Best discs to show off your system's "surroundness"
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The attack on Pearl Harbour, in the film Pearl Harbour, lots of aircraft, gunfire, and the big bang when the Arizona goes up (or down!) will test your sub-woofer.
There are lots of films with great soundtracks that if the system is set up well will let you be within the soundtrack.
davidy
There are lots of films with great soundtracks that if the system is set up well will let you be within the soundtrack.
davidy
DavidY said:
The attack on Pearl Harbour, in the film Pearl Harbour, lots of aircraft, gunfire, and the big bang when the Arizona goes up (or down!) will test your sub-woofer.
I estimate that in the last 3 years I've seen that clip from Pearl Harbour about 1000 times.Film wise Three Kings has a good bit of surround sillyness.
Depends what you want - the "usual suspects," i.e the DTS / Dolby / THX sampler disks all have bits that are quite good for the "wow, thats dead loud, and the sound geet zooms everwhere" croud - and it is impressive, but doesn't really show off top quality systems every time.
I personally like behind enemy lines' "minefield" scene, as on a top system, you can hear the small child very feintly, and the "drip" off the wire is great. Obviously the bangs and crashed bit tests your sub for that cap on backwards bit, but in a great system, you can make out induvidual rocks within the explosions that are going off. Also, a "try hard" home cinema system will often have that great failiure that is the downfall of many HC subs, in that the front wave will be very powerful, but the ongoing power isn't there - a symptom of slightly ropey sub ampification. This will give a massive boom, followed by uncontrolled, lower SPL ongoing explosion noise. A great system will have a continuously contolled, nice sounding sub part of the explosions.
Oh, and if your "audience" hasn't seen the clip before, distract them after the initial mines, and they'll brick it if it's still loud when the bloke dressed as a scouser sets the last one of with his pistol =)
Or, for a more mature audience, play "Event Horizon" at high volume, and watch people jump. It's a third rate film on a telly, but bloody marvelous with a proper HC setup.
I personally like behind enemy lines' "minefield" scene, as on a top system, you can hear the small child very feintly, and the "drip" off the wire is great. Obviously the bangs and crashed bit tests your sub for that cap on backwards bit, but in a great system, you can make out induvidual rocks within the explosions that are going off. Also, a "try hard" home cinema system will often have that great failiure that is the downfall of many HC subs, in that the front wave will be very powerful, but the ongoing power isn't there - a symptom of slightly ropey sub ampification. This will give a massive boom, followed by uncontrolled, lower SPL ongoing explosion noise. A great system will have a continuously contolled, nice sounding sub part of the explosions.
Oh, and if your "audience" hasn't seen the clip before, distract them after the initial mines, and they'll brick it if it's still loud when the bloke dressed as a scouser sets the last one of with his pistol =)
Or, for a more mature audience, play "Event Horizon" at high volume, and watch people jump. It's a third rate film on a telly, but bloody marvelous with a proper HC setup.
Plotloss said:
DavidY said:
The attack on Pearl Harbour, in the film Pearl Harbour, lots of aircraft, gunfire, and the big bang when the Arizona goes up (or down!) will test your sub-woofer.
I estimate that in the last 3 years I've seen that clip from Pearl Harbour about 1000 times.Film wise Three Kings has a good bit of surround sillyness.
Just load up Master and Commander preferably on BluRay in DTS-HD Master Audio
Chapter 4 the quiet bit in the beginning of the chapter the rigging creaking
the wind in the sails etc, then all hell breaking loose as the Acheron opens fire!!
The disc is stellar demo material from start to finish, and a good film to boot!!!
Chapter 4 the quiet bit in the beginning of the chapter the rigging creaking
the wind in the sails etc, then all hell breaking loose as the Acheron opens fire!!
