Unfortunately not all listening rooms are suitable

 

for

exploitingthefulldynamicrange.Forexample,it

maybe

necessarytotakeyourneighbours'feelingsintoac

 

count

especiallyinthelateeveninghours.

 

 

For this reason it is possible to reduce the dynami

c

rangeofDolbydigitalencodedsoundsourcesinsuc

 

ha

waythatquietpassages(e.g. whisperedconversatio

ns)

are reproduced somewhat louder, while loud passages

(e.g.giganticexplosions)arereducedinvolumesl

 

ightly

(see 'Main Menu').

 

 

 

 

 

dts Digital Surround

The 'dts'multichannelfilmsoundsystemwasoriginally

developed to replace analogue film soundtracks, usi

ng

digital soundtracks consisting of six discrete chan

nels.

Thissystemhasnowbeenfurtherdevelopedtoprovi

de

spatialsoundreproductioninthehomesituation.

 

Thesixchannels( 5.1)areencoded/decodedinoriginal

quality, i.e. with 20bit resolution, and recorded

using

onlyslightdatacompression.The5.1loudspeakerc

on

figuration,currentlythestandardarrangementfor

home

cinemasystems,isidealforplayback.

 

 

 

STEREO / MONO mode:

Stereo

modefor stereoreproduction

Note

 

Inthis modea multichannel signal is converted in

to a

 

stereo signal (downmix), and reproduced via the mai

n

 

leftandrightloudspeakers.

 

 

 

 

 

modefor monoreproduction

 

 

Mono

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AllchannelsaremixeddownontotheCen

 

 

 

 

 

terloudspeaker *).

 

 

 

 

modefor two-channel TV sound

 

 

Mono I

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generally Channel Itransmitsthesynchro

 

 

 

 

nised sound. The signal from Channel I is

 

 

 

 

 

reproduced via the Center loudspeaker

*);

 

 

 

 

Channel II(originalsound)issuppressed.

 

 

 

 

modefor two-channel TV sound

 

 

Mono II

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generally Channel II transmits the original

 

 

 

 

sound.ThesignalfromChannelIIisrepro

 

 

 

 

 

ducedviatheCenterloudspeaker *); Chan-

 

 

 

 

nel I(originalsound)issuppressed.

 

Notes

*) IfnoCenterspeakeris present (see

'Loudspeaker

Menu'),theCenterchannelismixedontotheleftand

rightmainspeakers.

 

 

Not all signal sources (DVDs, CDs etc.) which are e

n

codedwithDolbyDigitalorDTSDigitalSurroundco

ntain

thefull5.1information.Evenifthescreenindica

testhat

achannelispresent,thatdoesnotnecessarilymea

nthat

soundsignalswillconstantlybeproducedfromthat

loud

speaker.

 

 

Ineverymodeofreproductionsignalscanbemade

 

availableonthesubwooferchannel,dependingonth

e

loudspeakersselectedinthe 'Loudspeaker Menu'.

SOUND FIELD SIMULATION

Thesurroundprocesses alreadydescribedrequirepr

o

grammematerialwhichisencodedusingtheappropri

 

ate

system,butthe K6alsooffersafacilitytoenhancethe

 

spatial effect available with conventional unencode

d

stereorecordings(CD,MC,VHFradioetc.).Thisit

does

byofferingarangeofartificial

sound field simulations,

includingtheatre,stadium,clubetc. Thesesoundf

ields

arebasedonapreciseanalysisoftheacousticsfo

undin

typicalconcerthalls.

 

 

 

 

The digital signal processor of your

K6 is capable of

simulating the spatial sound of these halls, and re

 

pro

ducingitviathefivechannelsofyoursurroundsy

stem.

For example, if you select the

HALL setting while

watchingarockconcertontelevision,youwillhav

ethe

illusionofsittinginthemiddleoftheaudience.

 

 

Note

 

Thesoundfieldsimulationisnotavailablefortru

emulti

 

channelprograms(DOLBY,dts)!

 

 

Your K6cangeneratethefollowingsoundfields:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disco

 

 

 

This soundfieldis particularlysuitable for provi

ding

 

aneven spread of sound over a dance floor, using

 

thefrontandsurroundloudspeakers.Thesoundsig

 

nal is mixed and passed to the front and surround

 

speakers without reflections and delays, and with

 

equalpower.Thestronglyconcentratedsoundrepro

 

ductiongeneratesanimmediate,energychargedat

 

mospherewhichisagreatchoiceforanyparty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hall

 

 

 

Aresonantconcerthallwithreflectionsfromalld

irec

 

tions.Idealforreproducingalargeorchestra,or

the

 

liveatmosphereofalargerockconcerthall ane

x

 

cellentchoiceforhighlydynamicrockmusic.

 

Theatre

 

 

Thisprogramcombinestheentirespectrumofclear

 

voicereproductionwiththefullsoundreproduction

of

anorchestra,withoutanyunnaturalecho.Forbette

r

orientation the room sound is restricted slightly t

o

wardstherear.

 

Stadiun

Soundimagewithanarrowpresenceinthefrontre gion. Commentators anddialogues arelocalisedon thescreen.Therearresonanceprovidestheimpres sionofthepublicinthestadium.Thissoundfield is alsosuitableforTVshowsandmusictransmissions.

Club

Thecharacteristiccellarjazzclubatmosphere,wit ha pattern of sound reflection which is dominated by largefloorandwallsurfaces.Alsogoodforsimula ting smallhalls.

Church

Simulation of the acoustic conditions of a large churchwithalongresonantperiod.Thissoundfiel d istheperfectchoiceforsacredorganmusic.

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K 6 specifications

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