| Re: How Low Will Lucasfilm THX Go?
THX became irelevant to me when a reviewer popped open a THX receiver made by Kenwood and found that its power supply was to small to support the amplifier specification listed by the manufacturer and approved by THX.
Also I found out that movie theaters approved by THX were not certified by a THX employee or certified representative. All the theater owners had to do was pay the liscensing fee if they were already approved once, and they would get a fresh certification no matter what condition the sound system was in.
THX has turned their program from a genuine legitimate certification intended to improve the quality of film soundtrack reproduction in both the professional theater and home to a income stream. Once they did that, then it became more important to see that stream grow rather than making the certidication a valuable thing to have on your equipment.
Where I think THX excels is in room acoustics certidication, and viewing certification for screen setups.
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