I just watched Valkyrie and it sounds great. The sound is very dynamic and real. Great recording with some intense bass that shocks you. Made everyone jump.

Thank you, Dr. PainMD, for starting this thread! My subs are getting quite a workout thanks to you and everyone else here. I've discovered a lot of great bass in movies I would never have considered. Very cool thread! Thanks again!

your very welcome :cool:

I just watched Valkyrie and it sounds great. The sound is very dynamic and real. Great recording with some intense bass that shocks you. Made everyone jump.

+1, as per above... Pleasantly surprised.

Just saw Star Trek in theater--wow! That is going to be great on BR later this year. Can't wait to work over my system with that one!!!

+1, as per above... Pleasantly surprised.
Just saw Star Trek in theater--wow! That is going to be great on BR later this year. Can't wait to work over my system with that one!!!

That should be a good one for sure.

not sure if this has been mentioned... but if not here it goes..

Superman: Doomsday cartoon... they have it on bluray http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1102&show=userreviews

the reviews arent that great.. but i thought it was pretty good.. with lots of LFE during the fight scenes

Valkyrie has monstrous bass in a few scenes-

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The thing about Valkyrie is that he just was exposed to a loud explosion so he's hearing nothing but lows and they're deep and loonnnng. Kind of like rolling thunder. It's a unique moment because you realize he can't hear the high freqs and they play it up by treating you to those low rumbles and not much else. I've watched that scene at least a dozen times.

So no, the movie isn't filled with bass treats, but this scene is fun because of the effect's affect on your senses. I also love the roar of the planes right after this and, I'm thinking this is the same movie, you can hear his heartrate increasing in the tense assassination scene. Again -cool use of bass.

I noted the best, deepest bass was around that part as well. Especially when Spock is explaining what happened during the mind-meld. A deep bass sweep right there. Loved the punchy bass when the starships would go to warp speed too. Can't wait to hear this one at home.
Scott:

I left a PM for you a while back. Just curious which theater you saw Star Trek in. I seriously heard distortion coming from the left wall at the Sierra Vista Theater during that implosion. I believe it was theater #7. It's the one with really no theme on the walls, 2nd door to the left from the lobby. Of course, looking at your rig, you probably don't have those kinds of problems at home!

Has anyone seen "Outlander" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462465/), was wondering if it had any Bass?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eL%2BWQbQ-L.jpg

I'm sure most have heard this but in Mr.and Mrs.Smith, there is an awesome scene where Brad and Angela are having the scrap in their home and Brad picks up a cleaver and throws it at Angela and misses. The impact that it makes when it hits the wall is my favorite demo and impresses the h*ll out of me.

I'm sure most have heard this but in Mr.and Mrs.Smith, there is an awesome scene where Brad and Angela are having the scrap in their home and Brad picks up a cleaver and throws it at Angela and misses. The impact that it makes when it hits the wall is my favorite demo and impresses the h*ll out of me.

Was that the basement scene where its practically mixed or seems to be mixed on all-channels? I’ve only watched this film/DVD region 2 once. I might take another look at the region 2 DVD.

Watching it now I’ve skipped though most of the dull soap to the action sequences.

Oh, yeah that meat cleaver attacks nice on the LFE.1 track only, while the automatic machinegun fire is down many db on the LFE.1. Hits me, uniformly! God damn the kitchen is totally written off! LOL

I’ve outlined the meat cleaver impact in white.

Nothing compared to the gas valve venting gas into the kitchen went it sparks! KABOOM! God damn looks like there going to need makeover they’ve totally destroyed the kitchen!:eek::D

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk279/SpectrumsubbassLFE13417/MrMrsSmithLRkitchengunfight.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk279/SpectrumsubbassLFE13417/MrMrsSmithLRsurroundskitchengunfigh.jpg

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I’m keeping an eye on the RA300 where the LFE.1 is outputting to run the JBL4645, and also keeping it in prospective with the onscreen action LCR and off-screen surround. The bigger impacts when they come will be felt in this room.

Has anyone seen "Outlander" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462465/), was wondering if it had any Bass?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eL%2BWQbQ-L.jpg

Thanks for hint, doc. It's look like good rent.:cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=305wLUmiKw4&feature=related

Just finished watching Shooter for the first time. This was a great mix, with very dynamic lfe, and midbass. The bass was never over done, with a nice clean punch.

Also just finished watching The Incredibles as well... what an exciting track with loads of clean, deep bass, but again, appropriate, and never over done, due to its dynamic range. This movie truly showed off the JL. There are so many scenes where it demands that the woofer to stop dead its tracks, and the JL did not dissappoint in the least. I received a nice massage with this movie, due to all the low, tactile bass. :D

I can't wait to get number two!

Just finished watching Shooter for the first time. This was a great mix, with very dynamic lfe, and midbass. The bass was never over done, with a nice clean punch.

Also just finished watching The Incredibles as well... what an exciting track with loads of clean, deep bass, but again, appropriate, and never over done, due to its dynamic range. This movie truly showed off the JL. There are so many scenes where it demands that the woofer to stop dead its tracks, and the JL did not dissappoint in the least. I received a nice massage with this movie, due to all the low, tactile bass. :D

I can't wait to get number two!

Good low 20hz scene when they load that ball thingy in to rocket, before launch.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/theincredibleschap21.jpg

Has anyone seen "Outlander" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462465/), was wondering if it had any Bass?

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eL%2BWQbQ-L.jpg

I just finished watching this. This movie hit's hard. It had Dts & Dolby option, watched the Dts version. The first 6-7 minutes will give you an idea of how hard a lot of the scene's hit. Not a bad show, for the bass, overall i'd really score it in the 4.5 range.

Yeah between what DB is considered to be high enough for this list??

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Scott:

I left a PM for you a while back. Just curious which theater you saw Star Trek in. I seriously heard distortion coming from the left wall at the Sierra Vista Theater during that implosion. I believe it was theater #7. It's the one with really no theme on the walls, 2nd door to the left from the lobby. Of course, looking at your rig, you probably don't have those kinds of problems at home!

Not sure exactly which theater I was in. I would have to check my ticket at home though like most of the screens at Sierra Vista, the bass is loud and powerful. I don't remember hearing any distortion while watching 'Trek'. Maybe I have gotten used to it by now as they frequently run the bass hot to the point of overdriving the woofers here.

Terminator had some nice bass in it too... didn't detect much low stuff in theater but the midbass sure rocked.

Any waterfalls for the first underworld?

Any waterfalls for the first underworld?

Any specific scenes you want to see? I can do some when i have time, because my local videostore do have now happydays in this weekend and i will rent lots of movies. I go now watch joyride 2.:o

Any specific scenes you want to see? I can do some when i have time, because my local videostore do have now happydays in this weekend and i will rent lots of movies. I go now watch joyride 2.:o

Now I’m almost certain I did a few of Underworld thou the files is on disc and I can’t be asked to load the CD up to check for it.

I was thinking of Viktor “there’s no defeating him he grows stronger” when he gives Selene a good smack on the chops the LFE.1 track only! Really whacks it out, thou it should only accompany the mix not overwhelm it god damn it.

I'm thinking of real time version, hmm I’ll let you think what that might be.

Bugger it I'm looking for it on photobucket 712 no way I’m looking though all that.

I think off the top of my head the range was within 25Hz to 80Hz when he smacked her one. The shots before when Selene, jumps down and takes out Viktor death dealers are around the same value.

Someone needs to chck out Glory on BR..Ralph only gave it a 4/5 but the reg. dvd is loaded with bass down to the mid 20s..just wonder if it got kicked up a notch on the BR....movie is as good if NOT better than SPR ,IMHO!!

Someone needs to chck out Glory on BR..Ralph only gave it a 4/5 but the reg. dvd is loaded with bass down to the mid 20s..just wonder if it got kicked up a notch on the BR....movie is as good if NOT better than SPR ,IMHO!!

Well I think he had other things on his mind and should have rated it higher. :D

Well 25Hz upwards seems about right, no I’m not doing any independent waterfalls I had pre set of waterfalls of the attack on Fort Wagner. But then realized the screen captures to accompany the waterfalls was a lot, I mean a lot!

So I deleted all the screen captures and waterfalls, this was few months ago.

