lets talk THX

[kentd34]

i just bought a rxv2500 and i am wanting to know if its better to run it in thx mode or regular dolby digital for 7.1 surround

[GMichael]

Hi kentd34,
Welcome to our AR family.

I prefer DD or DTS in inhanced mode. This will give you all 7.1.

Mike

[kentd34]

thank you for the advice, what do you thinkof the thx mode if you dont mind me asking

[GMichael]

It's OK. I would be happy with it, if was all I had. To me the DD and DTS enhanced sound better. You should try each of them and use the one that sounds best to you. Not everyone hears things the same.

[Tarheel_]

it also depends if you are setup like THX recommends...that is, are all of your speakers set to small? do you have a sub? are all speaker cutoff (Hz) set to 80? If all of these questions are 'yes' then give them a try.
I just purchased a AVR with THX and am trying various sound formats...I have the above setup so it's fun to try all the choices. You paid for them.