2021-10-12, 04:20 PM
I did a rough headphone comparison with my project. For the LDs I said:
The feel on the tracks is slightly different. There were no sound effects differences that I heard. The P&S did seem to be missing small bits occasionally at what I assume were the reel changes.
The P&S did feel like the music was buried in the mix a bit versus dialogue/sounds but overall it felt more balanced between the elements. The THX, on the other hand, did feel "bassier" and slightly more bombastic with it's music.
One thing I did notice was from Ripley going after Newt till the end seems to be a little brickwalled on the THX and comparatively lower but more balanced on the P&S.
The THX 5.1 feels similar to the DTS MA 5.1 of the BD but a bit more robust while the 4.1 and P&S PCM feel a little different but not necessarily similar.
The LD AC-3 was the same mix as the THX PCM 2.0 but obviously in discrete mode. Although looking similar on a waveform, I remember comparing the 4.1 and 5.1 on the BD and found them to have different dynamics and emphasis. Again this is in a headphone setup. I included the 4.1 based on that, believing it to be different enough from the other tracks. I had the Quad 5.1 lined up but didn't sync it. I might for a future Aliens project.
If you want the "best" sounding track, maybe not accurate (don't know), go with the THX LD. It has faults but sounds like war film. But that's just my opinion.
The feel on the tracks is slightly different. There were no sound effects differences that I heard. The P&S did seem to be missing small bits occasionally at what I assume were the reel changes.
The P&S did feel like the music was buried in the mix a bit versus dialogue/sounds but overall it felt more balanced between the elements. The THX, on the other hand, did feel "bassier" and slightly more bombastic with it's music.
One thing I did notice was from Ripley going after Newt till the end seems to be a little brickwalled on the THX and comparatively lower but more balanced on the P&S.
The THX 5.1 feels similar to the DTS MA 5.1 of the BD but a bit more robust while the 4.1 and P&S PCM feel a little different but not necessarily similar.
The LD AC-3 was the same mix as the THX PCM 2.0 but obviously in discrete mode. Although looking similar on a waveform, I remember comparing the 4.1 and 5.1 on the BD and found them to have different dynamics and emphasis. Again this is in a headphone setup. I included the 4.1 based on that, believing it to be different enough from the other tracks. I had the Quad 5.1 lined up but didn't sync it. I might for a future Aliens project.
If you want the "best" sounding track, maybe not accurate (don't know), go with the THX LD. It has faults but sounds like war film. But that's just my opinion.
