Often wondered what happened to THX? Watched hundreds upon hundreds of movies in THX at a local cinema from the early to mid ‘90s. Also, owned my own THX Ultra 2 home setup. Thanks for this video.
I really miss that deep note when putting in a movie. One of the prequel Star Wars movies had a pretty neat one back in the day the one with lightning from the surrounds. That blew me away!
Thanks for this video, which is a good summary of what THX was and currently is. Personally, I think the times have changed to such a degree that THX has kind of made itself obsolete. In the early years, the idea was to set a higher standard for movie payback that allowed the audience to see & hear what the creators intended you to experience. So seeing a movie in a THX certified theater gave you that " guarantee". This was usefull as the quality of the picture and sound varied quite a bit among theaters, at that time. When THX started certification for consumer electronics, it was also very useful, so you knew that your THX-certified equipment was properly suited for the task of optimal playback of movies at home. Again, this made perfect sense as the equipment that was available, varied greatly in quality and potential. However, in the following years THX started to lower their standards for the home. First only "THX" existed as the "seal of excellence". This was later re-branded as THX Ultra and a lower-spec THX Select was introduced, so manufacturers (and THX) could put the THX logo on more and more devices, simply by lowering their standards (which undermines their own philosophy that quality should come first). Meanwhile, technologies evolved and more and more companies already surpassed the standards of THX quite some time ago. In my personal view, THX has lowered their standards to such a degree, that it has become obsolete or is but a shadow of it's former self. Just for reference : I've watched and heard many films over several decades. Both in THX and non-THX theaters (with 35mm, 70mm, 70mm IMAX and digital 2K and digital 4K laser projection) and in home cinema's (on VHS, Laserdisc, DVD and Bluray). I've enjoyed the first Dolby Digital 5.1 presentations, the first DTS presentation, all the way to current Dolby Cinema (Atmos).
All valid points! I think another thing is the marketing department. They seem like they've really scaled back on placing their logos before movies and products in the last ten years.
How true. A perfect example of that was the late Arclight chain and the "Black Box" auditoriums they had. Each screen was like a miniature screening room. It seemed that they took the one thing that THX excelled at and expanded on it: controlled standards. The SMPTE standard by itself isn't half bad if theatre chains would actually adhere to it. That's the entire reason THX came into existence: to make the filmgoing experience as stable as possible from a technical standpoint.
He also is responsible for digital film cameras in the cinema industry he made the first digital editing soft where and is the soul father of CGI he also had major involvement in Dolby.
Fun fact: The 20,000-loc figure is (now) heavily misquoted. In a 2015 interview, the man himself corrected an earlier statement of his and said how the actual code written to produce the sound was about 300 lines to configure an _existing_ sound generator and then 325 lines to actually "play" the configured generator. That said, the existing sound generator in question itself contained about 200,000 loc, ten times the (mis-) quoted figure, but those weren't specifically written for Deep Note, they were required to make the generator _be_ a generator in the first place instead of just dead hardware.
THX has a better sound on DVDs it makes it a great crystal-clear sound the way how it was but came out in theaters. High-definition sound. Changed everything Home Video Entertainment
Loved THX. Saw countless great titles in a THX certified Theatre near my old home. Loved picking up THX certified Laserdisc, DVD and even a few Blu-Ray and was running off my own THX Kef 7.1 Surround EX system. Come back THX to the masses please 🙏 Great video. Thank you for this
I hear it almost everytime a watch a movie! My favorite movie theatre is THX certified and one of the best in Sweden. Actually its probably one of the best i've been to in the world having traveled alot in US.
This is another great vid. Been in the cinema industry for 27 years. I was THX certified back in 2007 while working as a cinema tech; still am a cinema tech. 2nd vid I’ve seen from you guys and just great info for anyone wanted to learn about the industry.
I remember seeing a poster of THX at The AMC KABUKI 8 theatre 🎥 in San Francisco in the late 80’s or early 90’s thinking it was a sequel to THX 1138 😁fond memories. 👏
I have a set of Logitech surround sound speakers that I bought that have a THX badge on each speaker and the sound great for the price, not bad for $400.