The LFE.1 looked tasty and discrete from the rest of the mix. And that’s just region 2 DVD. I’d like to rent if an original 1990 edition is still available and run a few comparison tests between the R2 and the VHS.

I've personally w'falled the SD version, JBL. Nearly all of the cannon blasts,etc peaked in the 30-low40s range then faded out in the upper 20s.

Only wondering if the BRDVD is a stepup or not...I could see how there would be bass quality issues since it was a late 80s flick

That vulcan planet collapse to black hole in star trek, holy:eek:.. what a air rush.

Planet Vulcan Gets Owned By Black Hole
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wVEhafuF7A

I've personally w'falled the SD version, JBL. Nearly all of the cannon blasts,etc peaked in the 30-low40s range then faded out in the upper 20s.

Only wondering if the BRDVD is a stepup or not...I could see how there would be bass quality issues since it was a late 80s flick

I think frequency capabilities was very much around it will ether sound natural or unnaturally too loud that it doesn’t fit the size of the image.

It’s fabricated its not real life, thou some portions of it seem close enough. Near close impacts would kill you! So its impossible you only get an approximation of what it might be like, thou I don’t think you would care to know, it may leave you with shell shock! :D

Glory sounds fine as it is, for that era.;)

no I’m not doing any independent waterfalls

:D

life is but a dream....

:D

life is but a dream....

LOL!!! So true...:D

LOL!!! So true...:D

Meaning I can’t be asked.:D I think other uses should load the program up and run the tests till there blue in the face at looking at Predator thermal heat vision colour waterfalls. :D

It’s a tool and my system is quite capable of low end in tiny room and unless a louder mix comes along with the same range in frequency, I’d just turn it down a few db because it’s a bit too much on the ear sometimes.

It’s Alien that needs turning up! The dialogue mix track is so soft on that film. But! Its unique for that era.

I vote Alien first edition because it sounds more exact sounding in terms of discreteness. The LFE.1 track when it comes in feels nice thou not as low in range its good enough for that time.

"Inside Man" seemed to have extremely low organ bass material in the beginning song. Felt a little like the "Pulse" scene, but not as extreme.

"Inside Man" seemed to have extremely low organ bass material in the beginning song. Felt a little like the "Pulse" scene, but not as extreme.


I was just thinking hold on I have that on region 2 DVD, only watched it once and I can’t seem to recall the music on the opening, except small twist in the ending.

New here to this thread but just listened to "There will be Blood" on my Def Tech Trinity.
When the well hits, dont know the scene name but you know the one, you can feel the ground shake and reverberations inside your body. Really cool stuff.

Saw 5, there is a good amount of variety in the bass department. From the start of the dts audio at the beginning right till the end. A few scenes that hit hard, the swinging axe and the final scene really hit hard. I'd score this movie a minimum of 4.0.

Flight of the Phoenix BD... WOW WOW WOW!!! I have never experienced such an engulfing scene such as the opening sequence. I literally felt like I was THERE.

This is some of the cleanest, room moving bass I have experienced yet.

Flight of the Phoenix BD... WOW WOW WOW!!! I have never experienced such an engulfing scene such as the opening sequence. I literally felt like I was THERE.

This is some of the cleanest, room moving bass I have experienced yet.

Yes, this is a reference beast for sure!!!

I was just thinking hold on I have that on region 2 DVD, only watched it once and I can’t seem to recall the music on the opening, except small twist in the ending.


You can't miss it...I saw it on bluray...the beginning song caught me completely off guard...it would be interesting to see a waterfall for it. It had to of been very low...I would say organ low.

Underworld, rise of the lycans...nice bass in areas...especially when the lycans were charging the vampire castle...

Underworld, rise of the lycans...nice bass in areas...especially when the lycans were charging the vampire castle...

Ditto. I played that scene like 5 times.

Underworld, rise of the lycans...nice bass in areas...especially when the lycans were charging the vampire castle...

Agreed :D

Just stumbled on this thread. Great lists. I had a friend blow his amp when we were watching The Haunting at high volumes. Now he's too scared to turn up volume for Bass intensive movies.

He just needs an upgrade. That'll settle some fears .... or.... possibly start new ones. :D

He just needs an upgrade. That'll settle some fears .... or.... possibly start new ones. :D

some more than others.... :rolleyes:

Bolt had some very nice bass in the first 10mins and in the last portion as well.

I didn't get out the SPL meter but the recessed lights in the ceiling were squeaking which means there was some very impressive output coming out of my PB-13!

Picture quality too was very very impressive during some scenes...the pigeons really seemed to look very 3D on blu ray!

better late than never on Bolt...

Not sure if anyone had mentioned this her yet but I vote for "Taken" on blu-ray.
That movie blew my socks right off of my feet, loosened a few fillings and broke a few pictures on the wall. :-)

better late than never on TAKEN...:p

I just watched Taken last night. Good story, good action, and plenty of clean bass.
Gotta love DTS HD

Terminator salvation have very good sound, dynamic, punchy and low. For some examples, first missile hit, hunter-seeker causing building collapse, harvester first appearance. Just awesome stuff. 4 stars for now, at least.:cool:

I agree Bolt defiantly has good bass in the beginning. That should be added to the list.

I dont know where,,, but I read that someone mentioned that the bluray movie MR. and MRS. SMITH during the in house husband/wife gunbattle ,,,, the gun shots sounded a bit thin and not real

I have to disagree completely... im only running optical cable for sound and the gunshots,,,knife throws,,,carcrashes,,explosions were just AWESOME....

I love this movie.... the DTS was so dynamic that I had to lower the master volume a great deal... fisrt movie I watched at that lowof a level and still enjoyed it...

I dont know where,,, but I read that someone mentioned that the bluray movie MR. and MRS. SMITH during the in house husband/wife gunbattle ,,,, the gun shots sounded a bit thin and not real

I have to disagree completely... im only running optical cable for sound and the gunshots,,,knife throws,,,carcrashes,,explosions were just AWESOME....

I love this movie.... the DTS was so dynamic that I had to lower the master volume a great deal... fisrt movie I watched at that lowof a level and still enjoyed it...

Most likely, the reason why you can't hear what they are talking about in regards to the sound for "Mr. and Mrs. smith" on blu-ray is because you are using only Optical for your audio. You need HDMI to hear the HD audio track and that is most likely what they are referring to.

Most likely, the reason why you can't hear what they are talking about in regards to the sound for "Mr. and Mrs. smith" on blu-ray is because you are using only Optical for your audio. You need HDMI to hear the HD audio track and that is most likely what they are referring to.

so ur saying in this case for this movie... the hdmii cable is inferior to an optical cable

I would hope not...

so ur saying in this case for this movie... the hdmii cable is inferior to an optical cable

I would hope not...

Not at all, I am just saying that what you hear from optical DTS is not the same as HDMI DTS-HD. DTS-HD via HDMI is much clearer and more true to the original audio and sometimes better if they re-mastered it really well.

In this case, it most likely was just easier to notice the mistakes they made in the original sound track that you can't hear in the compressed standard DTS version.

Not at all, I am just saying that what you hear from optical DTS is not the same as HDMI DTS-HD. DTS-HD via HDMI is much clearer and more true to the original audio and sometimes better if they re-mastered it really well.

In this case, it most likely was just easier to notice the mistakes they made in the original sound track that you can't hear in the compressed standard DTS version.

hmmm would optical allow for more realistic gun fire and explosion over hdmi,,,

maybe the guy that originaly posted it was using less-than desirable speakers that didnt have the midbass (MIDrange/upperBASS) response needed for that realistic sound

either way I truly enjoyed watching/hearing it,,,, cant imagine what extra quality I will get from HDMI

...either way I truly enjoyed watching/hearing it,,,, cant imagine what extra quality I will get from HDMINot to open up this debate here (it's been worked to death in many other threads), but despite all the hoopla and hype, some experienced reviewers have reported (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-9998346-47.html?tag=bl) relatively subtle improvements that may not necessarily be entirely related to the codecs themselves, but to differences in the mix between BD and DVD tracks. We all hear what we hear, and it's impossible to prove or disprove others' contentions and subjective reactions, so let's concede there are differences of opinion and not derail this thread with that argument. :)

I use "lossless" audio whenever it's available, but I don't get especially upset when it isn't. Conventional DD and dts are very, very good. Virtually all the soundtracks listed here will give great results in whatever format the listener chooses.

