Soundtracks in done in Spectral Recording format sound way better than they do in AC3.
[size=8pt]Or even DTS. But I really do have to give props to DTS, they are doing something that hasn't been done since Vitaphone's heyday in the Rolling 20s.
Okay. This has been eating away at my moviegoing soul for a while, and I need to get out in the open. Analogue film sound is still relevant and viable. Just because a film has digital audio doesn't always mean it sounds good. Heard "Bedtime Stories" a few years back at a Regal venue and a local Indyplex, both equipped with AC3 hardware. Apparently Hollyweed has jumped on the Loudness War bandwagon as well. You know, even on AC3, once you hit the 0 dBFS barrier, there's no-where else to go, just like with a CD. SR could handle that easily, especially if implemented with older amps. You get that nice "saturation" effect and it sounds all the warmer. AC3? Well, you get a lot of "audio crud" (clipping) but not much more (see previous comment about CDs.).
You know that when you hear that little "splice-pop" in between the trailer reel and the first reel of the movie, whilst the screen is still black, that something magical is about to happen. Can't get that with digital audio, at least not on a print that's in decent condition.
SDDS? *laughs* Give me a break. Who even uses that proprietry Sony crap any more?