@@MovieUniversity I've seen how expensive 5.1 speaker setups can go so I know for a fact that the setup I have is on the low end side. Although what I'm thinking of doing is getting an atmos capable receiver, and replacing the front stereos with a pair bookshelves and using the small Logitech speakers as atmos speakers. Plus I want to get a receiver regardless because the they included sub which is where everything plugs into only allows for SPDIF for your optical or coax at most for digital stuff. So I can't get surround sound out of a switch for example.
@@chrisfratz Oh I'm well aware man. I got about 2k grand wrapped up in my system and that's taking into account buying everything on sale. Have you looked at refurbished speakers? Some companies like Klipsch sell their stuff at around 50% off.
@@MovieUniversity not yet, I just got my surround sound set up. In case you're curious to set up I have is a Logitech z906. They're technically designed for computers but it's working out recently on my TV. The next step for me is to get a receiver just so I can use native HDMI sources. My philosophy with my setup is that I want to put together something that's on a budget because I work a minimum wage job, but I also wanted to be something good. Which is what love me to get the Logitech Z906. Especially since it's been recommended to me by friends that I trust. And I'm currently pretty happy with it for now
@@chrisfratz I did the same thing years ago when I started out. When I was a teenager I got a Creative T7700 7.1 system. I loved it and had it for years. When I got married I eventually upgraded to a Samsung out of the box 7.1 system and then eventually the system I have now. We all got to start someplace.
Hello, I'm your fan from Indonesia 🇮🇩, great channel, videos and informations man, BTW, I just want to ask, please kindly put subtitles/captions in your video 🙏 And thank you for this wonderful channel, love it everybit
Fun Fact: The Fun Fact about Deep Note needing 20.000 lines of code is wrong. According to James Anderson Moorer, it´s creator, Deep Note needed 355 lines of code in the original C language and another 300 lines in the patch for a synthesizer.
The deep note did indeed take 20,000 lines of C Code. Not only can this be easily found by a Google search but THX confirmed it to me via two separate people during two separate talks. I’ll even help you out www.google.com/search?q=deep+note+thx+20000+lines+of.code&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS711US711&oq=deep+note+thx+20000+lines+of.code&aqs=chrome..69i57.9259j0j4&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
@@MovieUniversity None of the search results actually quote THX themselves. They're all just re-quotes of that same figure, with none even one iota more reliable and trustworthy than the other. "Actually I made a mistake with that 20,000 lines of code statement - that was just off the top of my head. I need to correct that if I can figure out how, but it also depends a bit on what lines of code you count. The original 30-year-old C program is 325 lines, and the “patch” file for the synthesizer was 298 more lines. I guess it just felt like 20,000 lines when I did it." - Dr. Andy Moorer, interview with CDM, 2015 You're welcome.
@@Anvilshock Not only does the man himself say it here musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/05/tiny-music-makers-pt-3-thx-sound.html but you must have overlooked the part where I said THX confirmed it to me.
@@Anvilshock I have a direct line to THX. 20k lines of code is the official stance of the company. You running around on RUclips comment sections thinking you're changing the world by "correcting" people isn't going to change that.
@@MovieUniversity Either way, you are such a sad figure. You want to be some sort of respectable journalist, a reporter, an investigator, but all you're doing is joining the choir. One would have expected you'd be jumping at new piece of evidence when it emerges, especially when it goes against commonly available knowledge! Alas, all you're doing is arguing from authority, screaming, "my sources are better than your sources" without so much as a hint of a consideration as to what those sources actually say. You're not even interested in uncovering the truth. Rather you're fervently preaching dogmatic hearsay. You're not a journalist. You have more in common with a religious fanatic. "My source is better because it's the corp who said it." Yeah, how many times in the history of journalism has that ever not worked out so well for the truth. Again, me, change the world? Hah, I got nothing to lose. All I'm doing is presenting new evidence. It's you who doesn't want to see it. Here's an idea: If your line to THX is so direct, why don't you confront them with this new figure from 2015 and ask what this is about? Maybe they even thank you for correcting their own now outdated information. But of course, only if you're not too proud to do so.
