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Originally Posted by JkCheng122 /forum/post/0


After picking up my jaw from the floor following Underworld, I thought there should be a thread dedicated to audio quality on our bd discs. Underworld is perhaps the best sounding bd I've heard out of my whole collection, I even popped in "POTC: DMC" to make sure I wasn't wrong and to me the 16bit PCM sounded better than the 24bit PCM on "DMC".


List so far. I'll try to maintain this as much as I can tho it will prob idle through weekends. When posting suggestion please give full title and audio option (best available and one listened to if diff). i'll add poster's name at the end so we'd know who to flame.


*Listing is in alphabetical order. If you made a post and i did not put your choice in the tier, please PM me with the choice and make sure you provide a tier number. Also please list the track you are rating, and also distinguish DTS-MA core and lossless.




Audio Tier Thread rules:
  1. Any registered AVS member is welcome to participate.
  2. Please format your votes in the following manner: [Title] ([Codec you listened to] [#/channels]) - [Recommended tier placement]

    Example:
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AVS Forum Member /forum/post/0


    Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (DTS-HD MA 5.1) - Reference
  3. Please provide an explanation for your vote. A short paragraph will do.
  4. There is no specific criteria for what constitutes placement in any particular tier. Use your best judgment.
  5. A title must receive at least two votes to be included in the list.
  6. For a title to be placed in the Reference tier, 75% of all votes cast for that title must be marked Reference. All other tier placements are by majority vote.
  7. Where an even number of votes cast for a title are in adjoining tiers (e.g., 2 votes in Tier 0 and 2 votes in Tier 1), that title will be placed in the lower of the two tiers (e.g., Tier 1).
  8. By popular demand, movies and concerts have been listed separately.



For a list of titles in need of a second vote, click here .





REFERENCE QUALITY (MOVIES)
  • 9 (DTS-HD MA)
  • A BUG'S LIFE (DTS-HD MA)
  • APOCALYPTO (PCM)
  • BATTLE: LOS ANGELES (DTS-HD MA)
  • BOURNE ULTIMATUM, THE (DTS-HD MA)
  • CASINO ROYALE (PCM/Dolby TrueHD)
  • CLOVERFIELD (Dolby TrueHD)
  • CONAN THE BARBARIAN (2011) (DTS-HD MA)
  • FAST AND THE FURIOUS, THE: TOYKO DRIFT (DTS-HD MA)
  • FIGHT CLUB (DTS-HD MA)
  • FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (DTS-HD MA)
  • GAMER (DTS-HD MA)
  • GRAND CANYON ADVENTURE: RIVER AT RISK (DTS-HD MA)
  • HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (DTS-HD MA)
  • HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (DTS-HD MA)
  • INCEPTION (DTS-HD MA)
  • INCREDIBLE HULK, THE (DTS-HD MA)
  • INCREDIBLES, THE (DTS-HD MA)
  • IRON MAN 2 (DTS-HD MA)
  • JURASSIC PARK (DTS-HD MA)
  • KING KONG (DTS-HD MA)
  • KUNG FU PANDA (Dolby TrueHD)
  • LAST AIRBENDER, THE (DTS-HD MA)
  • LORD OF THE RINGS, THE: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (EXTENDED) (DTS-HD MA)
  • LORD OF THE RINGS, THE: THE RETURN OF THE KING (DTS-HD MA)
  • LORD OF THE RINGS, THE: THE RETURN OF THE KING (EXTENDED) (DTS-HD MA)
  • LORD OF THE RINGS, THE: THE TWO TOWERS (EXTENDED) (DTS-HD MA)
  • LOST BLADESMAN (HK) (DTS-HD MA)
  • LOST WORLD, THE (DTS-HD MA)
  • MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (DTS-HD MA)
  • MATRIX RELOADED, THE (Dolby TrueHD)
  • MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, THE (Dolby TrueHD)
  • MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL (Dolby TrueHD)
  • MONSTERS, INC. (DTS-HD MA)
  • MR. & MRS. SMITH (DTS-HD MA)
  • RAMBO: EXTENDED CUT (DTS-HD MA)
  • REAL STEEL (DTS-HD MA)
  • SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DTS-HD MA)
  • STAR TREK (Dolby TrueHD)
  • TERMINATOR SALVATION (DTS-HD MA)
  • THOR (DTS-HD MA)
  • TOY STORY (DTS-HD MA)
  • TOY STORY 2 (DTS-HD MA)
  • TRANSFORMERS (Dolby TrueHD)
  • TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (DTS-HD MA)
  • TRON: LEGACY (DTS-HD MA)
  • U-571 (DTS-HD MA)
  • UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING (DTS-HD MA)
  • WAR HORSE (DTS-HD MA)
  • WAR OF THE WORLDS (DTS-HD MA)
  • WE WERE SOLDIERS (IMPORT) (DTS-HD MA)






