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Originally Posted by jtg  I notice on wikipedia, it says:
"....snip....When a film's producer has it mixed in THX, this means the film's soundtrack will sound, when shown in THX-certified theaters, exactly as the mixing engineer intended." |
Now that's a good laugh! In the 50+ films I've been involved with, it's a joy and total surprise when I walk into a theater - anywhere - and it sounds like the dub stage. THX or not.
A few years ago, an guru audio designer friend of mine who builds super high end tweaky amplifiers submitted his amps to THX to have them "approved" because one of his clients (a very large post house here in LA who shall remain nameless) had dozens of his amps and needed THX approval for their clientele. Long story short, he bought back all the amps from the facility because he wouldn't degrade the electronics enough to get THX spec. Now, they have THX approved amps, but it doesn't sound like they like it. Oh well.....such is the case so often with "standards".