I am purchasing an A2 today and want to know what recently released HD-DVD's have great audio/sound? Please only recc. if it is a watchable movie(although I'm not very picky)

Sure others can help you out better cause I think they all have great sound! ..Course I don't have some Bose setup or some sh*t! :)

The market is only about 18 months old. Why are you limiting to the past 6 months?

For example, Batman Begins was released about 12 months ago... but I'd absolutely recommend it.

Welcome to the format , in the last 6 months I enjoyed 300 and TMNT , both had great sound.

Matrix boxset, NIN and Hot Fuzz. Tokyo drift was released last year but has the best sound out of all the hd dvds even with only DD+.

There should be some type of sticky on the HD DVD software thread relating to sound. I don't know why the recent titles are all you are looking for and I am not an expert audiophile, but the best one in my collection for sound is The Fast and The Furious. The sound can blow you out of the room if you want.

Recent titles because I owned an X-box add-on up until about 6 months ago. Haven't owned a HD palyer since. So I want to watch movies that have been released since then.
I know they all sound great but some sound superior for either overall or bass or surround.
I am no expert audiophile either and don't own a crappy HT system but also not a rediculous one that costs as much as a car. Average I guess.

What kind of stuff do you like?

Music >>> EAGLES and NIN are phenomenal

Movies >>> Just look for TrueHD, although I like MI3 a lot too.

A.VOID.....my Yamaha V661 doesn't do TrueHD audio, but it does pass 7.1lpcm. So do dvd's with TrueHD get turned into LPCM for pass through? Sorry, I am not the most knowledgeable guy on this as you can see, lol.

The gun fight scene in Hot Fuzz is amazing. Probably the best I've ever heard.

At the end you mean?

What kind of stuff do you like?

Music >>> EAGLES and NIN are phenomenal

Movies >>> Just look for TrueHD, although I like MI3 a lot too.

just because something is Truehd your gonna get great sound, same with HD video. Its all in the sound design, even though Fear and loathing has a truehd track its no demo material by design.

A.VOID.....my Yamaha V661 doesn't do TrueHD audio, but it does pass 7.1lpcm. So do dvd's with TrueHD get turned into LPCM for pass through? Sorry, I am not the most knowledgeable guy on this as you can see, lol.

I have the same receiver and yes, your Toshiba HD-DVD player can decode the TrueHD soundtrack and transmit it as LPCM to your receiver. Basically all HD-DVD players are required to decode the lossless audio formats, which is one reason HDMI 1.3 receivers are not really necessary.

By the way, I love my Yamaha!

The gun fight scene in Hot Fuzz is amazing. Probably the best I've ever heard.

I second that!

Tokyo Drift
Batman Begins

And I thought The Hulk had pretty a good soundstage too.

I could pick your brain for hours on this receiver. It is actually my first none H.T.I.B. receiver. So I'm still a little lost on how to's and what's the bests.
I am slowly going through the V661 owner's thread trying to absorb...but this site can really flood a newbie.


Batman Begins was actually the first movie I watched when I bought my xbox add-on. That was about a year ago, right?

According to High Def Digest:
http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/reviews_audio.html

They're crazy to give Eagles 3.5

The DTS is very impactful. Crystal clear sound, one of the best concert sounds I ever experienced.

Just get the Matrix Trilogy. You have your Sound and Video bases covered with a nice set that can be watched over and over. Reloaded with Trinity going into the building is phenmonal (First part of the movie)!

They're crazy to give Eagles 3.5

The DTS is very impactful. Crystal clear sound, one of the best concert sounds I ever experienced.

Just get the Matrix Trilogy. You have your Sound and Video bases covered with a nice set that can be watched over and over. Reloaded with Trinity going into the building is phenmonal (First part of the movie)!


I'm gonna go ahead and recommend Hot Fuzz as well. The end scene is almost unbelievable.

Are you the same Eagles from RC? If so, welcome! :D

My recs (not limited to 6 months)

Hot Fuzz
The Matrix set
Serenity
Batman Begins
The Hulk
T3
MI: 3
300
V for Vendetta
Nine inch nails

etc.

There are a LOT of good sounding titles out there.

John....yup, formerly anyways for now.

i held off on purchase as I'm reading how people are buying their XA2's at BestBuy for $500....but mine is still selling it at $699?

The Matrix Trilogy (especially II & III)
300
Shooter
Hot Fuzz

I think they got all the good movies! Any of the above will blow you away as long as you select the TrueHD when you can!!!!

Serenity
Smokin' Aces
Hot Fuzz
Matrix
300
Transformers

We were wariors has one of the most active sound stage of my collection and Troy is good too.

1. Matrix
2. Face/Off
3. 300

Dawn of the Dead just recieved a 5/5 from high def digest on audio.

Chronicles of Riddick. either the DD+ or DTS tracks.

Can't believe no one said, Superman Returns. The Airplane rescue is an AMAZING demo of what TrueHD can do. Some other good ones are:

Matrix Trilogy
Batman Begins
Distrct B-13 (in french)
Hot Fuzz
300
Aeon Flux
Mission Impossible set
The Bourne Identidy/Supermacy
And once again:
Superman Returns.