[BC] Re: It s Eureka over IBOC down under

[Robert Meuser]

Some of the newer sets have a very subtle AGC to handle that problem. On 
my set you have to give up surround to activate the feature.

R


Rich Wood wrote:

> ------ At 02:44 AM 10/23/2005, Robert Orban wrote: -------
>
>> Movie soundtracks have no intrinsic loudness per-se. Although there 
>> are Dolby and THX standards regarding setting the theater's master 
>> faders, these are not always followed; a given movie theater can set 
>> its master fader as loud or quiet as desired. What is more important 
>> is the fact that these soundtracks are still very dynamic with plenty 
>> of quiet parts. Cinema sound mixers understand the dramatic value of 
>> dynamics.
>
>
> Unfortunately, the neighbors often don't. The most dramatic part is 
> when a neighbor knocks on the door. My NYC apartment was a converted 
> cold storage warehouse. All cement and cinderblock. I could crank up 
> my system and bother no one in the building. However, I always had the 
> windows open. I once had a the doorman rush upstairs because a 
> neighbor across the street heard screams and gunshots. The police had 
> been called, too. Fortunately the doorman knew what kind of system I 
> had and figured it was a movie. The police call was cancelled when he 
> checked. Dialogue was quite low. The screams and gunshots practically 
> tore the facade off the building.
>
> Rich
>
>
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