I do have to admit that the DTS on the bluray is far superior to the DTS on dvd,,,,, and this was noticed by using an optical cable

should I be experiencing such a thing

I do have to admit that the DTS on the bluray is far superior to the DTS on dvd,,,,, and this was noticed by using an optical cable

should I be experiencing such a thing

You are still not getting the full effect! U need an HDMI cable to get the lossless.

You are still not getting the full effect! U need an HDMI cable to get the lossless.

I am fully aware.... I have an older rcvr so for now since I just bought the digital cable,,,, I have live with the excitement of pre-hdmi format.... a new rcvr can wait til christmas

Yes, you could certainly get better results with DTS on blu-ray compared to DVD. Just because they're both DTS doesn't mean they're both encoded at the same bitrate. Blu-ray has much more space available.

Bluray just sounds better period, compared to DVD. There is a bigger difference going from dts dvd to dts Bluray than dts bluray to lossless bluray.

Anyone have a waterfall of the first bang during U-571's depth charge scene? I am talking about when you see the depth charge fall into the water, then silence as it submerges deeper and deeper into the water, and then BANG!

Yes, you could certainly get better results with DTS on blu-ray compared to DVD. Just because they're both DTS doesn't mean they're both encoded at the same bitrate. Blu-ray has much more space available.

They're not. DTS on DVD is 768 kbps, while BD can use the full 1.5 Mbps core. On a BD the DTS track can have up to 24.5 Mbps :eek:

They're not. DTS on DVD is 768 kbps, while BD can use the full 1.5 Mbps core. On a BD the DTS track can have up to 24.5 Mbps :eek:
that explains it all.... now my mission in life is to find movies on DTS..lol

Here it is mktheater, and some others.:)

chap1 (0:01:07)
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/quarantinechap100107firetrucksleave.jpg

chap4 (0:12:00)
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/quarantinechap401200firetrucktrip.jpg

chap5 (0:24:45)
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/quarantinechap502445shootingmissesp.jpg

chap8 (0:30:36)
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/quarantinechap803036tryinggetout.jpg

chap9 (0:33:55)
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/quarantinechap903355tryinggetoutaga.jpg

chap18 (0:50:51)
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/quarantinechap1805051cdcmensenterth.jpg

Decent low bass in this movie, best part was that chap5 miss espinoza shooting(imo), three rapid pants flapping gunshots just there.

Thanks Lfeman, which waterfall was when the CDC entered the building? It was not the loudest bass but it was a very cool effect and it last pretty long.

Thanks Lfeman, which waterfall was when the CDC entered the building? It was not the loudest bass but it was a very cool effect and it last pretty long.

chap18

that explains it all.... now my mission in life is to find movies on DTS..lol

First get a receiver with HDMI. ;)

First get a receiver with HDMI. ;)
well going from analog to digital via optical cable was a huge improvement......... once that excitement goes away then I will make that purchase for a new rcvr.... funds are limited

well going from analog to digital via optical cable was a huge improvement......... once that excitement goes away then I will make that purchase for a new rcvr.... funds are limited

Enjoy it...you will be even more happy when get your new receiver down the road...there's nothing like hearing your first uncompressed track! i recommend some Underworld action when u get your new receiver...trust me! :D

well going from analog to digital via optical cable was a huge improvement......... once that excitement goes away then I will make that purchase for a new rcvr.... funds are limited

I'm in the same boat, my AVR only has optical too, must....get....h...d...m...i....but at least optical can transfer the 1.5 Mbps DTS.

Can someone do a waterall of the opening credits of Assembly? It either clipped or pushed the limits of a SubMersive. The entire house was shaking and this LFE comes out of nowhere.

Can someone do a waterall of the opening credits of Assembly? It either clipped or pushed the limits of a SubMersive. The entire house was shaking and this LFE comes out of nowhere. How loud were you listening at and how did you know you pushed the limits of a SubMersive? Did it make any noises (though I doubt it as it as a limiter)?

How loud were you listening at and how did you know you pushed the limits of a SubMersive? Did it make any noises (though I doubt it as it as a limiter)?

I've listened to the opening credits before at 0 db MV and had no problems with it, this time however at the same volume it stopped for a split second.

It did not distort at all, I think it either protected it self, or my wall voltage sagged.

The sound is similar to the opening of Cloverfield during the Bad Robot Intro except it comes out of nowhere, and it is recorded super hot.

So color me impressed with the SubMersive as quite frankly I didn't even notice this section with other subwoofers. And I'm running it +10db hot to the mains.

I've listened to the opening credits before at 0 db MV and had no problems with it, this time however at the same volume it stopped for a split second.

oh my... why on earth would ayone want to listen to their system that loud... i have yet to come close to turning my system up that high... the loudest was at -16dB MV and that is where everything is matched at 75dB

could it just be that the system was turned up way to loud and distortion and/or clipping showed its ugly head...

I've listened to the opening credits before at 0 db MV and had no problems with it, this time however at the same volume it stopped for a split second.

It did not distort at all, I think it either protected it self, or my wall voltage sagged.

The sound is similar to the opening of Cloverfield during the Bad Robot Intro except it comes out of nowhere, and it is recorded super hot.

So color me impressed with the SubMersive as quite frankly I didn't even notice this section with other subwoofers. And I'm running it +10db hot to the mains. WOW! 10 dB hot and listening at extremely loud volumes. You're really working your SubMersive and I'm not surprised it ran out of breath for a few seconds or moments. :D

Maybe I need Dynamic EQ in my next receiver, because if I'm not listening at 0, I feel like I am doing myself a disservice by missing out on the dynamic punch of the sound mix.

Or maybe I'm just crazy.

Or maybe I'm just crazy.

hmmmm naw just kidding... maybe your so accustomed to hearing it that loud that you dont know any better... try turning it down a bit and listening to it at a normal level...

0 MV is not the same as other 0 MV's. I listen at reference levels for all these movies and my reference level is -10 to - 15 depending on the recording.

Sometimes it just depends on the mix. We watched "In Bruges" this weekend, I had it at +5 just to be able to understand what they were saying at some points when they were whispering. But when the action finally (and I mean F-I-N-A-L-L-Y) started, it was quite loud (for a litle bit, then it was over). But I've watched other things at -10 & thought it was too loud. Seems I never have to go to 0 on Blu-ray, but do occasionally on SD (In Bruges was SD). Don't know if that's coincidence, or if there's a reason behind it.
0 MV is not the same as other 0 MV's. I listen at reference levels for all these movies and my reference level is -10 to - 15 depending on the recording.
True, depends on how it's calibrated. But if it's calibrated, 0 should be 0. My receiver will calibrate it during Audyssey setup.

Maybe I need Dynamic EQ in my next receiver, because if I'm not listening at 0, I feel like I am doing myself a disservice by missing out on the dynamic punch of the sound mix.

Or maybe I'm just crazy.

you must be young. i used to listen at crazy volumes like that in my lower to mid 20s

Yes, I agree that 0 should be 0 but my system can not be played at 0 because I have too much power and very sensitive speakers and sub system. Thankfully my processor can lower the overall MV as well as each channel(not by just turning it down). I could just lower the gain on my amps but I think they work better with full gain.

Yes, I agree that 0 should be 0 but my system can not be played at 0 because I have too much power and very sensitive speakers and sub system.

Not to get too far OT, but if it's calibrated, the power and efficiency shouldn't matter. That would affect your ability to reach (or even exceed) "reference" levels (which, IIRC, is 105db peaks at the seats from the satellite channels, and 115db from the LFE channel), but the reference is still the reference. If you calibrate a -30d test tone to 75db, then set the MV reference to 0, that should eliminate the variables of speaker efficiency, amp gain, the room, etc. Of course, it's not perfect, because some systems may have some compression (or just plain inability) that prevents perfect scaling to 105db, but at least you know contented encoded for 75db is 75db @ 0MV, and things should scale from there within your system's limit.

That is exactly what I did was turn the test tones down. MV at 0 is still over 105 db's peak, well over actually. It was supposed to be 0 for reference but it did not work I guess. When I get out the spl meter 105 db's peak are at around -15 MV on some movies and -13 MV on others. It should be 0.

