VideoLogic DigiTheatre DTS: The Ferrari of Sound is here

The Sound

VideoLogic’s history of consistent sound quality is clearly evident in the design of the DigiTheatre DTS.  The system deserves examination from two standpoints - the first is the acoustics of the individual components and as they work in unison; the second is the decoding options and how they combine to accentuate the system.

The satellites speakers in the system bear a strong resemblance to those of VideoLogic’s older system, the Sirocco Crossfire 4.1 system.  They consist of two drivers, a step rarely taken in computer speaker systems.  Diversification allows for specialization - it’s a classic concept that can also be applied to speakers.  By allowing the midrange driver to concentrate on quality reproduction of lower frequencies, VideoLogic has averted the midrange dip that plagues computer speakers around their crossover frequency between satellites and subwoofer.  The 10mm tweeters also help reign in highs to maintain clarity; they don’t get quavery or distorted by a driver having to stretch to reproduce low frequencies at the same time.

The center channel of the system is designed mostly to handle voice replication.  It uses a coaxial driver, which stacks the high frequency transducer in the center of the bass/mid driver.  This helps align the sound for the directional nature of the center channel; it is there to localize vocals to the visual source.  The unit definitely is designed for the vocal frequencies. As such, it isn’t as musical as the other channels, but more than sufficient for the DTS reproduction.

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