REFERENCE QUALITY (CONCERTS)
  • CHRIS BOTTI: LIVE IN BOSTON (Dolby TrueHD)
  • DAVE MATTHEWS & TIM REYNOLDS: LIVE AT RADIO CITY (Dolby TrueHD)
  • FANTASIA 2000 (DTS-HD MA)
  • LEGENDS OF JAZZ: SHOWCASE (Dolby TrueHD)
  • MICHAEL JACKSON: THIS IS IT (DTS-HD MA)
  • NINE INCH NAILS: BESIDE YOU IN TIME (Dolby TrueHD)
  • PORCUPINE TREE: ANESTHETIZE (DTS-HD MA)
  • RETURN TO FOREVER: RETURNS (DTS-HD MA)
  • ROY ORBISON: BLACK AND WHITE NIGHT (DTS-HD MA)
  • TALKING HEADS: STOP MAKING SENSE (DTS-HD MA)


Tier 0 (Movies)
  • 12 Rounds (DTS-HD MA)
  • 2 Fast 2 Furious (DTS-HD MA)
  • 28 Weeks Later (DTS-HD MA)
  • 30 Days of Night (Dolby TrueHD)
  • A Christmas Carol (2009) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Air Force One (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (DTS-HD MA)
  • Armored (DTS-HD MA)
  • A-Team, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Avatar (DTS-HD MA)
  • Babylon A.D. (DTS-HD MA)
  • Band of Brothers (DTS-HD MA)
  • Bangkok Dangerous (DTS-HD MA)
  • Batman Begins (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Battle for Terra (PCM)
  • Beauty and the Beast (DTS-HD MA)
  • Beowulf (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Black Hawk Down (PCM)
  • Bolt (DTS-HD MA)
  • Book of Eli, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Bourne Identity, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Bourne Supremacy, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Braveheart (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Bridge to Terabithia (PCM)
  • Burlesque (DTS-HD MA)
  • Cars (PCM)
  • Cars 2 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Cast Away (DTS-HD MA)
  • Children of Men (DTS-HD MA)
  • Chronicles of Narnia, The: Prince Caspian (DTS-HD MA)
  • Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (PCM)
  • Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (DTS-HD MA)
  • Chronicles of Riddick, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Clash of the Titans (2010) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Cliffhanger (DTS-HD MA)
  • Coraline (DTS-HD MA)
  • Cowboys and Aliens (DTS-HD MA)
  • Crank 2: High Voltage (DTS-HD MA)
  • Crazies, The (PCM)
  • Daredevil (DTS-HD MA)
  • Dark Knight, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Day the Earth Stood Still, The (2008) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Daybreakers (DTS-HD MA)
  • Death Race (DTS-HD MA)
  • Despicable Me (DTS-HD MA)
  • District 9 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Domino (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Doomsday (DTS-HD MA)
  • Drag Me to Hell (DTS-HD MA)
  • Drive Angry (DTS-HD MA)
  • Express, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Fast and Furious (DTS-HD MA)
  • Fast and the Furious, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Fast Five (DTS-HD MA)
  • Forbidden Kingdom, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Friday the 13th (2009) (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Generation Kill (DTS-HD MA)
  • Gladiator (DTS-HD MA)
  • Godzilla (1998) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Golden Compass, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Good, the Bad, the Weird; The (Korean) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Green Hornet, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Green Zone (DTS-HD MA)
  • Hanna (DTS-HD MA)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Hellboy (PCM)
  • Hitman (DTS-HD MA)
  • Hot Fuzz (DTS-HD MA)
  • Hulk (DTS-HD MA)
  • Hurt Locker, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • I Am Legend (Dolby TrueHD)
  • I, Robot (DTS-HD MA)
  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (DTS-HD MA)
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Inglourious Basterds (DTS-HD MA)
  • Inside Man (DTS-HD MA)
  • Insidious (DTS-HD MA)
  • Iron Man (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Jonah Hex (DTS-HD MA)
  • Kick-Ass (DTS-HD MA)
  • Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (PCM)
  • Kill Bill, Vol. 2 (PCM)
  • Knowing (DTS-HD MA)
  • Kung Fu Panda 2 (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Law Abiding Citizen (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (DTS-HD MA)
  • Let the Right One In (Swedish) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Live Free or Die Hard (DTS-HD MA)