That is exactly what I did was turn the test tones down. MV at 0 is still over 105 db's peak, well over actually. It was supposed to be 0 for reference but it did not work I guess. When I get out the spl meter 105 db's peak are at around -15 MV on some movies and -13 MV on others. It should be 0. You could lower the trim levels for each channel so 0 dB becomes reference. However, this way you will lose maximum potential volume headroom. On my home theater, -5 dB is reference.

All my channels are set at 75 db's and 0 MV is past 105 db's peak, more like 120 db's. The trim goes to -20 db's on all channels and I am there.

it seems that u guys are playing with numbers to get ur reference at "0" MV

arent u supposed to have all speaker levels set at 0dB when you first run your test tone and then you add/subtract to get all speakers matched at 75dB via splmeter.....

I enjoy my movies also at high volumes.... but movies like Mr.and Mrs. Smith I cant even attempt to watch at close to reference... I have to watch it at -40dB MV without be annoying to neighbors.....
my reference is at -16dB MV...

I did play WAR OF THE WROLDS at almost reference level and both neighbors came outside wondering what was going on

it seems that u guys are playing with numbers to get ur reference at "0" MV

Not necessarily. The "MV" level at which Dolby Reference Level is attained can vary because different receivers, speakers, and rooms all have an effect. Different receivers use different "MV" scales (some go from -80 to +16 or so, others go from 0 to 70 or 0 to 100 etc). Speaker sensitivity can impact how hard an amp needs to work to achieve a given output level, which also affects what receiver MV setting will be needed to achieve reference level. Finally, a larger room will require more output and more power to reach the same levels as in a much smaller room, against skewing the "MV" setting needed on a receiver to achieve reference level.

arent u supposed to have all speaker levels set at 0dB when you first run your test tone and then you add/subtract to get all speakers matched at 75dB via splmeter.....

I used AVIA so I calibrated to 85dB instead of 75dB, but yes, I set speaker levels to 0, raised the MV until I reached 85dB ("reference level" according to AVIA's test tones),then level matched via SPL meter so all speakers read 85dB. This ends up being about -2dB or -3dB on my receiver's scale of -80 to +16.

I enjoy my movies also at high volumes.... but movies like Mr.and Mrs. Smith I cant even attempt to watch at close to reference... I have to watch it at -40dB MV without be annoying to neighbors.....
my reference is at -16dB MV...

Assuming your reference level really is -16MV, you watched Mr. and Mrs. Smith at -24dB from reference. Most people here would classify that as quite modest. I usually listen to movies at somewhere between -8dB and -3dB from reference level. Of course I don't worry too much about neighbors either because they can't hear my HT very easily :). I don't know what I'd do if I lived in an apartment...

I did play WAR OF THE WROLDS at almost reference level and both neighbors came outside wondering what was going on

Any idea what kind of peak bass levels you were reaching there? WOTW DTS is recorded a good 5-6dB HOTTER than normal for reference level, so if you watched it at reference you'd probably have LFE peaks of 120-125dB (assuming your subs are calibrated flat - if they're hot it would be even louder). Very few forum members have subwoofer systems that can easily deliver 125dB peaks in LFE - most of those bass nuts are in the DIY forum ;)

Any idea what kind of peak bass levels you were reaching there? WOTW DTS is recorded a good 5-6dB HOTTER than normal for reference level, so if you watched it at reference you'd probably have LFE peaks of 120-125dB (assuming your subs are calibrated flat - if they're hot it would be even louder). Very few forum members have subwoofer systems that can easily deliver 125dB peaks in LFE - most of those bass nuts are in the DIY forum ;)

i did test it out and obtained a peak of 98db at the seating area from the lightning that happened just before they ran into the house.. but this was recorded using a dgital splmeter and the MV was at -30db 14db below reference.. i know i posted it here somewhere.. i just did it last weekend..

forgive me for such a noob question... but does the format make a huge difference? I ask because I recently set up two ULS-15 and have been trying to find some test material...

I have not bought any BRs, I usually just rent them, but I do have a fair DVD collection but waterfalls that I have tried, (LOTR Two Towers, Matrix, Sum of all Fears, T2, T3, Unbreakable etc) are really lack luster. I had a friend who came over with Transformers on BR and the flip scene was just insane. So does the format DVD, BR, HDDVD make a huge difference, or is the flip scene just that insane that it put other waterfalls to shame?

forgive me for such a noob question... but does the format make a huge difference? I ask because I recently set up two ULS-15 and have been trying to find some test material...

I have not bought any BRs, I usually just rent them, but I do have a fair DVD collection but waterfalls that I have tried, (LOTR Two Towers, Matrix, Sum of all Fears, T2, T3, Unbreakable etc) are really lack luster. I had a friend who came over with Transformers on BR and the flip scene was just insane. So does the format DVD, BR, HDDVD make a huge difference, or is the flip scene just that insane that it put other waterfalls to shame?

as far as format, some will say it makes a big difference and some will not think it's a giant difference

some movies you might want to try are war of the worlds (the one with tom cruise) and cloverfield (and some others, scan the thread and the forum). the newer movies definitely make a big difference no matter which format. they keep raising the bar on the LFE channel

Anyone have a waterfall of the first bang during U-571's depth charge scene? I am talking about when you see the depth charge fall into the water, then silence as it submerges deeper and deeper into the water, and then BANG!

Something like this.

chap15 (1:17:15)dts
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/U-571chap1511715dts.jpg

For all u bass lovers check out the movie street fighter on BD.

forgive me for such a noob question... but does the format make a huge difference? I ask because I recently set up two ULS-15 and have been trying to find some test material...

I have not bought any BRs, I usually just rent them, but I do have a fair DVD collection but waterfalls that I have tried, (LOTR Two Towers, Matrix, Sum of all Fears, T2, T3, Unbreakable etc) are really lack luster. I had a friend who came over with Transformers on BR and the flip scene was just insane. So does the format DVD, BR, HDDVD make a huge difference, or is the flip scene just that insane that it put other waterfalls to shame?

try Cloverfield on BR and Master and Commander on BR. both awesome for bass.

I am calling it now, The Unborn movie that comes out next week has a few LFE suprises. It might give WOTW a run.

i did test it out and obtained a peak of 98db at the seating area from the lightning that happened just before they ran into the house.. but this was recorded using a dgital splmeter and the MV was at -30db 14db below reference.. i know i posted it here somewhere.. i just did it last weekend..

Totally one of the best chapter's in HT. The lightning hit 116 db's for me at 14 feet. At -8.

I didn't see this movie on the ratings page. But, if you haven't watched 28 Days Later on Blu Ray...your missing out. This movie totally, completely hammered from start to finish. I would score this at least 4.5...

Anyone seen KNOWING or Push on BR yet??

The knowing has some big bass moments for sure. My wife just smiled at me. I will rewatch it at reference tomorrow.

The last 12 or so minutes of KNOWing for sure!

Who put The Hurt Locker up in the OP? It hasn't even released yet....

I just saw the trailer for The Hurt Locker last night.

Oh yeah baby! When the movie's plot revolves around experiencing large explosions at extreme close range, and the trailer shows clips of the gound heaving, ... you just might have a BASS winner. :eek: :D


Tim

The knowing has some big bass moments for sure. My wife just smiled at me. I will rewatch it at reference tomorrow.

yea there were three scenes that I recall have great low end... the plane crash, when the son was told to look out of his window and the ending.

If the new Roland Emmerich movie "2012" doesn't break all LFE records, I don't know what will. The trailer will make you weep for joy...

There were at least 4 extended bass scenes in the Knowing. The biggest bass was when the blonde guy opened his mouth and the light came out. That was intense. Every catastrophe, that open mouth scene, and when the boy looked out the window.

I was not too impressed with the bass in 12 rounds.

There were at least 4 extended bass scenes in the Knowing. The biggest bass was when the blonde guy opened his mouth and the light came out. That was intense. Every catastrophe, that open mouth scene, and when the boy looked out the window.
I don't think it was all that DEEP but the spaceship arriving and leaving earth had the loudest bass -probably ref. level.....overall I didn't like the movie THAT much but my girls loved it!

I still think the biggest wow factor in The Knowing is when that guy opens his mouth and the light comes out. That had everyone's hair standing up and pants flapping from 18 feet away. It was not expected.

