What hifi article on DTS:X
DTS:X is an object-based audio codec that aims to create a multi-dimensional sound that “moves around you like it would in real life”. You may think that sounds a lot like Dolby Atmos, and you’d be right. But where DTS:X differs, lies in the required speaker configuration.
While Dolby Atmos requires you to add extra height channels to your 5.1 or 7.1 setup, DTS:X will work with standard speaker setups - just like the one you might already have at home. It can support up to 32 speaker locations, which equates to 11.2 setups on 2015’s AV receivers.
DTS says it’s flexible, and will work with "any speaker configuration within a hemispherical layout".
This is thanks to DTS:X's Multi-Dimensional Audio (MDA) platform, which is open and licence-free and allows movie producers to control the placement, movement and volume of sound objects.
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