In the history of contentious, bloody battles, a few notable deathmatches stand out. God and the Devil. The American Civil War. Bush versus Gore. Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera trying to out lip-synch each other at the Grammy Awards. With so many juice catfights to choose from, it would seem to be a pretty impossible task to pick out just one that stands head and shoulders above the rest, wouldn't it? But in the annuals of historic face-offs, perhaps none has been as heated, controversial and just plain emotional as the one between Dolby Digital and DTS. Oh, alright, so maybe the battle of the dueling surround sound formats isn't exactly that bad. But the digital equivalent of Celebrity Deathmatch, no single debate in DVD-land instantly provokes a reaction faster than the question "So, what do you like better, DTS or Dolby Digital?" But about a month ago, the contest got even more exciting, with the limited release to the press by Dolby Labs of a brief document assessing the sonic quality of DTS. Needless to say, the results were none-too-laudatory. But just like that little stomach creature from ALIEN, over the next several weeks DTS laid dormant, carefully drafting their rebuttal to Dolby's claims... In the effort of fairness, and just to show we're committed to helping further the apocalypse, we now present in their entirety these two highly-controversial documents. But in the interest of fairness, we're not going to weigh in on these two little documents just yet, instead letting you pore over them for yourself and come to your own conclusion. But no doubt, the fun is only beginning... » Dolby Digital Assesses DTS » The DTS Rebuttal