I agree with MK. I just finished watching The Knowing, and when the blonde guy opened his mouth, the result had me screaming Oh My Gosh, laughing, and applauding the BASS. Fantastic. :eek:


Tim

sooo anyone gonna post some charts on it? (Vista=no charts here)

guess i could do them, but i need still adjust my sound card settings. it was nice find that now i can make charts without long cables and loud noises.:cool:

edit:SbWillie, latest spectrumlab should work on vista.

thx, but I promised my wife and daughter I wouldn't DL that on HER (daughter's) laptop...oh well.

Who put The Hurt Locker up in the OP? It hasn't even released yet....

It has been released but not in NA.

watched the animated movie Sky Crawlers...didn't care for the movie but the dogfights were pretty intense with some bass and was also visually cool on a big screen.

I may have missed it but does anyone have a waterfall for "The curious case of Benjamin Button", when he takes his love interest on a tugboat ride near the beginning and they get a horn blast from a passing ocean liner? Seemed like a good chunk of bass. I had it cranked up to -5db because the movie is mostly dialog and that part caught me off guard.

airplane crash
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-airplanecrash.jpg
boy looks out of window
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-boywatchesoutofwindow.jpg
metro accident
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-trainaccident.jpg
man open his mouth and light comes out
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-manopenhismouth.jpg
who are you?
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-whoareyou.jpg
up to the sky
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-leavingofplanet.jpg
this is not the end
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-thisisnottheend.jpg

Oh, thanks lfe man! You wouldn't happen to remember which plot goes with what scene in the movie, do you?

Kinda surprised with the lack of <20hz content but this movie sure has enormous dynamic range. The airplane crash scared the crap out of me in the theaters.

Scene descriptions added, yeah it was pretty loud/dynamic, but not that infra deep, still good 20-50hz bass explosions in airplane crash scene. That loud 55-65hz bass in "who are you"chart was painful to ears. It did take some time to recover from that.:eek:

awesome, can't wait to try "Knowing" on BR. it's on my netflix queue, but it says long wait.

I may have missed it but does anyone have a waterfall for "The curious case of Benjamin Button", when he takes his love interest on a tugboat ride near the beginning and they get a horn blast from a passing ocean liner? Seemed like a good chunk of bass. I had it cranked up to -5db because the movie is mostly dialog and that part caught me off guard.
Yes, that part scared the hell out of me too. Very close to that there is also a thunderstorm with some good bass.

Thx lfeman! :)

awesome, can't wait to try "Knowing" on BR. it's on my netflix queue, but it says long wait.

Knowing has pretty good bass. Not alot of room shaking 20hz stuff but good mix through out. The air plane crash and alien "mouth open" sounds really good on the Dragon. I enjoyed the move as well.

Jason, I canceled my Netflix account because of that. Long wait becomes short wait, then it becomes on the bottom of the list because by the time it comes in, a new movie comes out. So in the end, I rent from blockbuster. I have three by me and they have really stocked up on Blu-ray's lately.

I usually get my new releases the very next day after they are released. I received the Haunting in CT, and Night Train today. Same went for Knowing and Push.

Just watched Knowing as well on Blu Ray.

HOLY CRAP.

The theater was rocking. I even reached for the remote and took a few db off the MV because of just how POWERFUL some of these LFE scenes were.

When the guy opens his mouth...that one reminded me of HULK, but a little higher up in the hz. That Graph up top shows very heavy 28hz for that scene, which makes sense!

This one should rank a 4 maybe 4.5 star movie for bass!

Like everyone else in this thread, the airplane crash scene scared the SH!T out of me!

Thx lfeman! :)

You're welcome, yes 4 star is something right to knowing.

Just watched Knowing last night as well. I haven't worked the remote like that since I upgraded to BluRay. The dynamics were freaking loud and I didn't want to wake the kids. For most of the movie I was at -15, for most of the scenes above I had to lower to -20. But the "out the window" scene I had to bring it down to -30! Holy crap that was a loud moose!

Is knowing worth a buy or just a rental?

Is knowing worth a buy or just a rental?

wait and watch it on cable

if it's that good that you want to see it over and over and over then buy it

I bought the blu ray, and several of the LFE scenes are def demo grade..

Pretty good movie...

The Knowing has better bass than Rambo and less than the Incredible Hulk.

Rent only.

I wouldn't buy Knowing just for the LFE. Unless I had a lot of money to spend and I didn't have anything else to buy! :)

Seen the hurtlocker last night with my pb12nds and damn that movie has BASS for days!!!!

Def. recommended.

Seen the hurtlocker last night with my pb12nds and damn that movie has BASS for days!!!!

Def. recommended.

How did u get this movie? Isn't in the theaters.

How did u get this movie? Isn't in the theaters.

Its out on Blu-ray somewhere(5mnths ago?). If you're a pirate, well...you know :cool:

Knowing...all those scenes everyone mentioned totally hit with nice clean bass. The one scene i haven't read yet, was the last chapter when the solar flames end life. This scene played 6-7 db's higher than the other scenes. The airplane, mouth open, and subway scene for my room hit constantly around 111 db's, the end of the movie had spikes, it was constantly 115 db's and had 3 boost's that went up to 118 db's..that freaked me out...good movie. I would give this 4.5...

+++1 for pirates

Knowing...all those scenes everyone mentioned totally hit with nice clean bass. The one scene i haven't read yet, was the last chapter when the solar flames end life. This scene played 6-7 db's higher than the other scenes. The airplane, mouth open, and subway scene for my room hit constantly around 111 db's, the end of the movie had spikes, it was constantly 115 db's and had 3 boost's that went up to 118 db's..that freaked me out...good movie. I would give this 4.5...

Not sure about the others but I left it out because I didn't want to ruin anything for those that haven't seen the movie ;)

finally saw Knowing..... my opnion is it's not a bass movie at all.

Movie was good....... until the goofy alien ending.

How would someone go about getting hurt locker on bluray?

How would someone go about getting hurt locker on bluray?

There you go.:)
http://www.musicafilm.it/movie-dvds/the-hurt-locker_1.html

Region b though.

finally saw Knowing..... my opnion is it's not a bass movie at all.

Movie was good....... until the goofy alien ending.

What are you using for sub's ? I watched it in Blu Ray. DTS really hammers my system. Knowing had 6-7 really good scenes and one total monster scene for bass. My sectional got a nice massage with that movie.

Also watched Push, ah, worth one watch..now that movie had very little bass. Maybe a 3.0 rating...finished the night off with the latest Street Fighter Chun Li..this had to recorded hot, from start to finish the echo of bass thumped with this one..movie not the best, bass had ton's...4.0 rating..

What are you using for sub's ? I watched it in Blu Ray. DTS really hammers my system. Knowing had 6-7 really good scenes and one total monster scene for bass. My sectional got a nice massage with that movie.

Also watched Push, ah, worth one watch..now that movie had very little bass. Maybe a 3.0 rating...finished the night off with the latest Street Fighter Chun Li..this had to recorded hot, from start to finish the echo of bass thumped with this one..movie not the best, bass had ton's...4.0 rating..

Running two F-12's. It had a few good scenes with bass but nothing compared to WOTW. I watched it ON DEMAND, blockbuster was out of the bluray.

WOTW is a 5 star...isn't a whole bunch that compare's to it. The final scene in Knowing is the only movie that i have watched that actually hit the same db as WOTW.
For my system, at -7, chapter 5 in Wotw hits up to 119 db. Last night watching Knowing, the last scene constantly hit between 115-118.5 db's. The other scenes in that movie only hit around 108-111...so the end kind of freaked me out. That movie hit nicely 6-7 times, which is more than most of the movies that have come out lately..maybe it just teased me.

One thing I've been wondering. Why is it basically only movies released in the DVD era that have strong bass? I do recall movie subwoofers existing before that point in time...

Has anyone tested out WATCHMEN yet? I heard it's got some good bass.........

I saw the knowing on blu Ray this weekend. It had the strongest bass I have heard in a long time. It had my epik conquest moving some air.

Watchmen bass was ho-hum. Nothing memorable or particularly loud.

Watchmen bass was ho-hum. Nothing memorable or particularly loud.

