Yamaha "DSP field effects" dealies...

My receiver has about two dozen different sound modes, apart from a
straight decode-and-play, that it can use to affect a soundtrack, such
as 70mm, spectacle, sci-fi, etc. What exactly are these and are they
useful or are they just some crap to put on the box, kind of like a tiny
boombox having a "surround sound" button?
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Grand Inquisitor
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Check the following online product reference. In a nutshell, they're
nothing more than pre-programmed delays, levels, and echos for your
speakers. The documents show what each mode's soundfield is supposed to
look like.

Good luck, have fun! We enjoy our Yamaha home theatre amplifier!

BTW, this reference doc is for the Yamaha 5540:
http://www.yamaha.com/yec/customer/m...HTR-5540_e.pdf

"Grand Inquisitor" wrote in message
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My receiver has about two dozen different sound modes, apart from a
straight decode-and-play, that it can use to affect a soundtrack, such
as 70mm, spectacle, sci-fi, etc. What exactly are these and are they
useful or are they just some crap to put on the box, kind of like a tiny
boombox having a "surround sound" button?
--
"Get rid of the Range Rover. You are not responsible for patrolling
Australia's Dingo Barrier Fence, nor do you work the Savannah, capturing
and tagging wildebeests."
--Michael J. Nelson

Grand Inquisitor
http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollection.asp?alias=Oost

"Grand Inquisitor" wrote in message
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My receiver has about two dozen different sound modes, apart from a
straight decode-and-play, that it can use to affect a soundtrack,
such
as 70mm, spectacle, sci-fi, etc. What exactly are these and are
they
useful or are they just some crap to put on the box, kind of like a
tiny boombox having a "surround sound" button?

I've used some of the Jazz Club's and Rock Concert on music with good
results. And some mono video tracks can be made to sound better with
some of the other modes, but mostly I never use 'em. Even the
Enhanced DPL, DD, DTS is a bit too much even when lowering some of the
parameters. But, I do have some very cheapo front effects speakers,
maybe if they were higher quality the various modes would sound better
(but, I have even tried the modes with the front effects way down and
the results were fair to not very good).

Grand Inquisitor wrote:
My receiver has about two dozen different sound modes, apart from a
straight decode-and-play, that it can use to affect a soundtrack, such
as 70mm, spectacle, sci-fi, etc. What exactly are these and are they
useful or are they just some crap to put on the box, kind of like a tiny
boombox having a "surround sound" button?


The only one worth a damn IMO is Dolby Pro Logic II (Music), which isn't
a 'room mode' per se.

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-S.