The music has been spread quite effectively throughout the front three channels, while the rear channels are used purely for ambiance. The DTS 5.0 track excels just a smidgen over its Dolby Digital counterpart, by opening up the top end a bit more for that added amount of sparkle and air. Sure, Fantasia is six decades old. But given that, this kind of audio and video quality is quite phenomenal. Fantasia 2000 is a different animal, having been created entirely in the digital domain.
Colors are eye-popping and brilliant.
Blacks are deep and true. This definitely earns the stamp of reference video. In the audio area, the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is rich and mighty. The soundstage conveys a sense of great depth and width, and the sound is silky smooth. Like the soundtrack for Fantasia , rear channels are used mostly to convey ambience.