The reason why THX's popularity went down was because they began to phase out of certifying physical media release 1 year after the 2012 Blu-Ray releases of Indiana Jones 1-4, Titanic & Red Tails only to focus on cinema as a restructure, technology & digital media like streaming services or video games.
So how does that work in the end? Do I have to get everything THX certified from, bluray player, AVR to TV and of course speakers to have that experience? What if I use a PS5 as a bluray player which is not certified. Will it still be the same quality? And are movies still working with THX besides Star Wars? Like from WB for example?
Yes, the ENTIRE pipeline has to be THX certified or it doesn't work. Same thing with Dolby Vision or any other electronics certification, the entire ecosystem of speakers, wires, TV etc. must all be certified by that company. You can't buy generic brand Walmart or Amazon cables and then expect premium performance. It's one of those things that you get what you pay for.
The theater certification program went to the wayside when Lucasfilm sold the THX name to Creative Technology (the Sound Blaster guys.) It no longer meant anything.
What do you think of Disney putting marvel films in imax enhanced on disney+? Is this the future of home cinema? Is the living room where Disney is aiming for?
THX isnt as good i had a setting on my new onkyo and it wouldnt let me ajust bass treble and the older one is way better dont ever buy a phone with thx its snake oil and maybe their theaters are good but home theater recievers with thx setting it sounds muffled unlike the older pioneers i had a pioneer it was the best one i ever had it was from 2007 or something so around 2012 was when recievers got cheap so now does he mean outdated as in blown ive seen newer speakers that still look old and have paper cones sometimes older is better it usually is but speakers are alot better they just need to make recievers better without naking them super expensive you think re eq would make the effects in a thx move have less treble so some people like me like there speakers timbre matched sounds like ancient car spakers in the back without tweeter and front ones have em man thx really has went down too much focus on gaming headsets and benq projectors dont even have that big of speakers and theres no sub at least ive neverseen one there cinemas and klipsch speakers are the only two good things they have and i bet there car audio is some of the best too phones with dolby atmos are snake oil too and they actually sound bad no matter how you ajust them thx phone audio might be better especially with klipsch headphones or earphones
Well, now it's snake oil. If Lucasfilm were still in charge of THX, you wouldn't have it on anything else but movie theatres and home theater. It was never meant to be applied in all the ways its current owners are applying it. Lucasfilm wouldn't allow any of that shit to go on. THX meant something when they controlled it.
Onkyo has made very very good powerful immersive advanced impactful room-filling crystal-clearer cinematic high-performance/quality/end/fidelity low-distortion, noise-free, critically-acclaimed THX-Certified premium home theater surround audio/video receivers with seven nine or eleven channels of Dolby Atmos/Dolby Surround and DTS:X/DTS: Neural-X that all comes with 4K/8K UHD Passthrough/Upscaling, HDCP 2.2/2.3, Multiple HDR Formats with Dolby Vision, a Highly Advanced Room Correction Software Technology, Multiple Music Streaming Apps and many other very good features When you combine THX, Dolby Atmos/Dolby Surround, and DTS:X/DTS: Neural-X it makes sound way way more immersive impactful cinematic room-filling dynamic powerful advanced crystal-clearer three-dimensional atmospheric richer fully-detailed realistic lifelike awesome awe-inspiring sharper in which you get the same experience of a high-performance/quality/fidelity/end/volume, low-distortion, noise-free, commercial movie theater at home that makes big-sounding high-octane films such as enjoying listening and watching Disney-Lucasfilm’s Star Wars & Indiana Jones both with a 4K HDR/Dolby Vision picture & a Dolby Atmos soundtrack and other big-sounding high-octane films, television shows, music, games, and sports all in either 4K UHD HDR or 2K FHD SDR and also either in Dolby Atmos DTS:X Dolby Surround+Dolby Digital, DTS:Neural-X+DTS Multi-Channel Stereo all combined with THX makes sound way more immersive like you are watching listening and enjoying both film series from Disney-Lucasfilm along with much other high-octane big-sounding films, television shows, music, games, and sports in the way the filmmakers: directors producers production designers cinematographers special effects editorial team team sound mixers sound editors sound designers dialogue/adr team foley team composers musical team singer/band/artist game players and the color graders intended them to watch them
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Often wondered what happened to THX? Watched hundreds upon hundreds of movies in THX at a local cinema from the early to mid ‘90s. Also, owned my own THX Ultra 2 home setup.