  • MacGruber (DTS-HD MA)
  • Man on Fire (DTS-HD MA)
  • Matrix, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Max Payne (DTS-HD MA)
  • Midnight Meat Train, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Minority Report (DTS-HD MA)
  • Monsters Vs. Aliens (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Mummy Returns, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Mummy, The: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (DTS-HD MA)
  • Nine (DTS-HD MA)
  • Ninja Assassin (DTS-HD MA)
  • No Country for Old Men (PCM)
  • Orphanage, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Pacific, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Pandorum (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Pan's Labyrinth (DTS-HD MA)
  • Patriot, The (PCM)
  • Pearl Harbor (PCM)
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (DTS-HD MA)
  • Piranha (2010) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (PCM)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (PCM)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (PCM)
  • Polar Express, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Priest (DTS-HD MA)
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (DTS-HD MA)
  • Punisher, The: War Zone (DTS-HD MA)
  • Push (DTS-HD MA)
  • Quantum of Solace (DTS-HD MA)
  • Quarantine (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Rambo (DTS-HD MA)
  • Ratatouille (PCM)
  • Reign of Fire (PCM)
  • Resident Evil: Afterlife (DTS-HD MA)
  • Resident Evil: Extinction (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Revolver (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Road to Perdition (DTS-HD MA)
  • Robin Hood (DTS-HD MA)
  • Rundown, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Saw IV (DTS-HD MA)
  • Saw V (DTS-HD MA)
  • Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (DTS-HD MA)
  • Serenity (DTS-HD MA)
  • Sherlock Holmes (DTS-HD MA)
  • Shoot 'Em Up (DTS-HD MA)
  • Shrek Forever After (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Signs (PCM)
  • Silent Hill (PCM)
  • Sin City (DTS-HD MA)
  • Sorcerer's Apprentice, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Star Trek: First Contact (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Star Trek: Generations (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Star Trek: Insurrection (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (DTS-HD MA)
  • Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (DTS-HD MA)
  • Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (DTS-HD MA)
  • Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope (DTS-HD MA)
  • Stargate (DTS-HD MA)
  • Strangers, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Sucker Punch (DTS-HD MA)
  • Sunshine (DTS-HD MA)
  • Super 8 (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Superman Returns (Dolby TrueHD/PCM)
  • Taken (DTS-HD MA)
  • Tears of the Sun (PCM)
  • Thin Red Line, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (DTS-HD MA)
  • Toy Story 3 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (DTS-HD MA)
  • Transporter 3 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Twister (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Underworld (PCM)
  • Universal Soldier: Regeneration (DTS-HD MA)
  • Unstoppable (DTS-HD MA)
  • Up (DTS-HD MA)
  • Wanted (DTS-HD MA)
  • War (PCM)
  • Watchmen (DTS-HD MA)
  • Where the Wild Things Are (DTS-HD MA)
  • X2: X-Men United (DTS-HD MA)
  • X-Men (DTS-HD MA)
  • X-Men: First Class (DTS-HD MA)
  • X-Men: The Last Stand (DTS-HD MA)






Tier 0 (Concerts)
  • Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar (PCM)
  • Celine Dion: Live in Las Vegas (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Chicago with Earth, Wind, & Fire: Live at the Greek Theatre (DTS-HD MA)
  • David Gilmour: Remember that Night (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Diana Krall: Live in Rio (DTS-HD MA)
  • Elton John: Live at Madison Square Garden (PCM)
  • Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Hit Man: David Foster & Friends (DTS-HD MA)
  • Police, The: Certifiable (Dolby TrueHD)
  • U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl (DTS-HD MA)
  • Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles (Dolby TrueHD)






