{"id":873,"date":"2019-02-09T16:31:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T03:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/?p=873"},"modified":"2019-02-19T17:27:17","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T04:27:17","slug":"thx-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/thx-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"THX Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is\nit and why do we want it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THX is an acronym for \u201cTomlinson Holman\u2019s eXperiment.\u201d Holman created THX while he was working with Lucasfilm studio to devise a new standard for audio reproduction to ensure quality and uniformity across all theatre systems that would\u00a0play the company\u2019s audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THX certifies that an audio system follows strict rules for ultra high-quality digital sound playback. These systems can be professional theatre or cinema sound systems, surround sound setups, simple home theatre systems, or a surround sound system just for your PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THX Certification establishes a rigorous set of industry standards for audio reproduction. The certification means that the sound coming out of your 5.1surround sound system or any other speaker is exactly as the audio engineer intended while he was recording and mixing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose of\nTHX Certification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To own a THX\nCertified sound system is to be positive that you are hearing the best sound\npossible, particularly if the DVD or video game you\u2019re playing is also THX Certified\u2014though\nthat isn\u2019t a requirement for THX to make a big difference in your multimedia\nexperience. When a manufacturer achieves THX Certification, its customers know\nthat their speaker systems will reproduce professional-quality sound exactly as\nthe audio engineer intended for the film or video game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impact on\nHome Theatre Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many films and video games carry the THX brand and logo to prove their worth as high-quality audio or video sources. However, THX Certification is most important for the actual speaker system that produces the sound, because THX source audio only matters when it is played on a system capable of reproducing it. This is why a THX Certified surround sound system is thought of as the Holy Grail<\/strong> for home theatre enthusiasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recording\nFormat Compatibility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THX Certified sound reproduction does not require that audio is recorded in any particular format, whether it is Dolby Digital sound or otherwise. Rather, THX is most important at the moment that the sound is played by a speaker system. THX Certified surround sound systems such as 5.1 or even 2.1 multimedia surround sound home theatre systems play THX certified sound from computers, televisions, and video game systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THX\nCertification Isn\u2019t Free<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manufacturers\nof speaker systems must pay to be evaluated for THX Certification. Because the\ncertification is expensive, usually only high-end products are tested for\ncertification. Some companies\u2014even ones with high-end products\u2014may not choose\nto pay for the certification evaluation. As a result, although THX sounds\nsystems are extremely high-quality speakers, there may be others on the market\nwithout the certification that are just as good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is it and why do we want it. THX is an acronym for \u201cTomlinson Holman\u2019s eXperiment.\u201d Holman created THX while he was working with Lucasfilm studio to devise a new standard for audio reproduction to ensure quality and uniformity across all theatre systems that would\u00a0play the company\u2019s audio. THX […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech-talk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=873"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":887,"href":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873\/revisions\/887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}