunately not much seemed to ever come of it, there was probably a license fee involved no-one wanted to pay.
The idea was any pair of stereo headphones could be used, your brain would convert the audio into surround as it does in real life every minute of the waking day. Pre-encoded stuff like the T2 track would sound like you were listening in a particular room but any DSP applied by your player/receiver stood to corrupt the sound. I think DTS tried to get in on the act as well, If I'm not mistaken the 2015 T2 Blu had a headphone track as well
The idea was any pair of stereo headphones could be used, your brain would convert the audio into surround as it does in real life every minute of the waking day. Pre-encoded stuff like the T2 track would sound like you were listening in a particular room but any DSP applied by your player/receiver stood to corrupt the sound. I think DTS tried to get in on the act as well, If I'm not mistaken the 2015 T2 Blu had a headphone track as well