Tier 1 (Movies)
  • 21 (Dolby TrueHD)
  • 300 (Dolby TrueHD)
  • 2012 (DTS-HD MA)
  • 10,000 B.C. (Dolby TrueHD)
  • 3:10 to Yuma (PCM)
  • Akira (Dolby TrueHD 192/24)
  • Alice in Wonderland (DTS-HD MA)
  • Aliens (DTS-HD MA)
  • Amadeus (Dolby TrueHD)
  • American Gangster (DTS-HD MA)
  • Angels and Demons (DTS-HD MA)
  • Apollo 13 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Armageddon (DTS-HD MA)
  • Australia (DTS-HD MA)
  • Bank Job, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Baraka (DTS-HD MA)
  • Big Fish (PCM)
  • Blind Side, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Body of Lies (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Brave One, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Captain America (DTS-HD MA)
  • Changeling (DTS-HD MA)
  • Chaos (DTS-HD MA)
  • Chocolate (DTS-HD MA)
  • Cliffhanger (DTS-HD MA)
  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (DTS-HD MA)
  • Collateral (DTS-HD MA)
  • Contact (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Cutthroat Island (DTS-HD MA)
  • Dark City (DTS-HD MA)
  • Dawn of the Dead (2004) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Devil (DTS-HD MA)
  • Drive (DTS-HD MA)
  • Eagle Eye (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Echelon Conspiracy, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Enchanted (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Event Horizon (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Expendables, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Face/Off (DTS ES )
  • Fall, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Fearless (DTS-HD MA)
  • Forrest Gump (DTS-HD MA)
  • From Dusk Till Dawn (DTS-HD MA)
  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (DTS-HD MA)
  • Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Great Raid, The (PCM)
  • Green Lantern (DTS-HD MA)
  • Guardian, The (PCM)
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PCM)
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PCM)
  • Heat (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Horton Hears a Who (DTS-HD MA)
  • Hot Tub Time Machine (DTS-HD MA)
  • House of 1000 Corpses (DTS-HD MA)
  • Hugo (DTS-HD MA)
  • I Am Number Four (DTS-HD MA)
  • Ice Age: The Meltdown (DTS-HD MA)
  • Independence Day (DTS-HD MA)
  • Insomnia (DTS-HD MA)
  • International, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Island, The (UK import) (Dolby Digital)
  • It Might Get Loud (DTS-HD MA)
  • James and the Giant Peach (DTS-HD MA)
  • Jumper (DTS-HD MA)
  • King Arthur (PCM)
  • Kingdom, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Knight and Day (DTS-HD MA)
  • Kung Fu Hustle (PCM)
  • Land of the Dead (DTS-HD MA)
  • Land of the Lost (DTS-HD MA)
  • Legion (DTS-HD MA)
  • Let Me In (DTS-HD MA)
  • Losers, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Lost (Season 1) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Lost (Season 2) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Machete (DTS-HD MA)
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Mamma Mia! (DTS-HD MA)
  • Mask of Zorro, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Mechanic, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Men in Black (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Mirrors (DTS-HD MA)
  • Mongol (Dolby Digital)
  • Moon (DTS-HD MA)
  • Mr. Brooks (DTS-HD MA)
  • National Treasure (PCM)
  • National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Notorious (DTS-HD MA)
  • Pathfinder (DTS-HD MA)
  • Planet 51 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Planet Terror (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Princess and the Frog, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Rango (DTS-HD MA)
  • Red (DD640)
  • Repo Men (DTS-HD MA)
  • Rescue Dawn (DTS-HD MA)
  • Resident Evil Apocalypse (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Rio (DTS-HD MA)
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (DTS-HD MA)
  • Ruins, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Salt (DTS-HD MA)
  • Saw VI (DTS-HD MA)
  • Secretariat (DTS-HD MA)
  • Skyline (DTS-HD MA)
  • Slumdog Millionaire (DTS-HD MA)
  • Snakes on a Plane (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Source Code (DTS-HD MA)
  • Speed Racer (Dolby Digital)
  • Spiderwick Chronicles, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Spirit, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (DTS-HD MA)
  • Star Wars: Clone Wars (Dolby TrueHD)
  • State of Play (DTS-HD MA)
  • Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (DTS-HD MA)
  • Street Kings (DTS-HD MA)
  • Surrogates (DTS-HD MA)
  • Sweeney Todd (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Tangled (DTS-HD MA)
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (DTS-HD MA [4046 Kbps])
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (UK import) (DTS-HD MA [2125 Kbps])
  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (UK import) (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Thing, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Tinker Bell (PCM)
  • Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (DTS-HD MA)
  • TMNT (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Town, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Transsiberian (Dolby Digital)
  • Trick r Treat (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Tropic Thunder (Dolby TrueHD)
  • True Grit (2010) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Twilight (DTS-HD MA)
  • Unborn, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Underworld: Evolution (PCM)
  • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Unknown (DTS-HD MA)
  • Untraceable (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Valkyrie (DTS-HD MA)
  • Van Helsing (DTS-HD MA)
  • Wall-E (DTS-HD MA)
  • Wolfman, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Wrestler, The (DTS-HD MA)