This is a dissapointment, i have it coming on netflix now.
How did you get to watch it before it was released? The release date netflix listed was today, 7/21

Watchmen bass was ho-hum. Nothing memorable or particularly loud.

ralphs bluray review said otherwise..... weird

Wife got Watchmen in blu today. We will see...

I've updated the OP with the following...

28 Days Later (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289043/) Blu-ray DTS-HD:MA

Bolt (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397892/) Blu-ray DTS-HD:MA

Knowing (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448011/) Blu-ray DTS-HD:MA

Push (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465580/) Blu-ray DTS-HD:MA

Quarantine (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082868/) Blu-ray TrueHD

Saw V (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1132626/) Blu-ray DTS-HD:MA 7.1

The Sky Crawlers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1056437/) (Sukai Kurora) Blu-ray TrueHD

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0891592/) Blu-ray DTS-HD:MA

There Will Be Blood (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469494/) Blu-ray TrueHD

The Unborn (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139668/) Blu-ray DTS-HD:MA

Watchmen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/) DC Blu-ray DTS-HD:MA

Watchmen was alright... From what I remember that was nothing SPECTACULAR but some scenes had decent 30hz bass. I would give it http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/images/smilies/3.5stars.gif
Might have to watch it again and post some waterfalls.

Watchmen was alright... From what I remember that was nothing SPECTACULAR but some scenes had decent 30hz bass. I would give it http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/images/smilies/3.5stars.gif
Might have to watch it again and post some waterfalls.

I thank you for your rating.

Watchmen was alright... From what I remember that was nothing SPECTACULAR but some scenes had decent 30hz bass. I would give it http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/images/smilies/3.5stars.gif
Might have to watch it again and post some waterfalls.

In the end, it was a morality play. I was looking for something more akin to Fantastic Four meets X-Men. With a few notable exceptions, it's more subtle than that.

3.5 stars is fair.


Tim

DrPainMD, any plans to put those charts on the list.:)

That is cool Mrkazador, you saved some of my time.:) Yep, nothing special in watchmen. Nite owl ship bass sweeps was mainly somewhere 40-60hz area, but dynamics are pretty crazy in this movie and then of course good midbass punch, but really good strong 30hz down was missing.

I would recommend everyone check out Street Fighter...Unbelievably low and awesome bass throughout! There is a lot of sub 20hz stuff and it is one of those tracks that your glad the recording is hot because the actually movie sucks..but it is certainly deff worth checking out because the bass kicks some serious a...

Blade Runner (Final Cut) BD had some surprisingly good bass, mostly from the awesome soundtrack which had tons and tons of low notes.

Just finished Watchmen. It was ok so was the bass. There were some here and there but nothing compared to Dark Knight or 300. Both were done by WB. The video looked great so did Laurie! Hubba Hubba.

Now the wait is to see how many stars Knowing gets from Dr. P! ;)

It's nice that Dr Pain has updated the list with some newer movies. What are the chances that the following pages can be updated with Chapters & timestamps. In fact there are several older movies on the list without them. Anyone have the time and ambition to tackle this?

Is there a time stamp for Valkyrie? i wanted to set up my system really quick before i watch it.

Didnt want anything to blow and ruin the whole film. :rolleyes:

LOL yea as much as i like bass i think i could get away with several large subs and just a center channel. Why waste money on surround and mains :D.



That would make for a funny picture.

Is there a time stamp for Valkyrie? i wanted to set up my system really quick before i watch it.

Didnt want anything to blow and ruin the whole film. :rolleyes:

The beginning of the film, they're in a desert I think.

Taken was a killer movie. I thought it had a lot of hard hitting bass. I watched it tonight for the first time and it had way more bass than i was expecting, and when it hit, it hammered. I'd score it fairly high, 4.5
Hi,

Long time, no post for me. How are you? I totally agree! Killer, clean LFE in this movie. And very entertaining to boot!

Just watched Street Fighter, as some have already said tons on bass through out.

+++1 for pirates

You said it.

Blu ray movies for the win ! http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/pimp.gif

Just watched Valkyrie last night and the desert scene in the opening 10 mins was awsome. Or it could have just been due to the fact that its the first movie ive seen
since adding a second sub:D. Pictures fell off the wall:D

Just watched Valkyrie last night and the desert scene in the opening 10 mins was awsome. Or it could have just been due to the fact that its the first movie ive seen
since adding a second sub:D. Pictures fell off the wall:D

Thats the movie that PO'ed my wife. Tom Cruise had taken his family into the underground bomb shelter and the dialogue was quiet so I turned it up. Then BOOM! a bomb hit right on the shelter it sounded like. You would have thought it hit our house. Pictures fell off the wall in our bar and shattered the glass. My wife was not happy and now really doesn't think the new sub is a good thing.

My wife was not happy and now really doesn't think the new sub is a good thing.

LOL!!! Do they ever????:)

Watched Transformers and Eragon on Blu-ray. The bass in Eragon was awesome. Transformers was good too, but Eragon's bass scenes were lower and louder. I guess because there were only around 15-20 bass scenes, Eragon didn't deserve any stars? I would have given it 4 stars.

I forgot to mention that I watched Serenity on Blu-ray as well. It had some good bass in it too. Not nearly as good, or as much, as Eragon, but I think it probably deserves the 4 stars it was given.

ralph who?

ralphs bluray review said otherwise..... weird


Are you guys referring to street fighter legend of chun-li?

Just finished watching Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. It definitely needs to be added to the list. I think the bass was well distributed throughout the whole movie, yet wasn't over bearing. There were a few really intense bass scenes, but the one that stuck in my mind was when the Lycans were charging the castle near the end of the movie. I'd give it 4 stars. I watched the original Underworld the other day on Blu-ray. It definitely does NOT deserve the 4 stars it currently has. I'd move it down to 3 stars or remove it all together. IMO.

ralph who?




Are you guys referring to street fighter legend of chun-li?

No, only watchmen, street fighter legend of chun-li is good bass movie.

I dunno if it has been said. But lakeview terrace has some good lfe. Notably at 1 hr 34 minutes to about 1 hr 40 minutes is just sold bass tones

city of ember was a great movie, bass was good too

Just finished watching Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. It definitely needs to be added to the list. I think the bass was well distributed throughout the whole movie, yet wasn't over bearing. There were a few really intense bass scenes, but the one that stuck in my mind was when the Lycans were charging the castle near the end of the movie. I'd give it 4 stars. I watched the original Underworld the other day on Blu-ray. It definitely does NOT deserve the 4 stars it currently has. I'd move it down to 3 stars or remove it all together. IMO.

I liked the dome opening scene...felt like the roof was coming off the house!

I liked the dome opening scene...felt like the roof was coming off the house!

I like the wolf charging towards the Castle scene.

If your looking for good low bass, keep looking past the new fast and furious. Nothing jaw dropping there. Entertaining, but nothing special. I've got knowing coming this week, hopefully that will hit my LFE jones.

If your looking for good low bass, keep looking past the new fast and furious. Nothing jaw dropping there. Entertaining, but nothing special. I've got knowing coming this week, hopefully that will hit my LFE jones.

You can bet on it....

Push had better bass than Fast and Furious but only when they would push air. Watchmen was OK, better than rambo(bass)(I rewatched this the other day). The Knowing had better bass than all of them.

Watchmen had a few good lfe scenes...worth a watch...long movie tho.

still love war of the worlds the most.

Every time someone comes over and want to watch it... feels like my house is going to fall apart.

just great.

Is anyone using spectrum labs with Vista and the Turtle Beach SRM soundcard?

Is anyone using spectrum labs with Vista and the Turtle Beach SRM soundcard?

So, my instructions did not worked then.:confused:

I tried man. I just don't get it. I can open REW and set it up to monitor the input with pink noise and hear it through my speakers and then switch to Spectrum Labs and I cannot get it to register anything. Like I posted in the other thread I tried the XP compatibility and also I tried playing with the various inputs and sound card choices inside the program and none of those worked either. I'm going to do a fresh reinstall of it at this point and start from scratch.

Watched City of Ember with the kids...never heard of it...some pretty good bass off and on...and actually an ok movie.

watched Mutant Chronicles, pretty good bass movie but on the whole a pretty terrible movie.

Watched Serenity last nite on BluRay with the brother...

Bass was fantastic out of my Phoenix and MFW....