Thanks for this video.
Glad I could help! 😊
Don't you mean
"THX for the video."? =3
I really miss that deep note when putting in a movie. One of the prequel Star Wars movies had a pretty neat one back in the day the one with lightning from the surrounds. That blew me away!
Right!?!?!
I also thought of the prequel THX sound when watching this!
Thanks for this video, which is a good summary of what THX was and currently is.
Personally, I think the times have changed to such a degree that THX has kind of made itself obsolete.
In the early years, the idea was to set a higher standard for movie payback that allowed the audience to see & hear what the creators intended you to experience. So seeing a movie in a THX certified theater gave you that " guarantee". This was usefull as the quality of the picture and sound varied quite a bit among theaters, at that time.
When THX started certification for consumer electronics, it was also very useful, so you knew that your THX-certified equipment was properly suited for the task of optimal playback of movies at home. Again, this made perfect sense as the equipment that was available, varied greatly in quality and potential.
However, in the following years THX started to lower their standards for the home. First only "THX" existed as the "seal of excellence". This was later re-branded as THX Ultra and a lower-spec THX Select was introduced, so manufacturers (and THX) could put the THX logo on more and more devices, simply by lowering their standards (which undermines their own philosophy that quality should come first).
Meanwhile, technologies evolved and more and more companies already surpassed the standards of THX quite some time ago. In my personal view, THX has lowered their standards to such a degree, that it has become obsolete or is but a shadow of it's former self.
Just for reference :
I've watched and heard many films over several decades. Both in THX and non-THX theaters (with 35mm, 70mm, 70mm IMAX and digital 2K and digital 4K laser projection) and in home cinema's (on VHS, Laserdisc, DVD and Bluray). I've enjoyed the first Dolby Digital 5.1 presentations, the first DTS presentation, all the way to current Dolby Cinema (Atmos).
All valid points!
I think another thing is the marketing department. They seem like they've really scaled back on placing their logos before movies and products in the last ten years.
How true. A perfect example of that was the late Arclight chain and the "Black Box" auditoriums they had. Each screen was like a miniature screening room. It seemed that they took the one thing that THX excelled at and expanded on it: controlled standards. The SMPTE standard by itself isn't half bad if theatre chains would actually adhere to it. That's the entire reason THX came into existence: to make the filmgoing experience as stable as possible from a technical standpoint.
George Lucas started ILM and THX and Star Wars? Legend
And Pixar too :)
He also is responsible for digital film cameras in the cinema industry he made the first digital editing soft where and is the soul father of CGI he also had major involvement in Dolby.
Fun fact: The 20,000-loc figure is (now) heavily misquoted. In a 2015 interview, the man himself corrected an earlier statement of his and said how the actual code written to produce the sound was about 300 lines to configure an _existing_ sound generator and then 325 lines to actually "play" the configured generator. That said, the existing sound generator in question itself contained about 200,000 loc, ten times the (mis-) quoted figure, but those weren't specifically written for Deep Note, they were required to make the generator _be_ a generator in the first place instead of just dead hardware.
