Onkyo TX-SA705 instruction manual Using the Listening Modes—Continued, channelsource + Neo:6

Using the Listening Modes—Continued

5.1-channel source + Neo:6

This mode uses Neo:6 to expand 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback.

DTS-HD High Resolution Audio

Developed for use with HDTV, including the new video disc formats Blu-ray and HD DVD, this is the latest mul- tichannel audio format from DTS. It supports up to 7.1 channels with 96 kHz sampling rate.

DTS-HD Master Audio

Designed to take full advantage of the additional storage space offered by the new Blu-ray and HD DVD disc for- mats, this new DTS format offers up to 7.1 discrete chan- nels of digital audio with 48/96 kHz, up to 5.1-channels with 192 kHz sampling rate.

For the signals supported by the AV receiver/AV ampli- fier, see page 70.

Neural THX 5.1/7.1

Neural-THX Surround employs psychoacoustic fre- quency domain processing, which allows delivery of a more detailed sound stage, with superior channel separa- tion and localization of audio elements. The Neural THX

5.1and Neural THX 7.1 modes can expand any 2-chan- nel stereo source for 5.1- or 7.1-channel playback, respectively. Use them with CD, radio, cassette, TV, VHS, DVD, and other 2-channel stereo sources, includ- ing video games. Neural-THX Surround can also be used by broadcasters to encode and transmit surround- sound content over a stereo signal, which listeners can enjoy as either surround sound or normal stereo. XM Satellite Radio, for example, is using Neural-THX Sur- round on select channels, which the AV receiver/AV amplifier can expand from 5.1 channels to 7.1 channels.

DSD

DSD stands for Direct Stream Digital and is the format used to store digital audio on Super Audio CDs (SACD). This mode can be used with SACDs that feature multi- channel audio.

THX

Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent stan- dards that ensure movies are reproduced in movie the- aters and home theaters just as the director intended.

•THX Cinema

This mode is for watching movies, which are typi- cally recorded and edited on the assumption that they will be played in a sizable place like a movie theater. It carefully optimizes the tonal and spatial character- istics of the soundtrack for reproduction in the smaller home-theater environment. It can be used with 2-channel sources processed with other formats, and multichannel sources. Surround back speaker output depends on the source material and the selected listening mode.

•THX Select2 Cinema

This mode expands Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1- channel sources for 7.1-channel playback. It does this by analyzing the composition of the surround source, optimizing the ambient and directional sounds to pro- duce the surround back channel output.

This is a new and improved mode especially for home theater use.

•THX Music Mode

This mode is designed for use with music. It expands 5.1-channel sources for 7.1-channel playback.

•THX Games Mode

This mode is designed for use with video games. It can expand 2-channel and 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1-channel playback.

•THX Surround EX

This mode expands 5.1-channel sources for 6.1/7.1- channel playback. It’s especially suited to Dolby Dig- ital EX sources. THX Surround EX, also known as Dolby Digital Surround EX, is a joint development between Dolby Laboratories and THX Ltd.

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