Movie was kinda bad itself IMO.

Thats the movie that PO'ed my wife. Tom Cruise had taken his family into the underground bomb shelter and the dialogue was quiet so I turned it up. Then BOOM! a bomb hit right on the shelter it sounded like. You would have thought it hit our house. Pictures fell off the wall in our bar and shattered the glass. My wife was not happy and now really doesn't think the new sub is a good thing.

That and the opening scene are all for this film. Those are ,however ,very very impressive !:D

Art

Where's JBL?

Seen The Haunting in Connecticut (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492044/) 2 nights ago. That movie had great bass. :cool:


"The mix summons a hellish low-end from the subwoofer, and the bulk of the scares are reinforced by thunderous, violent waves of bass." via - http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37994/haunting-in-connecticut-the/

Check it out.

Well, you should watch sometimes. You might see more picture info in some movies. I just watched king kong in 1.77:1 aspect ratio(dvd,br is 2.35:1) and it looks a lot better(more picture up and bottom and nothing missing left and right), of course bass was not in same level what it is in dvd, but there was still some.

Was just randomly browsing this thread and came across this. Thought this was maybe one of the dumbest things I've ever seen written on this forum.

Edit: Bass is cool

Was just randomly browsing this thread and came across this. Thought this was maybe one of the dumbest things I've ever seen written on this forum. almost the same as posting something NOT pertaining to BASS!:rolleyes: get a grip!

Edit: Bass is cool

Mwhauahaha lol that made my day Mike! :D

Star Wars II, Attack of the Clones is only 3 stars?

Serious bass and its hot to boot....

I realize that this a dvd, blu-ray, dh-dvd thread but here's something to look forward to. I went to the theater yesterday and saw District 9 and the bass was extremely strong. I very much look forward to playing this soon to be released blu-ray on my HT. By the way the movie itself was pretty good although I did not like the shakey camera technique, and the overall color of the movie was washed out.

Was just randomly browsing this thread and came across this. Thought this was maybe one of the dumbest things I've ever seen written on this forum.

Edit: Bass is cool

Explain, what was so dumb there that you decided to post it again?:confused:

Saying that because a movie fills up your TV that it's somehow "better" and that you somehow believe that it is showing more information that the BD when infact it is just being panned and scanned so you are missing information on the sides.

Saying that because a movie fills up your TV that it's somehow "better" and that you somehow believe that it is showing more information that the BD when infact it is just being panned and scanned so you are missing information on the sides.

No, there was more information in that tv 1.77:1 version in up and bottom and nothing missing left and right. Same goes with gladiator and many others and when you see those unmatted versions you pretty much don't want to see anymore those masked versions, especially king kong and gladiator IMO.

It sucks that coming gladiator blu-ray is that matted version.

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDCompare7/gladiator.htm

Directors intent etc etc but I know there are probably a couple hundred threads on the net about that already :p

But how are you sure they are using the unmatted version for the televised broadcast of King Kong?

Having just watched SW II AotC and LOTR RotK I def think the first had louder LFE in it..

Directors intent etc etc but I know there are probably a couple hundred threads on the net about that already :p

But how are you sure they are using the unmatted version for the televised broadcast of King Kong?

I'm not sure what version they show there, but here it was that unmatted version. I compared that tv version to normal dvd and i commonly do that for fun, if i know what aspect ratio that tv version have and if i own the different aspect ratio dvd version. It's not always payoff, but sometimes you can find nice surprise.

Director's intent, yeah it usually sucks.;):D

...Director's intent, yeah it usually sucks.;):DWe don't always know the Director's preference. Aspect ratios are sometimes selected for marketing reasons (to appease the exhibitors) rather than for creative reasons. The ratio shown in theaters may or may not be the one the director would have chosen. Sometimes directors have some latitude with the DVD version and change the ratio, which riles the OAR devotes. :D

Not sure what this has to do with bass, though, other than to note that some exhibitors mess that up too. DVDs played on top notch home systems often have better bass than the neighborhood multiplex. ;)

There are so many movies to pick from where do I start. I rent all of my blu rays but do want to buy one that has excellent LFE so I can use it to really test my subs out. Any suggesting? I’m want to go to BB at lunch to buy one.

When I say director's intent I mean in terms of how he frames the shots. Even if he wanted to make a movie in 4:3, he's still going to frame his shots correctly for 21:9.

There are so many movies to pick from where do I start. I rent all of my blu rays but do want to buy one that has excellent LFE so I can use it to really test my subs out. Any suggesting? I’m want to go to BB at lunch to buy one.

war of the worlds (tom cruise)

finding nemo (not sure if that's on blu-ray yet)

dark knight

knowing

war of the worlds (tom cruise)

finding nemo (not sure if that's on blu-ray yet)

dark knight

knowing
Dark Knight is a huge must, especially if you can use the DTS HD audio track.
It still wows me every time I listen to it.

There are so many movies to pick from where do I start. I rent all of my blu rays but do want to buy one that has excellent LFE so I can use it to really test my subs out. Any suggesting? I’m want to go to BB at lunch to buy one.


Cloverfield
The Haunting
Flight of the Phoenix
Hot Fuzz
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Live Free or Die Hard
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
Pulse
War of the Worlds



Blackhawk Down
The Dark Knight
Domino
Finding Nemo
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Horton Hears a Who!
Iron Man
Man on Fire
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Titan A.E.



30 Days of Night
300
Babylon A.D
Casino Royale
The Chronicles of Riddick
DareDevil
Fantastic 4
Harry Potter: Order of The Phoenix
The Incredibles
Knowing
Kung Fu Panda
The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers
The Matrix Revolutions
Max Payne
Mr. Brooks
Open Range
Pearl Harbor
Serenity
Shoot 'Em Up
Stardust
Transformers
U-571
Underworld
Wanted
X-Men 3: The Last Stand
xXx

It's on the first page. :)

Does anybody have a feeling for the sound in Ice Age 3 when it makes it to disc?

I recently pikced up Max Payne and Knowing on blu-ray and both of these movies have some great bass moments in them. I was very impressed/pleased with them.

Where's JBL?

He had to have been banned...Otherwise he's still be clogging the system with his not so needed waterfalls...

He had to have been banned...Otherwise he's still be clogging the system with his not so needed waterfalls...


His last visit here was in June.


No AVS members post any waterfalls on this thread anymore, be they needed or not!

I just noticed that Hot Fuzz is available at Best Buy on Blu-ray. I guess it is a Best Buy exclusive (per the ad). $19.99.

His last visit here was in June.


No AVS members post any waterfalls on this thread anymore, be they needed or not!
actually it's almost wasted without waterfalls...most posts are repeats about the same movies having `impressive bass'...sorry no offense guys but it's true.:o

actually it's almost wasted without waterfalls...most posts are repeats about the same movies having `impressive bass'...sorry no offense guys but it's true.:o

Yep, you're correct there.

I have not posted anything recently because nothing has impressed me much. I was going to do Watchmen but nothing impressive. I think Street Fighter IV The Ties that Bind had something nice, I'll have to look later.

Anyone have any bass/LFE information for Doom?

Anyone have any bass/LFE information for Doom?

I did have some charts from doom, but i deleted them... nothing really worthy there to post. If i recall correctly opening scene was mainly hot 40-60hz rumble(same with upcoming lift scene), but bfg launch on toilet has pretty good 20-50hz stuff.

Hey guys, try this.:D

Art of the devil thailand region 3 dvd menu.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/artofthedevilmenu.jpg

:eek:

I would LOVE to see a waterfall from the Return to Forever concert. At the beginning of Song to the Pharaoh Kings there is some VERY deep bass.
There is deep bass throughout this disc, but the beginning of this song has the deepest.

Hey guys, try this.:D

Art of the devil thailand region 3 dvd menu.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/artofthedevilmenu.jpg

:eek:

that's crazy :eek:

is that random unintended noise that slipped past the recording engineer ?

:D

I have not posted anything recently because nothing has impressed me much. I was going to do Watchmen but nothing impressive. I think Street Fighter IV The Ties that Bind had something nice, I'll have to look later.

I also agree. There han't been any record breaking LFE to come out lately IMO.

I also agree, nothing worthy of a waterfall.