Tier 1 (Concerts)
  • Korn: Live On the Other Side (DTS-HD MA)
  • Rolling Stones, The: Shine A Light (Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD MA)
  • Stevie Wonder: Live At Last (DTS-HD MA)






Tier 2 (Movies)
  • 127 Hours (DTS-HD MA)
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (PCM)
  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (Dolby TrueHD)
  • A Perfect Getaway (DTS-HD MA)
  • Afro Samurai (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Afro Samurai: Resurrection (Dolby Digital)
  • Alien (DTS-HD MA)
  • Alien 3 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Appaloosa (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Be Kind Rewind (DTS-HD MA)
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula (PCM)
  • Brooklyn's Finest (PCM)
  • Crimson Tide (PCM)
  • Days of Thunder (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Demolition Man (DTS-HD MA)
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid (DTS-HD MA)
  • Doubt (DTS-HD MA)
  • Duplicity (DTS-HD MA)
  • Edge of Darkness (DTS-HD MA)
  • Fair Game (2010) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Final Destination (Dolby TrueHD)
  • From Paris with Love (DTS-HD MA)
  • Gattaca (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Get Smart (Dolby Digital)
  • Gnomeo and Juliet (DTS-HD MA)
  • Groundhog Day (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Hancock (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Hangover, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Happy Feet (Dolby Digital)
  • Harry Brown (DTS-HD MA)
  • Into the Wild (Dolby TrueHD)
  • John Adams (DTS-HD MA)
  • Justice League: The New Frontier (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Karate Kid, The (2010) (DTS-HD MA)
  • L.A. Confidential (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Last of the Mohicans, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Leon: The Professional (DTS-HD MA)
  • Limitless (DTS-HD MA)
  • Lost (Season 4) (DTS-HD MA)
  • Megamind (DTS-HD MA)
  • Messenger, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Mist, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Natural, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Night at the Museum (DTS-HD MA)
  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (DTS-HD MA)
  • Out of Time (DTS-HD MA)
  • Paycheck (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Pink Panther, The (2006) (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Predator (DTS-HD MA)
  • Predator 2 (DTS-HD MA)
  • Predators (DTS-HD MA)
  • Primal Fear (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Public Enemies (DTS-HD MA)
  • Race to Witch Mountain (DTS-HD MA)
  • Replacement Killers, The (PCM)
  • Reservoir Dogs (DTS ES )
  • Righteous Kill (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Road, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Rock, The (PCM)
  • Scorpion King 2, The: Rise of a Warrior (DTS-HD MA)
  • Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Shutter Island (DTS-HD MA)
  • Siege, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Sleeping Beauty (DTS-HD MA)
  • Social Network, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Spider-Man 3 (PCM)
  • Square, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Traitor (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Universal Soldier (DTS-HD MA)
  • Up in the Air (DTS-HD MA)
  • V for Vendetta (Dolby TrueHD)
  • W. (DTS-HD MA)
  • We Own the Night (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Whip It (DTS-HD MA)
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine (DTS-HD MA)






Tier 2 (Concerts)
  • Foo Fighters: Live at Wembley Stadium (PCM)






