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ctms777 · 8th November 2005

When authoring DVD's I choose Dolby AC-3 compressed audio for stereo and surround because Audio & Video are fighting for space on the disc. The video guys say the same about mpeg2video.
But to the general public who listen and watch on Chinese Surround-sets costing less then 100 Euros including speakers, DVD-player etc, it really really really doesn't matter.Really.Not.
And to the Hifi-freak with his 100 Euro powercables, it really doesn't matter that much either. To say that 224kbs Dolby Digital AC-3 (for stereo) or 448kbs (for surround) sounds bad is just not true. It doesn't sound that bad at all. If you want better quality buy a CD. With good converters that doesn't sound bad either, in spite of fashionable comments.

8th November 2005	#4
ctms777 Gear maniac Joined: May 2005 Location: Maastricht Posts: 298	When authoring DVD's I choose Dolby AC-3 compressed audio for stereo and surround because Audio & Video are fighting for space on the disc. The video guys say the same about mpeg2video. But to the general public who listen and watch on Chinese Surround-sets costing less then 100 Euros including speakers, DVD-player etc, it really really really doesn't matter.Really.Not. And to the Hifi-freak with his 100 Euro powercables, it really doesn't matter that much either. To say that 224kbs Dolby Digital AC-3 (for stereo) or 448kbs (for surround) sounds bad is just not true. It doesn't sound that bad at all. If you want better quality buy a CD. With good converters that doesn't sound bad either, in spite of fashionable comments.