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Laserschwert
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Info Wanted: Is there 5.1 surround sound on the Despecialized Editions?
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4-Jan-2014, 6:47 AM

hairy_hen said:

A better bet would be to use the 1997 version.  Unlike the DVD and Bluray, the first version of the SE used the original mix and added changes on top of it, so it still sounds more like the way it is supposed to, but has many flashy additions in the surrounds.

Although the surrounds aren't the only benefit of the Blu-ray track, with it being lossless and completely discrete.

I don't know about the other language tracks, but at least the German dialogue sounds absolutely stellar - pretty much like a current movie. Obviously they've uncovered the original recordings from back then (which were supposedly lost) and used those, instead of the messed up THX mix.