Tier 3
  • Adventureland (DTS-HD MA)
  • An Education (DTS-HD MA)
  • Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (Dolby Digital)
  • Bedtime Stories (DTS-HD MA)
  • Black Dynamite (DTS-HD MA)
  • Firefly (Complete Series) (DTS-HD MA)
  • First Blood (DTS-HD HR)
  • Ghost Writer, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Godfather, The [The Coppola Restoration] (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Graduate, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Gran Torino (Dolby TrueHD)
  • I Love You, Man (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Joneses, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (Dolby Digital)
  • Last House on the Left (DTS-HD MA)
  • Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (DTS-HD MA)
  • Marley and Me (DTS-HD MA)
  • Moonraker (DTS-HD MA)
  • North by Northwest (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Payback: Director's Cut (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Proposal, The (DTS-HD MA)
  • Rambo III (DTS-HD MA)
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II (DTS-HD MA)
  • Season of the Witch (DTS-HD MA)
  • Shawshank Redemption, The (Dolby TrueHD)
  • She's Out of My League (DTS-HD MA)
  • Step Brothers (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Taking Lives (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Terminator, The (PCM)
  • There Will Be Blood (Dolby TrueHD)
  • To Live and Die in L.A. (Dolby TrueHD)
  • Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (DTS-HD MA)
  • Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection (PCM)






Tier 4
  • Flawless (DTS-HD MA)
  • Ocean's Eleven (Dolby Digital)
  • Paranormal Activity (DTS-HD MA)
  • Red Heat (DTS-HD MA)







Link to original thread: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=918734

Link to thread reboot by Fanaticalism: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...php?p=15933866
 
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#102 ·
Understandable Bryan, and I of course am not asking you to review the old thread every time a movie moves up or down. Can I at least suggest for movement into or out of the reference tier to review the previous thread?


As always, this is just a suggestion, you are the OP so whatever work you are willing to take on is appreciated and fully up to you.
 
#103 ·
North by Northwest (TrueHD) - Tier 2


Dialogue is clear throughout and doesn't have hollow one-dimensional sound as many other older movies do. The music throughout is more full sounding as well. If you listen to Alfred Hitchcock's guided tour in the special features you will more fully appreciate the improved quality of sound in the movie. Sound is directed from the front for all but the sequence in the open field. During those scenes the surrounds are used with directionality between the rears and front for car and airplane sounds.No orher surround use is appreciated. Other scenes offer directionality at times between the fronts. LFE isn't appreciated.
 
#104 ·
Ice Age Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (DTS-MA 7.1) tier 0


This one barely made it into tier 0 for me, but by the time the credits rolled that is where I feel it belongs.


LFE use was excellent and I have no complaints there. Some truly great LFE moments and everything sounded/felt like it should have. Nice.



Dialog was perfect and no complaints there.


Dynamics were fantastic and startled me on more than one occasion!



Surround use however was noticeably lackluster
The action scenes were good enough, but a good portion of the more quiet type moments were VERY front heavy to my ears and failed to fully pull me in to the film. This could have really been good considering the jungle type scenes and various other scenarios that went on. This almost kept this in tier 1 for me, but the other elements were good enough to just get this into tier 0 IMO.
 
#105 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bryan Beckman /forum/post/17454225


Thanks for catching that. I've updated the first post.

Hey Bryan thanks again for all your work.


In the last audio thread I had reviewed Soundstage: Michael McDonald (5.1 PCM 48kHz) - Tier 0

I didn't see any concerts in the "only has 1 vote" area, don't know if you want to put it in there or not.
 
#106 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Toe /forum/post/17458262

Ice Age Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (DTS-MA 7.1) tier 0


This one barely made it into tier 0 for me, but by the time the credits rolled that is where I feel it belongs.


LFE use was excellent and I have no complaints there. Some truly great LFE moments and everything sounded/felt like it should have. Nice.



Dialog was perfect and no complaints there.


Dynamics were fantastic and startled me on more than one occasion!



Surround use however was noticeably lackluster
The action scenes were good enough, but a good portion of the more quiet type moments were VERY front heavy to my ears and failed to fully pull me in to the film. This could have really been good considering the jungle type scenes and various other scenarios that went on. This almost kept this in tier 1 for me, but the other elements were good enough to just get this into tier 0 IMO.

I agree with everything here. This is Tier 0. For a (rare) DTS-MA 7.1 mix, i was expecting more from the surrounds. LFE use was definitely top notch. Especially the scenes with the big dinos.


