The best surround sound on a dvd you have ever heard? - Page 6

Chapter 29 of Disney/Pixar's 'Cars' is a great demo of 7.1 playback. Not only do you get rear-vs-side directionality in the surround field, but you can clearly hear stereo rears behind you (sounds over your left shoulder vs sounds over your right shoulder).

Sanjay

Wholeheartedly agree! Add Super Speedway Mach II. Awesome pics and DTS 5.1 audio!

Identity has good use of the surrounds, constant sound of rain in the outdoor scenes adds to the feel of the movie.

I have to agree with Blueman Group 5.1 mix DVD's and the 5.1 version of Dark Side of Oz, but...

my faves hands down are Domino and Brotherhood of the Wolf (The fight scene in the rain is superb!!!).

Most of the best movies have been listed. but other movies I listen to, I never watch a movie, are
Fast and furious 1-3
Superman returns
Pearl Harbor directors cut only
Ladder 49.
Bourne movies. Supremacy has the single gun shot from the bridge that will make you look over your shoulder
Mr and Mrs Smith
Cars
Ice age (just listen to the ice crack at the beginning over and over)
Road to perdition (it's like you are standing in the rain)
Band of brothers (best movie ever best sound)
V for Vendetta
Private Ryan
Twister (wish I had the DTS version, DTS is the only way to listen)
Polar Express.
A movie doesn't have to be good to have good sound. Besides how many of you just watch the action scenes more then the whole movie?

Next stop DTS HD and Dolby TrueHD with my Blue ray (PS3) player.

Go Hawkeyes

I like most recommendations here. But I dun think anyone has mentioned Assualt on Precinct 13. Blue Crush is also good with the wave sounds. It's the only chick flick DVD I own. LOL

Master and Commander is favourite.

All 3 are mentioned http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&&#post8822125

The Banquet (Chinese movie with English sub title) with DTS 96/24 soundtrack. This is my new reference DVD for surround sound. Easily beats the true HD soundtrack on Training Day which is my reference for HDDVD.

Heretofore, The only discs I own with DTS 96/24 audio are Brazilian recorded DVD Audio (I have 5 of them).

The Banquet is guaranteed to please anyone looking for the ultimate sound!

At the beginning of Swordfish there's that big explosion where everything is in slow mo and the camera does a 360 pan as you can hear the debris flying everywhere. Even in DD that sequence sounds really cool so I can only imagine the DTS version (if it exists?).

Citizen Kane.

What is on the DC that is not on the reg. dvd?

I recently got a home theater - and the best sound I've heard so far is in Pirates of the Carribbean - Dead Man's Chest. I'm guessing the ship sounds on the title page must be similar to what everyone's talking about in Master and Commander. It's amazing - creaking, groaning ship noises, with the low bass rumble. Davey Jone's heartbeat - you can "feel" it. The opening rain scene feels like you're in the middle of it. Great movie to boot.

Flags of our Fathers: Not much bass. That was disappointing but some of the best use of all 5 channels was masterful
Marie Antoinette: I wish sound editors would take note of this non-action movie and yet all 5 channels were in constant action. Whether it was a clock ticking or natures true ambiance this movies audio was truly amazing.

Can't believe noone has mentioned Basic yet. When the Army Rangers are out in the jungle training, there is a hurricane going on, that fills up the surrounds. At one point in they are in a shelter and the hurricane is tearing the roof off, it literally seems like the ceiling is actually ripping off the room.

I totally agree. And some of the music, including the opening song, was full multi-channel with instruments and drums sounding throughout all the channels.

All of these are great choices. These are my personal favorites (in no particular order):

-Master and Commander DTS: Simply an exquisite audio experience. Awesome sound design, tight but powerful use of subwoofer, constant activity in all channels ... this is the movie that audio engineers should study.

-Pixar Movies / Cars: I watched Cars last night and while it was a surprisngly weak movie for a Pixar film, I though that the AV presentation was reference quality.

-LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring DTS: This is my favorite mix of the extended DVDs. It just sounds much nicer and somehow feels less compressed and more directional. Its achilles heel, unfortunately, is an unwieldy and unnecessarily loud LFE

-Mr and Mrs Smith: I was watching this on HBOHD the other day and was surprised at how well made the audio presentation was. The spouse fight in the house and the car chase immediately come to mind.

-HBO Series: I have been watching Deadwood and Rome DVDs (thanks Netflix!) and in HD. These have some of the best sound designs on TV ... or in general! Music comes across wonderfully, dialogue is clear, and all of the small details (creaking leather, voices coming from the left, etc) come through in an effective manner.

I like the others that have already been mentioned, but these are my favs.

I've updated my list:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=755493

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Plenty of usage of dialogue panning over and in-between the three-screen fronts if you know what to listen for?

Sub bass extension split-surrounds with good use of LFE.1 when it accompanies with Indiana hitting those goose stepping morons. This is truly one from 1989 that will trill and exciting most.
Best sound effects editing 1989



Glory. From the opening to the dramatic ending the weaponry of the muskets have plenty of punch and kick with a splendid James Horner score.

Careful with the LFE.1 on chapter 25.
Best sound 1989

Call me crazy, but my current vote goes to Grudge 2. Phenomenal use of the surrounds. Pressing play on it right now as a matter of fact.

another vote for House of Flying Daggers for some of the most dynamic use of surround I've ever heard. I just picked up the bluray release. While the picture quality is disappointing for bluray the uncompressed PCM soundtrack is another story. The echo game scene near the beginning of the movie gets played everytime i demo my HT set up

The DTS Special Edition of Saving Private Ryan tops my list.

so many to choose from but some fantastic ones are...
The Haunting in DTS (Liam Neeson remake)
Master & Commander
Terminator 2 Judgement Day
Black Hawk Down
Kingdom of Heaven

I dare anyone to watch the beginning of this in DTS and tell me that it's not the most amazing surround sound you've ever heard or close. I know I've got a strong opinion, but it truly is the best I've heard.

I wonder how many people bought this again for the DTS track alone?

It used to be one of my top demo tracks -- but it has been surpassed lately.

I would demo scenes in spiderman3 in dolby trueHD now over the start of Toy Story 2.

Toy Story 2 was more like a bass demo then anything else IMO, regardless of encode.
I used to use it to fine tune my subs, I just had built for me at the time['00], along with Titan A. E. and The Haunting.

Toy Story 2 has an excellent sound track. Not just the intro sequence, but also in the air ducts, airport luggage sorting area and when the plane is taking off. Can't remember how subtle the surround effects are, but a great soundtrack nonetheless.

All the Pixar movies are great in the THX department. Highlights for me:
The Incredibles is awesome all around sound on all fronts: surround, score, and bass workout.
Ratatouille also has fantastic production values. (The grand-mama gunshot scene in the house with the rats running all around and in the sewers.)

However, recently, the one film that really surprized me with the GREAT surround was Pan's Labyrinth (It has a DTS track). There's a scene where the house is creaking all around you. There are big explosions and gunfire for the war movie fan's and fantasy parts for the LotR fans. (The insect faeries flying around the room/soundscape are awesome.)

I'll say for last year it was Transformers at the Empire Leicester square in Dolby SR-D JBL THX 56KW of it! And then on region 2 DVD JBL THX enough power to vibrate the room up to 120dbc!

The hulk. This movie has good sound, specially when he transforms the first time in the lab.

Do the Blu-ray or HD DVD versions of these movies sound better than the regular DVD version?