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DTS Headphone X 2.0: Everyone with an Xbox or PC should try this out
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To my ears, yes. Given that HRTFs are incredibly variable, they're all worth trying to see what works best for you. For me, it's DTS.
Been testing the latest release on my Xbox with a bunch of DTS: X UHD films. Did a bit of digging and it seems like it actually does decode and send the DTS: X signal to your headphones rather than just upmixing DTS HDMA one. Not sure if they changed it recently but it's sound a lot better with the UHD films I've tried (Bad Boys 3, Harry Potter and Jumanji) than it did with games. The soundstage is far more 3D and out of your head compared to Atmos but it doesn't sound as echoey or distant as it did for games. The only issue is that it seems to make dialog sound a little soft and distant sounding whereas Atmos made it even more upfront if anything. Disappointed that it still doesn't have a profile for my HD800 though.
Haven't tried it any games this time around since made another account to get the free trial again. Will definitely be buying it once goes on sale for $10-15.
Haven't tried it any games this time around since made another account to get the free trial again. Will definitely be buying it once goes on sale for $10-15.
For those using Atmos for Headphones, which preset do you use? The Game preset definitely sounds more "open" but dialogue sounds more natural with the Movie preset. I've mostly been sticking with Movie but can't help wondering if I'm not getting the most out of it.
I tried running my Apple TV through my One X to see if I could get Atmos / DTS X from my iTunes movies to my headphones but it only gives you the option for "Surround Sound", no detail on different codecs. Does anyone have any better understanding of what I can and can't do here?
Have they fixed the issue where the DTS app on PC would automatically launch on login regardless of your startup settings? It was impossible to disable that, and the app was also consuming an unusually high number of resources.
Edit: For reference, they did seem to have fixed that issue. Downloaded the app again and it doesn't start automatically after it's been properly configured.
Edit: For reference, they did seem to have fixed that issue. Downloaded the app again and it doesn't start automatically after it's been properly configured.
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Where did you find the information that it decodes the DTS:X track because I couldn't find anything definitive anywhere after looking for hours? Whenever I play a film with a DTS:X soundtrack it still doesn't acknowledge in the task bar (Windows 10 PC here) that the headphones are in fact decoding DTS:X like it does in games.
It's currently on sale for 33% off, great timing.
Found it here but it only mentions Xbox. i don't have any DTS:X content on PC to try, only my UHDs.
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"I didn't talk about the extra audio decoder much because I don't have that many Blu-ray discs anymore and I mostly stream film content these days, but if you want to decode DTS:X content on your Xbox without a dedicated receiver and listen to it on your headphones, this is a much cheaper way to do that."
Found it here but it only mentions Xbox. i don't have any DTS:X content on PC to try, only my UHDs.
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"I didn't talk about the extra audio decoder much because I don't have that many Blu-ray discs anymore and I mostly stream film content these days, but if you want to decode DTS:X content on your Xbox without a dedicated receiver and listen to it on your headphones, this is a much cheaper way to do that."
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It should say it, some others have mentioned this issue though. Never had the issue myself so I don't know what you should do to fix it.
I just tried TW3 and Bioshock 2 and they both don't display it. Works fine with spatial sound supported games like CoD and Horizon 4.
Since it's on sale i've decided to pick up DTS X, I'll see what i can test this out on. I'm in between GPU upgrades so i can't really play anything recent.
Both sets of headphones that I've owned recently (RIG 800LX and Lucidsound LS35X) are not bass-heavy headsets, so Dolby Atmos helps punch it up a little bit. I wouldn't say the bass is blown out but maybe it's different through bassier headsets, or speaker systems. Not sure what you mean by "funky" either.
Just got done with my free trial of DTS:X for Headphones. And honestly it doesn't sound much different to Dolby Atmos for Headphones when using a headset not in the supported list (and thus have to use the Generic mode). I honestly prefer Dolby Atmos to DTS:X. I use a HyperX Cloud Stinger headset and it's not in the supported list. I would probably feel differently if I was using a supported Headset. I was testing it with my playthrough of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Dolby Atmos definitely sounds a bit better to me. It has less echo and what seems like a little better directional audio.
Edit: Should note, this was on an Xbox One X.
Edit: Should note, this was on an Xbox One X.
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use speakers as output not headphone audio. Also need to go into the steelseries app once and that will set your preferences for dtsx. It takes a bit of getting used to but the positional advantage is really nice.
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That's what I have, I use it with the HD 650 profile since they're virtually identical. Works fantastically.
It's probably down to the HRTF for atmos not working well for my ears. When things are up close, it's almost echoy and muffled at the same time (which could also be why the bass sounds so off to me in general).
The list in the first post applies to xbox as well.