LH
 
#107 ·
Stop Making Sense (DTS-MA....Studio Mix) REFERENCE


Why does a concert recorded 25 years ago sound WAY better then most of the modern BR shows. What was a reference dvd for concert audio is now a reference BR for concert audio.......this one is as perfect as it gets IMO and is truly a stunner. I did not compare the studio mix with the feature film mix, but I will definitely do that at some point. Funny thing is I think I have always watched the feature film mix on the dvd. This studio mix is just fantastic. I love how they have 2 dif mixes on this one as I am sure some will prefer one over the other and I am surprised more shows dont do this as it is a GREAT idea.


This mix/recording for my money is perfect (I should say as perfect as it gets since nothing is perfect) and is my new go-to for concert audio demo purposes. From lows to highs and everything in between, this one is just amazing! This one will give your sub a BIG workout for a concert (once the show fully gets going about 5 or 6 songs in) and the bass is just so potent, tight and punchy......WOW. If you happen to be reading this JetJockey, I dont see how you would be disappointed in this one. Go get it!



Vocals are perfect in the mix and you can pick out each singer at any given moment.


Dynamics are just fantastic.


Everything sounds so clean crisp and punchy on this one. I wish they all could sound this good! I have actually been hesitant to watch this one since I did not think there was any way this could sound as good as I remembered it......well it sounds better than that and this one is just top notch IMO.
 
#109 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Toe /forum/post/17458811

Stop Making Sense (DTS-MA....Studio Mix) REFERENCE


Why does a concert recorded 25 years ago sound WAY better then most of the modern BR shows. What was a reference dvd for concert audio is now a reference BR for concert audio.......this one is as perfect as it gets IMO and is truly a stunner. I did not compare the studio mix with the feature film mix, but I will definitely do that at some point. Funny thing is I think I have always watched the feature film mix on the dvd. This studio mix is just fantastic. I love how they have 2 dif mixes on this one as I am sure some will prefer one over the other and I am surprised more shows dont do this as it is a GREAT idea.


This mix/recording for my money is perfect (I should say as perfect as it gets since nothing is perfect) and is my new go-to for concert audio demo purposes. From lows to highs and everything in between, this one is just amazing! This one will give your sub a BIG workout for a concert (once the show fully gets going about 5 or 6 songs in) and the bass is just so potent, tight and punchy......WOW. If you happen to be reading this JetJockey, I dont see how you would be disappointed in this one. Go get it!



Vocals are perfect in the mix and you can pick out each singer at any given moment.


Dynamics are just fantastic.


Everything sounds so clean crisp and punchy on this one. I wish they all could sound this good! I have actually been hesitant to watch this one since I did not think there was any way this could sound as good as I remembered it......well it sounds better than that and this one is just top notch IMO.


Stop Making Sense (DTS-MA....Studio Mix) REFERENCE



Hi there Toe! Funny thing, i just picked this one up on Friday and to be honest I really wasn't expecting too much audio wise....you know how most of those older concerts display some form of issue in one way or another.


Well, I was blown away by the sound on this one
Studio mix), simply jaw dropping mix.


I don't need to go any further in explanations as Toe' review above is exactly my thoughts as well. Stunning!



Bravo to David Byrne and all the engineers and mixers who had their hands and ears in this project. The bar has just been raised ( big time) in the world of concert mixes, especially vintage shows.


BTW....the show really rocks too, had never seen it before. Enjoy!
 
#110 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by JetJockey1 /forum/post/17460598



Stop Making Sense (DTS-MA....Studio Mix) REFERENCE



Hi there Toe! Funny thing, i just picked this one up on Friday and to be honest I really wasn't expecting too much audio wise....you know how most of those older concerts display some form of issue in one way or another.


Well, I was blown away by the sound on this one
Studio mix), simply jaw dropping mix.


I don't need to go any further in explanations as Toe' review above is exactly my thoughts as well. Stunning!



Bravo to David Byrne and all the engineers and mixers who had their hands and ears in this project. The bar has just been raised ( big time) in the world of concert mixes, especially vintage shows.


BTW....the show really rocks too, had never seen it before. Enjoy!


Glad you liked it as much as I did
 
#113 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Toe /forum/post/17458262

Ice Age Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (DTS-MA 7.1) tier 0


This one barely made it into tier 0 for me, but by the time the credits rolled that is where I feel it belongs.


LFE use was excellent and I have no complaints there. Some truly great LFE moments and everything sounded/felt like it should have. Nice.



Dialog was perfect and no complaints there.


Dynamics were fantastic and startled me on more than one occasion!



