$0.02 on THX
the reason thx is 'good' for ht is as such, now for the record i don't own any thx gear (once again poorboy comes into the picture). George sets the high standards for the gear to bear his logo. For things like speakers he has rules on their freq response, their horizontial and vertical dispertion, there power handling abilities. For rcvr's things like the ability to hold a certain loudness (db's) for an extended period of time ( i think it's 110db or something like that, don't quote me on that), the crossover freq which is 80hz. Thx also re EQ's the centre channel to cut some of the brightness out of it, cuz you don't have a thick a s s curtain hanging in front of your speaker like theatre's do.
Basically THX is just a strict set of standards for company to follow on how ht should sound, and as much as some people think that the extra change for having 3 little letters stamped on their compents is worth jack, he is the reason that ht and movie theatre's sound as good as they do. I personally would like to thank the man for that because now i don't have to shell out $40 to go see a "blockbuster" movie with some idiot that thinks that i need a running commentary on the movie sitting behind me.
i'm sorry, i'll get off me soap box now
shibby
Allan