Originally posted by Ritz:
"Wayne,
I simply disagree with your assessment that THX certification is any indicator of overall quality of sound reproduction."
I apologize if I
misrepresented myself, to
any and
all non-offending members of this forum, in regards to what my
personal opinion of the current crop of
Home THX certified components is, and I'll get to that at a future time.
Up until
this point, (
in this particular thread) I have been concerned with providing (
and defending)
factual information relating to the
Home THX program. I am regretful if my posts left
any impressions that I feel "
that THX certification is any indicator of overall quality of sound reproduction". In
fact, I
do not, (
can not) as (
if one looks at the affor-posted THX performance criteria lists) "
overall quality of sound reproduction" (
or the like) does not appear.
THX makes
no claims that a certified product will perform
better than one comparabley
non-certified, but that it has
passed "muster" in contrast to
their specified criteria for performance. In
this respect, a potential consumer must still do some "
shopping" in regards to "
overall quality of sound reproduction".
Realistically, how
could THX make such a claim?
Technically, the
only claim
THX makes for certified products is that they
have, in fact, been certified to the requirements (
and only the requirements) of the certification specs, themselves. Certification (
technically) has
nothing to do with "
quality of sound", and
everything to do with meeting a "
standard of minimum performance".
"And if you're in the mood to challenge your perceptions, give some of that equipment a listen."
Alas, even if I
were "
in the mood", I
hardly believe that "
Best Buy or Circuit City or other electronics superstore " would be an appropriate setting to conduct any
meaningful assesment of a given products sound quality. But, I
hear what you're saying.
"Now I'm not saying that all THX equipment is crap. That's obviously not the case either since some manufacturers who I respect and whose gear I have listened to does sound great. But that's because those companies make great equipment in general, not because it has passed some muster with THX certification."
I agree, completely.
It's just that the tone of
some previous posts in this thread lays the
blame for this on
THX, which
simply is not the case. It's very much like blamming the
U.S.D.A. for inspecting and passing meat that the
butcher allowed to spoil!
"So please don't think this is any personal affront to you. I'm simply sharing my opinion, which is what this board is for."
I
don't, and I
couldn't agree
more.
Wayne
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