THX has a better sound on DVDs it makes it a great crystal-clear sound the way how it was but came out in theaters. High-definition sound. Changed everything Home Video Entertainment
Loved THX. Saw countless great titles in a THX certified Theatre near my old home. Loved picking up THX certified Laserdisc, DVD and even a few Blu-Ray and was running off my own THX Kef 7.1 Surround EX system. Come back THX to the masses please 🙏 Great video. Thank you for this
Thank you!
So cool! Thank you THX for developing a standard step of audio integration for at home entertainment!
Right!?! we have them to thank for so much in home entertainment.
Happy to help!
@@THXLtd please update all THX cinema' s around the world thank you! My wife and I always watch movies on a THX cinema instead of I-Max thank you!
I hear it almost everytime a watch a movie! My favorite movie theatre is THX certified and one of the best in Sweden. Actually its probably one of the best i've been to in the world having traveled alot in US.
I’ve been to 16 countries now. I would say the US has nice ones in big cities but once you get into smaller towns it’s hit or miss.
This is another great vid. Been in the cinema industry for 27 years. I was THX certified back in 2007 while working as a cinema tech; still am a cinema tech. 2nd vid I’ve seen from you guys and just great info for anyone wanted to learn about the industry.
Thank you!
I remember seeing a poster of THX at The AMC KABUKI 8 theatre 🎥 in San Francisco in the late 80’s or early 90’s thinking it was a sequel to THX 1138 😁fond memories. 👏
What a time to be alive!
THX has a mascot named Tex, a red robot who first appeared with the premiere of Independence Day in 1996!
*Thx Changed the Dimension of Home Cinema Sounds Something Special*
They most definitely did!
I only buy thx certified equipment. I love thx. It always sounds amazing!
It really does!
I have a set of Logitech surround sound speakers that I bought that have a THX badge on each speaker and the sound great for the price, not bad for $400.
I think some people would consider $400 for a pair of speakers expensive 😆
@@MovieUniversity I've seen how expensive 5.1 speaker setups can go so I know for a fact that the setup I have is on the low end side. Although what I'm thinking of doing is getting an atmos capable receiver, and replacing the front stereos with a pair bookshelves and using the small Logitech speakers as atmos speakers. Plus I want to get a receiver regardless because the they included sub which is where everything plugs into only allows for SPDIF for your optical or coax at most for digital stuff. So I can't get surround sound out of a switch for example.
@@chrisfratz Oh I'm well aware man. I got about 2k grand wrapped up in my system and that's taking into account buying everything on sale.
Have you looked at refurbished speakers? Some companies like Klipsch sell their stuff at around 50% off.
@@MovieUniversity not yet, I just got my surround sound set up. In case you're curious to set up I have is a Logitech z906. They're technically designed for computers but it's working out recently on my TV. The next step for me is to get a receiver just so I can use native HDMI sources. My philosophy with my setup is that I want to put together something that's on a budget because I work a minimum wage job, but I also wanted to be something good. Which is what love me to get the Logitech Z906. Especially since it's been recommended to me by friends that I trust. And I'm currently pretty happy with it for now
@@chrisfratz I did the same thing years ago when I started out. When I was a teenager I got a Creative T7700 7.1 system. I loved it and had it for years. When I got married I eventually upgraded to a Samsung out of the box 7.1 system and then eventually the system I have now.
We all got to start someplace.
Earned a sub.+like! THX for me because of the original StarWars movies thank you!
I remember THX back in the day
Fond memories?
Hello, I'm your fan from Indonesia 🇮🇩, great channel, videos and informations man, BTW, I just want to ask, please kindly put subtitles/captions in your video 🙏 And thank you for this wonderful channel, love it everybit
I will try to remember to do this from now on.
Fun Fact: The Fun Fact about Deep Note needing 20.000 lines of code is wrong. According to James Anderson Moorer, it´s creator, Deep Note needed 355 lines of code in the original C language and another 300 lines in the patch for a synthesizer.
The deep note did indeed take 20,000 lines of C Code. Not only can this be easily found by a Google search but THX confirmed it to me via two separate people during two separate talks.
