FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FRIEDMAN STEVEN (Last) (First) (Middle) (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/09/2003	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEMS INC [ DTSI ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares beneficially owned by Eos Partners SBIC, L.P., of which Mr. Friedman is a general partner. Mr. Friedman disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to his proportionate interest in these shares.

2. Immediately following the closing of the inital public offering of the Issuer's Common Stock, all outstanding shares of preferred stock will be redemeed by the Issuer.

3. This warrant will be automatically exercised for shares of common stock upon the closing of the initial public offering of the Issuer's Common Stock pursuant to the cashless exercise provision contained therein, based on the price to the public in such offering.

No securities are beneficially owned.

	/s/ Steven Friedman	07/08/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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