Doom the movie...one of my all time faves because it captured it almost perfectly. Even though my copy is Dts, it sounds nice but doesn't hit very hard. 1st person perspective was an added bonus to the movie.

The Street Fighter movie, i'm a fan, but this movie is pretty bad. The bass though, done extremely hot in my opinion. It boomed clumsily from start to finish but at a very high volume.

Probably the best movie lately for hard clean loud bass was Knowing. The last chapter for my system hit level's comparible to WOTW but cleaner...if that sounded right :)

Watched 3 last night...The Code- was decent, all dialogue...The Last Sentinel- was alright for a 'B' movie, the sound tried but the budget must have been low...:)
and finally got a chance to watch The Day The Earth Stood Still, i was surprised by this one, got a lot of bad review's..i thought it was o.k...the bass had moment's for sure...

Nothing good lately...sucks Oct 20th is still so far for Transformer's on BluRay..

SO noone is expectin much from Wolverine? SOrry but I missed it @ the Warren.

It will sound good either way. Bluray is great. Hopefully it has great bass.

SO noone is expectin much from Wolverine? SOrry but I missed it @ the Warren.

I think there was a couple good 30hz scenes but nothing impressive from what I remember(2weeks ago). This was 768kps DTS.

I think there was a couple good 30hz scenes but nothing impressive from what I remember(2weeks ago). This was 768kps DTS.How low does your theater go?:confused:

No one rented Mutant Chronicles?

Bosso

Not yet

No one rented Mutant Chronicles?

Bosso

I rented this dvd (could only find it on dvd, no blu-ray at Hollywood) last week. Very strong lfe track, I can not take any measurements (I don't have the necessary equipment) but the low bass was spread throughout the entire movie. The movie itself was just O.K.. It was a step above the Si-Fi channel movies. My opinion it was worth watching.

Picked up "Hot Fuzz" on BD today. The LFE was absolutely incredible on the disc :eek: My house and subwoofer are still recovering from its destruction :cool:

just saw a commercial for Tim Burton's new movie, 9

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472033/

looks like it could be a good bass movie

just saw a commercial for Tim Burton's new movie, 9

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472033/

looks like it could be a good bass movie

Tim Burton and Bass? I don't know. IMO, He's more of an artistic/weird director. Did you see Coraline?

Seen CRANK 2 last night.

IT HAD Awesome BASS. Watch it if you can.

Seen CRANK 2 last night.

IT HAD Awesome BASS. Watch it if you can.

Where did yo get it?

I just finished watching Hitman. I watched Max Payne a couple of days ago. Both of them for the first time. I would rate both at 4.5 stars. The bass was great, and I also liked the movies.

I am not sure if I already mentioned it, but a couple of weeks ago I watched Hot Fuzz for the first time. Now that movie has tons of bass. Believe it or not, I actually ended out liking the movie. It took awhile, but it grew on me. Besides, I only paid $.50 for the movie (plus $2.98 shipping :() off Amazon (used).

I just finished watching Hitman. I watched Max Payne a couple of days ago. Both of them for the first time. I would rate both at 4.5 stars. The bass was great, and I also liked the movies.

I am not sure if I already mentioned it, but a couple of weeks ago I watched Hot Fuzz for the first time. Now that movie has tons of bass. Believe it or not, I actually ended out liking the movie. It took awhile, but it grew on me. Besides, I only paid $.50 for the movie (plus $2.98 shipping :() off Amazon (used).

I watched Hot Fuzz last night, DVD, and it has pretty good bass. I actually liked the movie too. Every time when during the fast cut scenes, there was bass. I think there was bass at every 5mins. I wish I seen it on Blu-ray though. The vocals and bass would have been more clear and crisp.

Just bought Braveheart and Gladiator on Bluray. It should sound great. They cost me $39.13 but they each have $10 rebates for owning the DVD so it comes to $19.13 for both. Great deal.

I finally got around to watching the Cloverfield Blu-Ray last night. IT was absolutely amazing. It had deep, clean, abundant, room-filling bass. I enjoyed the style and the "story" as well. My wife didn't get the movie and thought it had no real plot. I felt pretty guilty during the whole thing because of how much my Ultra was shaking my townhouse. I'm sure the neighbor on the other side of my family room wall had a couple of things rattling in his place. In any event, I used restraint and turned the volume down some when the monster was stomping around so he did not come over to complain (actually he never has complained yet--probably because he parks in our assigned parking spot). Plus this movie is only 74 minutes long. I've come to the conclusion that any modern movie that has creatures over 2-3 stories tall will have great bass when they walk around.

I am pretty sure this has replaced WOTW as my favorite bass movie. I think I could even nickname it the "King of Bass movies". Someday I will have to buy this one to add to my collection, it will fit right in next to my hulk blu-ray, Transformers, Pulse, and WOTW.

So the question is: Why is this movie called Cloverfield? Did I miss some part of the plot where it was even mentioned? I don't remember anyone saying Cloverfield or even the word clover throughout the whole film.

I think it is in the beginning and on the report. I have not seen that movie in a while.

The film begins with a disclaimer stating that the following footage about to be viewed is of a case designated "Cloverfield" and was found in the area that was "formerly known as Central Park".

I think it is in the beginning and on the report. I have not seen that movie in a while.

With your system at refrence levels, it's def worth another watch. There will be quite a bit of pant leg flapping

I just finished watching À l'intérieur (inside) a gnarly and gruesome french horror film, if you can stomach the imagery you should be very impressed with the bass, several scene's were pushing my new big sub to it's limits, check it out.

I just finished watching À l'intérieur (inside) a gnarly and gruesome french horror film, if you can stomach the imagery you should be very impressed with the bass, several scene's were pushing my new big sub to it's limits, check it out.

I have that, maybe i check it tonight...if i dare.:p

Yesterday i watched district 9 and it's one impressive sounding movie...bass and surrounds are sick in many scenes. Great movie too.:)

I wonder what those hertz are when someone hit accidentally camera mic, seemed very low indeed?:D

airplane crash
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-airplanecrash.jpg
boy looks out of window
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-boywatchesoutofwindow.jpg
metro accident
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-trainaccident.jpg
man open his mouth and light comes out
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-manopenhismouth.jpg
who are you?
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-whoareyou.jpg
up to the sky
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-leavingofplanet.jpg
this is not the end
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/lfeman/knowing-thisisnottheend.jpg

I was looking for these. just finished watching it and it had some amazing bass.

Aren't scenes "man opens his mouth" and "Who are you" the same?

And speaking of that scene, i didn't feel any bass when the light came out his mouth. it was very loud, but i didn't really feel anything. every other scene i felt but this one i felt nothing. my woofer was moving in and out like crazy. you guys think maby i have a dip at that frequency?

I finally saw the "Darla Tapping" scene last night because Finding Nemo was on the disney channel. I was NOT impressed. I thought it was pretty weak! :( Maybe because it was on TV/DVR?

I finally saw the "Darla Tapping" scene last night because Finding Nemo was on the disney channel. I was NOT impressed. I thought it was pretty weak! :( Maybe because it was on TV/DVR?

Get the DVD or the blu-ray. It's pretty impressive. TV doesn't count.

I finally saw the "Darla Tapping" scene last night because Finding Nemo was on the disney channel. I was NOT impressed. I thought it was pretty weak! :( Maybe because it was on TV/DVR?

the scene inside the whale is better

i have the DVD. the ABC dolby digital sound was just as good as the dolby digital on the dvd (for reference i'm using comcast digital)

the disney channel dolby digital cut out almost all the bass. thumbs down on the disney channel

the scene inside the whale is better

i have the DVD. the ABC dolby digital sound was just as good as the dolby digital on the dvd (for reference i'm using comcast digital)

the disney channel dolby digital cut out almost all the bass. thumbs down on the disney channel

Yeah the inside of the whale was pretty good, but indeed, thumbs down on the disney channel :mad:

I bought The Haunting off eBay a while back and they sent me the DD version. I immediately knew it was the wrong version. They paid for return shipping and gave me a full refund immediately because they advertised the DTS version.

Late last week I bought The Haunting off eBay again for $.99 (plus $3.00 shipping :( ). I received it today and was shocked to find out that it is a brand spanking new copy. I almost hate to open it. :D

Hopefully I will get to watch it this weekend so I can see what all the fuss is about!