I’ll even help you out
www.google.com/search?q=deep+note+thx+20000+lines+of.code&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS711US711&oq=deep+note+thx+20000+lines+of.code&aqs=chrome..69i57.9259j0j4&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
@@MovieUniversity None of the search results actually quote THX themselves. They're all just re-quotes of that same figure, with none even one iota more reliable and trustworthy than the other.
"Actually I made a mistake with that 20,000 lines of code statement - that was just off the top of my head. I need to correct that if I can figure out how, but it also depends a bit on what lines of code you count. The original 30-year-old C program is 325 lines, and the “patch” file for the synthesizer was 298 more lines. I guess it just felt like 20,000 lines when I did it." - Dr. Andy Moorer, interview with CDM, 2015
You're welcome.
@@Anvilshock Not only does the man himself say it here musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/05/tiny-music-makers-pt-3-thx-sound.html but you must have overlooked the part where I said THX confirmed it to me.
@@Anvilshock I have a direct line to THX. 20k lines of code is the official stance of the company. You running around on RUclips comment sections thinking you're changing the world by "correcting" people isn't going to change that.
@@MovieUniversity Either way, you are such a sad figure. You want to be some sort of respectable journalist, a reporter, an investigator, but all you're doing is joining the choir. One would have expected you'd be jumping at new piece of evidence when it emerges, especially when it goes against commonly available knowledge! Alas, all you're doing is arguing from authority, screaming, "my sources are better than your sources" without so much as a hint of a consideration as to what those sources actually say. You're not even interested in uncovering the truth. Rather you're fervently preaching dogmatic hearsay. You're not a journalist. You have more in common with a religious fanatic.
"My source is better because it's the corp who said it." Yeah, how many times in the history of journalism has that ever not worked out so well for the truth.
Again, me, change the world? Hah, I got nothing to lose. All I'm doing is presenting new evidence. It's you who doesn't want to see it. Here's an idea: If your line to THX is so direct, why don't you confront them with this new figure from 2015 and ask what this is about? Maybe they even thank you for correcting their own now outdated information. But of course, only if you're not too proud to do so.
The reason why THX's popularity went down was because they began to phase out of certifying physical media release 1 year after the 2012 Blu-Ray releases of Indiana Jones 1-4, Titanic & Red Tails only to focus on cinema as a restructure, technology & digital media like streaming services or video games.
I MISS THX‼️
So how does that work in the end? Do I have to get everything THX certified from, bluray player, AVR to TV and of course speakers to have that experience?
What if I use a PS5 as a bluray player which is not certified. Will it still be the same quality?
And are movies still working with THX besides Star Wars? Like from WB for example?
Yes, the ENTIRE pipeline has to be THX certified or it doesn't work. Same thing with Dolby Vision or any other electronics certification, the entire ecosystem of speakers, wires, TV etc. must all be certified by that company. You can't buy generic brand Walmart or Amazon cables and then expect premium performance. It's one of those things that you get what you pay for.
@@MovieUniversity ah, thought so. That's where it gets difficult. Didn't even think of the cables. Thank you for the response
But why aren’t theaters THX certified anymore?
There are actually quite a few THX cinemas. Checkout this link. To find your nearest one. www.thx.com/cinema-finder/
@@MovieUniversity Thanks - that’s surprising to hear, as so many in the Chicago area that were THX certified no longer are.
Love your videos!
Thank you!
Maybe those theaters didn't upgrade over the years with newer tech and THX pulled the certification.
The theater certification program went to the wayside when Lucasfilm sold the THX name to Creative Technology (the Sound Blaster guys.) It no longer meant anything.
@@cubdukat I did not know that - thanks!
excelente video como siempre... no me acuerdo si te pregunte... hablas español?
Lo hago a través de google tranlate
rip klipsch thx 7.1 ex that was the last great receiver settings they had
I hear it on my Pioneer Elite 😊
You get to see Tex at 8:17!
THX stopped being THX the day Lucasfilm sold them to Creative.