Surround use however was noticeably lackluster
The action scenes were good enough, but a good portion of the more quiet type moments were VERY front heavy to my ears and failed to fully pull me in to the film. This could have really been good considering the jungle type scenes and various other scenarios that went on. This almost kept this in tier 1 for me, but the other elements were good enough to just get this into tier 0 IMO.

I have to agree with this as well. I was a little disappointed in the audio. It seemed front heavy. Side surrounds were not that exciting and the rear, when I noticed them, were more ambient in content. Not very dynamic.
 
#114 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by GoCaboNow /forum/post/17464153


I have to agree with this as well. I was a little disappointed in the audio. It seemed front heavy. Side surrounds were not that exciting and the rear, when I noticed them, were more ambient in content. Not very dynamic.

I thought the surrounds were used very well for the score (I'm only running 5.1), but having gone back and listened to them again with no other speakers running, I can see where the effects weren't used to their fullest. Dynamics, though? I didn't have a problem with that.
Having listened to the surround content alone, though, I would move my vote from reference to Tier 0.
 
#115 ·
Hate to be pedantic, but does this mean you're officially registering a Tier 0 vote for this title as well?


(Sorry, this was directed to GoCaboNow.)
 
#116 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by GoCaboNow /forum/post/17464153


Having listened to the surround content alone, though, I would move my vote from reference to Tier 0.

Is that official? Sorry, your statement can be interpreted a few different ways. Would you or are you?
 
#118 ·
Is it just me or a Tier 0 should not be "front heavy".


360-degree soundfield is the goal here.
 
#120 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterTHX /forum/post/17464776


Is it just me or a Tier 0 should not be "front heavy".


360-degree soundfield is the goal here.

"Front heavy" can be a relative term. In the case of Ice Age 3, while the surrounds weren't as active as they were in, say, Monsters Vs Aliens, I wouldn't (and didn't) consider the track front heavy. Music was used nearly constantly in the surrounds, as well as various roars, voices, and other panning effects. Fully utilized? No. Front heavy? Not in my opinion, at least (Just using IA3 as an example since it brought up the issue).
 
#121 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterTHX /forum/post/17464776


Is it just me or a Tier 0 should not be "front heavy".


360-degree soundfield is the goal here.

It depends, we don't have a hard set criteria. Sound that "killz" is the main goal.




Some movies might call to be more front heavy because of heavy dialogue, which works artistically then the soundfield will open up. I think Kill Bill is good example of this, it's a little front heavy(because Tarantino loves his words) but it's still prime demo material.


Inglorious Basterds is like that to a greater degree, its just people talking in foreign languages for 2.5hours(and it's fantastic.
) but at the same time all of the sound effects were spot on.
 
#122 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowrage /forum/post/17465797


It depends, we don't have a hard set criteria. Sound that "killz" is the main goal.




Some movies might call to be more front heavy because of heavy dialogue, which works artistically then the soundfield will open up. I think Kill Bill is good example of this, it's a little front heavy(because Tarantino loves his words) but it's still prime demo material.


Inglorious Basterds is like that to a greater degree, its just people talking in foreign languages for 2.5hours(and it's fantastic.
) but at the same time all of the sound effects were spot on.

Agreed %100 and for another example,I look no further than No Country For Old Men.
 
#123 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowrage /forum/post/17465797


It depends, we don't have a hard set criteria. Sound that "killz" is the main goal.




Some movies might call to be more front heavy because of heavy dialogue, which works artistically then the soundfield will open up. I think Kill Bill is good example of this, it's a little front heavy(because Tarantino loves his words) but it's still prime demo material.


Inglorious Basterds is like that to a greater degree, its just people talking in foreign languages for 2.5hours(and it's fantastic.
) but at the same time all of the sound effects were spot on.
Quote:
Originally Posted by alexg75 /forum/post/17466118


Agreed %100 and for another example,I look no further than No Country For Old Men.

Still seems though Tier 1 would be a more suitable spot for something weighted towards the front. Tier 1 is still pretty darn good.
 
#125 ·
Thinking back upon IA3 (and looking through the tier 0 list) I really think tier 1 is more appropriate. Is it too late to change my vote? I really wanted to like this one, but it was very front heavy and for this type of film that just does not work. I think I was trying to give it the benefit of the doubt, but the reality is (for me atleast) this should be a tier 1 vote from my end.
 
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