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fishtop_records · 13th August 2003

AC3 does a real number on serious audio.
It was invented/standardized long before
anyone wanted high res, wide audio.

MLP was invented because the DVD-A folks
couldn't get the bandwidth off of the DVD to have
five 96/24 channels. So rather than doing a lame
low/narrow spec, the folks at Meridian showed them
how to easily get a 2 to 1 compression, lossless.

13th August 2003	#4
fishtop_records Gear maniac Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Outside Washington DC Posts: 155	AC3 does a real number on serious audio. It was invented/standardized long before anyone wanted high res, wide audio. MLP was invented because the DVD-A folks couldn't get the bandwidth off of the DVD to have five 96/24 channels. So rather than doing a lame low/narrow spec, the folks at Meridian showed them how to easily get a 2 to 1 compression, lossless. __________________ pat http://www.pfarrell.com/prc