DTS (originally Digital Theater Systems) was founded in 1993 to compete with Dolby Labs for surround sound supremacy. DTS an audio compression technology, allowing movie makers to record surround sound that can be reproduced in cinemas as well as homes, deliver spine-tingling multi-channel sound. DTS is encoded at a higher bit rate and therefore is considered to be better quality. DTS has since released a plethora of more advanced surround sound formats including DTS-HD High Resolution, which supports up to 7.1 speaker channels. DTS has also brought out a lossless format, DTS-HD Master Audio. There's also DTS:X, which competes with Dolby's Atmos