The disc is stellar demo material from start to finish, and a good film to boot!!!
tdm34ds said:
Just load up Master and Commander preferably on BluRay in DTS-HD Master Audio
Chapter 4 the quiet bit in the beginning of the chapter the rigging creaking
the wind in the sails etc, then all hell breaking loose as the Acheron opens fire!!
The disc is stellar demo material from start to finish, and a good film to boot!!!
Better get that one tomorrow. I'm getting a bit bored with Pearl Harbour!Chapter 4 the quiet bit in the beginning of the chapter the rigging creaking
the wind in the sails etc, then all hell breaking loose as the Acheron opens fire!!
The disc is stellar demo material from start to finish, and a good film to boot!!!
Super Speedway. Skip to Mario out on the Oval during testing and crank the volume up.
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E31Shrew said:
tdm34ds said:
Just load up Master and Commander preferably on BluRay in DTS-HD Master Audio
Chapter 4 the quiet bit in the beginning of the chapter the rigging creaking
the wind in the sails etc, then all hell breaking loose as the Acheron opens fire!!
The disc is stellar demo material from start to finish, and a good film to boot!!!
Better get that one tomorrow. I'm getting a bit bored with Pearl Harbour!Chapter 4 the quiet bit in the beginning of the chapter the rigging creaking
the wind in the sails etc, then all hell breaking loose as the Acheron opens fire!!
The disc is stellar demo material from start to finish, and a good film to boot!!!
Los Palmas 7 said:
I am nominating Jean Michel Jarre's "Aero".
In DTS, it's the best, most immersive use of 5.1 I've ever heard.
The SACD of "Brothers In Arms" is also pretty good.
Dark Side of the Moon (SACD) - the intro to Money is a great demo.In DTS, it's the best, most immersive use of 5.1 I've ever heard.
The SACD of "Brothers In Arms" is also pretty good.
War of the Worlds (SACD) is another good one. Disc 1, track 2; Horsell Common And The Heat Ray.
SteveO... said:
Los Palmas 7 said:
I am nominating Jean Michel Jarre's "Aero".
In DTS, it's the best, most immersive use of 5.1 I've ever heard.
The SACD of "Brothers In Arms" is also pretty good.
Dark Side of the Moon (SACD) - the intro to Money is a great demo.In DTS, it's the best, most immersive use of 5.1 I've ever heard.
The SACD of "Brothers In Arms" is also pretty good.
War of the Worlds (SACD) is another good one. Disc 1, track 2; Horsell Common And The Heat Ray.
SteveO... said:
Los Palmas 7 said:
I am nominating Jean Michel Jarre's "Aero".
In DTS, it's the best, most immersive use of 5.1 I've ever heard.
The SACD of "Brothers In Arms" is also pretty good.
Dark Side of the Moon (SACD) - the intro to Money is a great demo.In DTS, it's the best, most immersive use of 5.1 I've ever heard.
The SACD of "Brothers In Arms" is also pretty good.
War of the Worlds (SACD) is another good one. Disc 1, track 2; Horsell Common And The Heat Ray.
Eggle said:
SteveO... said:
Los Palmas 7 said:
I am nominating Jean Michel Jarre's "Aero".
In DTS, it's the best, most immersive use of 5.1 I've ever heard.
The SACD of "Brothers In Arms" is also pretty good.
Dark Side of the Moon (SACD) - the intro to Money is a great demo.In DTS, it's the best, most immersive use of 5.1 I've ever heard.
The SACD of "Brothers In Arms" is also pretty good.
War of the Worlds (SACD) is another good one. Disc 1, track 2; Horsell Common And The Heat Ray.
Graham E said:
Or, for a more mature audience, play "Event Horizon" at high volume, and watch people jump. It's a third rate film on a telly, but bloody marvelous with a proper HC setup.
Funnily enough - I bought Event Horizon last week on BluRay. I'd seen it a few times before - first at the flicks - quite an average film bt I agree that it has extra merits on a good system.So, plonked the wife down and said watch this - had to peel her off the ceiling a few times
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