I have the exact opposite experience on my HD800s for gaming. Overall DTS: X sounds way more airy and "3D" but it makes things up close that should sound crisp and immediate echoey and distant. Obvious examples is the reload/footstep sounds in CoD and the music in Horizon 4 which sounds actually horrible with it. Atmos doesn't mess with the music or close sounds but had the problem of not sounding anywhere near as spacious. At times it's hard to tell Atmos is doing anything at all whereas you can easily tell with DTS because it's so much more pronounced.
Looks like it's $13.99
Would the license carry over to the Series X?
It should carry over to any Microsoft account you buy it with. i.e it works for Xbox and PC.
Thanks. I forgot that seemed to be the case for the Dobly app. This is tempting then. I've started using headphones way more recently since I have to keep my volume/bass down.
It's currently on sale for 33% off, great timing.
Found it here but it only mentions Xbox. i don't have any DTS:X content on PC to try, only my UHDs.
Xander51/dts-sound-unbound-review-53cd2252c493Medium – Where good ideas find you.
Medium is an open platform where readers find dynamic thinking, and where expert and undiscovered voices can share their writing on any topic.
"I didn't talk about the extra audio decoder much because I don't have that many Blu-ray discs anymore and I mostly stream film content these days, but if you want to decode DTS:X content on your Xbox without a dedicated receiver and listen to it on your headphones, this is a much cheaper way to do that."
Got it yesterday. Good lookin out!
Thanks for the quote, it reminded me to buy this thing now that I'm home lol
I really recommend this
No word on that. Hopefully it will since all other xbox one software is supposed to be compatible. I use both Dolby Atmos and DTS Headphone a lot and would love to keep using them on Series X. If they ended up charging for a Series X license I'd pay it. I don't use speakers so they feel like a must at this point. Every time I play a game on PS4 I miss having it.
Thanks, I'm probably gonna snag this tonight. Do you have any good headphone recommendations? Perhaps something with decent bass (which I miss not using speakers) and where this effect works well?
Uh, I can't enable spacial sound. Can't even enable windows sonic.
I click either DTS or Windows sonic but it still just says spacial sound (off).
I tried opening the old style windows control panel and enabling it there, DTS isn't even an option. I tried windows sonic which was the only option, hit apply, nothing happened. As soon as I clicked outside the window it reverted to off again.
I click either DTS or Windows sonic but it still just says spacial sound (off).
I tried opening the old style windows control panel and enabling it there, DTS isn't even an option. I tried windows sonic which was the only option, hit apply, nothing happened. As soon as I clicked outside the window it reverted to off again.
Yeah after testing some more testing I definitely find DTS:X much better for UHDs that support it compared to gaming. it's surprising to me that there seems to be a significant difference in how it sounds between the two with gaming sounding far more exaggerated/unnatural.
Had the same issue on PC, the app is screwy as fuck (this was a few months back). Works fine on Xbox though.
I bought it on Xbox, I gave up on the trial on PC, it kept giving me issues and I just got fed up with it. My trial is up, so I'll never know if it's fixable/fixed.
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For spatial audio, it has to be one of the games in the first post (it's possible more have come out, but I think that's all of them for now). For virtual surround, it should work in just about everything that has surround sound. There are some fringe cases that don't work with it for w/e reason, and some users seem to not be able to get the virtual surround functionality to work at all. Whether it's spatial audio or virtual surround, you'll see this when you click the speaker in your taskbar to know it's working.
DTS/Atmos works with HZD. The game's mixing is horrible though, at least with this current port.
I've tried Movie mode and i'm not sure i like it. It emphasizes dialogue but it also seems WAY louder than the Game preset. Some sounds are almost uncomfortable to listen to.
This is whether Atmos is in use or if you're listening to Stereo output. The Equalizer seem to work globally.
Nah, it doesn't, at least not for me. Only outputs Stereo and clicking the Sound icon in the tray will show that Atmos/DTS won't be in use.
That sucks. I know others have had problems getting it to activate, but I've never had that issue myself. HZD isn't even one of those games that pauses itself when you tab out and automatically disables DTS, so i'm not sure what's causing the issue.
This is the same issue I have with the Atmos app. Since they require you to set your windows sound settings to stereo for them to be enabled most games just send stereo and not surround to be virtualized, so that notification that Atmos/DTS is working never turns on.
It really seems only worth using for games that have proper spacial audio support like modern warfare, because then it knows exactly what to do and works 100%.
Same for me, only works properly for games that support spatial audio in the first place.
Same here, with the Arctis 1 wireless. Even stuff like spotify sounds significantly better with it switched on and the correct profile used.
Does anyone know of a way to get this working via Android? Would like my headphones to sound the same when I'm using my phone.