What do you think of Disney putting marvel films in imax enhanced on disney+? Is this the future of home cinema? Is the living room where Disney is aiming for?
Disney aims for everything! And I think Disney putting the IMAX ratio movies on Disney plus is a fantastic thing.
It's a horror to watch IMAX ENHANCED MCU Contents at Home, All the 2K rendering CG double size to 4K is so terrible.
What happens to cassette DigAlog?
hey man could you please do a video if you should see The Batman in IMAX 🙏??
That’s not a bad idea!
@@MovieUniversity Would be super appreciated if you do end up doing it !
Cool
Own by thx
Titan tvman
thx isn't relative anymore and besides how many actually have the professional THX in the home ? except me of course
THX isnt as good i had a setting on my new onkyo and it wouldnt let me ajust bass treble and the older one is way better dont ever buy a phone with thx its snake oil and maybe their theaters are good but home theater recievers with thx setting it sounds muffled unlike the older pioneers i had a pioneer it was the best one i ever had it was from 2007 or something so around 2012 was when recievers got cheap so now does he mean outdated as in blown ive seen newer speakers that still look old and have paper cones sometimes older is better it usually is but speakers are alot better they just need to make recievers better without naking them super expensive you think re eq would make the effects in a thx move have less treble so some people like me like there speakers timbre matched sounds like ancient car spakers in the back without tweeter and front ones have em man thx really has went down too much focus on gaming headsets and benq projectors dont even have that big of speakers and theres no sub at least ive neverseen one there cinemas and klipsch speakers are the only two good things they have and i bet there car audio is some of the best too phones with dolby atmos are snake oil too and they actually sound bad no matter how you ajust them thx phone audio might be better especially with klipsch headphones or earphones
Well, now it's snake oil. If Lucasfilm were still in charge of THX, you wouldn't have it on anything else but movie theatres and home theater. It was never meant to be applied in all the ways its current owners are applying it. Lucasfilm wouldn't allow any of that shit to go on. THX meant something when they controlled it.
Thx has lost any credibility it once had.
Umm, ahh, umm, umm... ad nauseum. I just can't listen to someone who speaks in such manner.
Onkyo has made very very good powerful immersive advanced impactful room-filling crystal-clearer cinematic high-performance/quality/end/fidelity low-distortion, noise-free, critically-acclaimed THX-Certified premium home theater surround audio/video receivers with seven nine or eleven channels of Dolby Atmos/Dolby Surround and DTS:X/DTS: Neural-X that all comes with 4K/8K UHD Passthrough/Upscaling, HDCP 2.2/2.3, Multiple HDR Formats with Dolby Vision, a Highly Advanced Room Correction Software Technology, Multiple Music Streaming Apps and many other very good features When you combine THX, Dolby Atmos/Dolby Surround, and DTS:X/DTS: Neural-X it makes sound way way more immersive impactful cinematic room-filling dynamic powerful advanced crystal-clearer three-dimensional atmospheric richer fully-detailed realistic lifelike awesome awe-inspiring sharper in which you get the same experience of a high-performance/quality/fidelity/end/volume, low-distortion, noise-free, commercial movie theater at home that makes big-sounding high-octane films such as enjoying listening and watching Disney-Lucasfilm’s Star Wars & Indiana Jones both with a 4K HDR/Dolby Vision picture & a Dolby Atmos soundtrack and other big-sounding high-octane films, television shows, music, games, and sports all in either 4K UHD HDR or 2K FHD SDR and also either in Dolby Atmos DTS:X Dolby Surround+Dolby Digital, DTS:Neural-X+DTS Multi-Channel Stereo all combined with THX makes sound way more immersive like you are watching listening and enjoying both film series from Disney-Lucasfilm along with much other high-octane big-sounding films, television shows, music, games, and sports in the way the filmmakers: directors producers production designers cinematographers special effects editorial team team sound mixers sound editors sound designers dialogue/adr team foley team composers musical team singer/band/artist game players and the color graders intended them to watch them