Onkyo TX-RZ3100 - Specialized Listening Modes

penetratethescreen.ReEQadjustssoundtrackwithenhancedhighrangeto
makeitsuitableforhometheater.
TimbreMatching
Theperceptionofthehumaneardiffersdependingonthedirectionofthesound.
Movietheatershavemanysurroundspeakersinstalledsotheyaregreatat
surroundingtheviewerwithnaturalsound,buthometheatershaveonlytwo
surroundspeakersinstalled.TheTimbreMatchingfunctionfiltersthesignalssent
tothesurroundspeakersandadjuststhetonalcharacteristicsoffrontspeakers
andsurroundspeakerstocreatesmoothsoundmovementfromfrontspeakersto
surroundspeakers.
AdaptiveDecorrelation
Althoughmovietheatershavemanysurroundspeakerstosurroundtheroomwith
sound,hometheatersnormallyhaveonlytwosurroundspeakers.Suchtwo
surroundspeakersgiveaheadphonelikesound,notabroadandembracing
surroundsound.Ifthelistenermovesawayfromthemiddleofthesurround
speakers,soundfromthesurroundspeakersmixeswiththatfromthenear
speakersandcannotbedistinguishedanymore.AdaptiveDecorrelationslightly
changesthetimeaxisandphasebetweenthesurroundchannelssoyoucan
enjoythesamekindofbreadthofsoundyoucaninamovietheaterevenwithonly
twosurroundspeakers.
ASA(AdvancedSpeakerArray)
ASAisatechnologypatentedbyTHXtoprovideabroadsurroundsound
experiencebyadjustingthesideandbacksurroundspeakersoundsrespectively.
Wheninstallingthesurroundbackspeakers,firstselectthedistancebetweenthe
twosurroundbackspeakersintheTHXAudiosettings.Thissettingoptimizesthe
surroundsoundenvironment.
THXlisteningmodes:
– THXCinema:Useinahometheaterenvironmentforplayingasoundtrackthat
wasrecordedwiththeintentionofitbeingplayedinamovietheaterorsimilar
largearea.Inthismode,THXLoudnessPlusissettothetheaterlevelandRe
EQ,TimbreMatching,andAdaptiveDecorrelationareallenabled.
– THXGames:Useforhighfidelityspatialreproductionofgamesound.THX
LoudnessPlusissettoalevelsuitedtotheaudiolevelofthegameandTimbre
Matchingisenabled.
– THXMusic:Usemainlyformusicsourcesthatareclearlymasteredtoamuch
higherqualitythanmovieaudio.THXLoudnessPlusissettoalevelsuitedto
theplaybackofmusicandTimbreMatchingisenabled.
– THXS2Cinema(THXSelect2Cinema):TheTHXSelect2Cinemamode
providesahighqualitysurroundsoundexperiencebyexpandingmovie
sourcesrecordedin5.1chfor7.1chplayback.Inthismode,theTHXASA
processingtechnologygivessmoothtransitionbetweensideandback
surroundsoundscreatingthebestatmosphereanddirectionalsenseof
surroundsound.