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Thought I'd revive this thread and ask the question that has a peppering of answers above.
I got a powered Subwoofer a few weeks ago (after 4 years of doing without) and the difference was immediate and amazing. I put in Finding Nemo (lucky accident) and almost broke into tears. I just set up rears (for the first time) and I popped in The Matrix to test 'em out. Jumped to the lobby scene and the helicopter scene and there wasn't a big difference. That is except for the whoosh of the helicopter blades. Any specific recommendations for DVDs (and scenes) where the rears are well used? <font size=-2>...yes, I know that is almost begging to get this moved to the <b>Mature Forum</b>.</font> |
Originally posted by CheapBastid Any specific recommendations for DVDs (and scenes) where the rears are well used? <font size=-2>...yes, I know that is almost begging to get this moved to the <b>Mature Forum</b>.</font> The opening of Superman the movie -thru the credits has a very well concieved use of the rears Anaconda SB has some great jungle ambient sounds The Mask Of Zorro - when Anthony Hopkins is 1st captured, there are some very immersive sounds of thunder and rain- plenty of good surround material on this disc Castaway as it makes great use of surrond during the plane crash as well as on the island with the surf and such. id4 5* when the can gets shot off the plane. bullet whizzes all around. George of the Jungle, where the announcers voice comes out of the rear speakers The Patriot (Superbit - DTS) fantastic enveloping music and sound effects, one of my personal demo DVD faves even though the movie itself is flawed. Signs is a great demo if you want surround action. especially when the family is trapped in the basement and you can hear Spoiler:
Chicken Run - Inside the meat pie machine, when the burners light up and revolve around the room THX spot with the TEX the Robot Pirates of Caribean - good surround plays The Time Machine(new one) when the morlocks come out to hunt and capture people just rocks in DTS,you can hear the darts whizzing from behind you and thunking into the t.v. Daredevil (DTS track) makes fantastic use of the surrounds and creates truly a wide, immersive soundstage. Tears of the Sun - the last shooting scene (bullets flying everywhere) |
hey you skipped the best part for the matrix, when neo first uses the "bullet time"
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Originally posted by Giles Chicken Run - Inside the meat pie machine, when the burners light up and revolve around the room |
Fast & The Furious DTS (all the race scenes)
Brotherhood of the Wolf 3 disc DTS (beast breaking thru house) Fight Club (especially the plane breaking apart) Terminator 3 (when Arnold is walking around w/ casket) Blade 1 ("Do you have an invitation, cahdoa?.... *CRASH*!!!") |
Jet Li's The One
the first action scene. i could point to where the bullet shell hits my floor and bounces. |
You have one chance to show off your surround sound... what dvd do you put in?
Say you have one shot to show a newbie that surround sound blows away front-only systems and that it's a must-have in any home theater environment. What movie do you put in that is the most convincing, best experience?
(The real story being that I am finally setting up my home theater system and want to prove to the wife that it's worth having those speakers on the wall instead of a picture... ugh.) |
U-571
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U-571 here too
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I'd go with the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan (DTS). Great demo for the surround speakers, with bullets wizzing all over.
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I tried this once . . . and people weren't very kind . . .
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=320929 . . . of course I was a n00b at the time (Unlike a certain 5-year-old "ancient" that I could mention. ;) ) and, looking back, I'm not surprised at whose posts were . . . shall we say . . . less than helpful. :D |
Originally posted by talemyn I tried this once . . . and people weren't very kind . . . http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=320929 . . . of course I was a n00b at the time (Unlike a certain 5-year-old "ancient" that I could mention. ;) ) and, looking back, I'm not surprised at whose posts were . . . shall we say . . . less than helpful. :D |
Used to be Private Ryan for me too... but that's now been replaced by the early attack at the beginning of Master & Commander :)
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according to my dts thread, besides the aforementioned U-571, Twister & the Stormchasers were suggested as giving your reciever a workout...
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If you're region-free: Hero R3 DTS, Chapter 5 Golden Forest duel.
If you're not region-free, the sparring between Michelle Yeoh and Zhang ZiYi towards the end of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Superbit is pretty good. |
Twister was the one I used. She was impressed.
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Hulk R3 DTS, Avalon R3 DTS, Blade 2 DTS, and U-571. I can't pick just one.
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In the past, I used the Moria scene in the FOTR EE. Then I switched to the crane scene when T3 came out. I now use the opening battle in Master and Commander. Its sounds incredible in DTS.
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The first 20min of Private Ryan
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Led Zeppelin: Live
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Kill Bil Vol 1 DTS
Of cours all of the best examples are going to be from films your wife is unlikely to find tremendously appealing. If that were the case, she wouldn't need a demo in the first place. Maybe a concert like Eagles Hell Freezes Over DTS or Sting: Brand New Day Tour? Why don't people just take "so and so" to their local electronics store where there is always a surround sound scenario set up with choice demos scenes of some of the best examples in just a few minutes? |
The bus/train explosion in <b>Speed</b>
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Originally posted by Josh Z If you're region-free: Hero R3 DTS, Chapter 5 Golden Forest duel. If you're not region-free, the sparring between Michelle Yeoh and Zhang ZiYi towards the end of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Superbit is pretty good. |
Brotherhood Of The Wolf 3 disc edition with DTS
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"Older" releases still rule for me: U-571, T-2: UE, Air Force One
More wife friendly choices may be: Bug's Life/Toy Story (I/II)/Finding Nemo, Moulin Rouge |
"Blade 2"
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My Dinner With Andre. Wallace Shawn's voice through a home theater system....priceless.
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The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots DVD-A - Hands down, the most amazing surround mix that you're going to hear (of course, you need to be DVD-A ready).
But, if you need a movie, any of the above will do fine... I'm also partial to Das Boot Superbit - DTS track (pick one of the damaged sub scenes, the dripping water sounds like it's right in your lap) and FOTR EE - DTS Track. For a good sub workout, U-571 is probably your best bet. For a more subtle approach, the DTS track on Se7en Platinum Series. |
Master & Commander is my new choice for my surround demo disc.
MATT |
I like SPR, and Episode 2 where they are chasing after the assasin in the speeders.
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Originally posted by sn9ke_eyes you still sore about that ? try choosing a less generic topic title :D Actually, I liked that thread . . . it is the first one that really gave me a feel for the personality of this forum. I'm still here, so obviously I didn't take it too hard. ;) |
Matrix
Lobby scene through helicopter crash |
The Lion King (Enhanced Home Theater Mix)
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I always use the DTS version of Pearl Harbor and I go straight to the scene of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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Thanks for the tips so far... I may have to pick up U571 to hear what your are all talking about. But more likely Master and Commander in this case.
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Superman The Movie or Star Wars Episode 1 or Matrix Revolutions...
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The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over dts
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There is nothing like FOTR and TT in DTS-ES. With a good system this sound will challenge the best theaters (leaving alone front-only systems) :lol:
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FOTR it is... and will likely put in Master and Commander not long after that...
Thanks! :up: |
Originally posted by Cyberock I always use the DTS version of Pearl Harbor and I go straight to the scene of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This is the DVD that got me going back and doing a lot more A/B comparisons between DD and DTS. Pretty surprising how many DD tracks have noticably lower extension in the LFE department. Even big releases like the LOTR's series, although the difference isn't anywere near what's present on Pearl Harbor. It's only noticable in a few spots. The DTS tracks on those tend to be very slightly crisper so it's a trade off on what you like I guess. |
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