Lord of the Rings 4K

Picked this up yesterday and watched Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition last night.
Viewing on my LG CX 65 OLED and audio through my all Polk LSI 5.1 with SVS PC Ultra sub system. The soundtrack reverted to Dolby TruHD on my system.
This is pure reference material! Everything about it is stunning. From the audio side, the remastered soundtrack is much fuller, detailed, open and more thunderous than the Blu Ray set. This is what big subs were made for! Howard Shore's amazing score is bigger than ever and is pure gold. The entire sequence with the Bridge at Kahzad Dum and the Balrog is unreal and is the new Demo material of choice for me. You need to be very generous with the volume here. The rest of the movie is the same, perfection.
Yeah, the 4K video is amazing! Period!
There should be no debate as to whether you should or shouldn't buy it. DO IT!
Viewing on my LG CX 65 OLED and audio through my all Polk LSI 5.1 with SVS PC Ultra sub system. The soundtrack reverted to Dolby TruHD on my system.
This is pure reference material! Everything about it is stunning. From the audio side, the remastered soundtrack is much fuller, detailed, open and more thunderous than the Blu Ray set. This is what big subs were made for! Howard Shore's amazing score is bigger than ever and is pure gold. The entire sequence with the Bridge at Kahzad Dum and the Balrog is unreal and is the new Demo material of choice for me. You need to be very generous with the volume here. The rest of the movie is the same, perfection.
Yeah, the 4K video is amazing! Period!
There should be no debate as to whether you should or shouldn't buy it. DO IT!
No excuses!
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Reviews I have seen so far all seem to say all of the LOTR and Hobbit movies really benefit in 4K because they went back and did a lot of work with the CGI to make it look more cohesive with the live action. I may get The Hobbit set when the price is way knocked down in a few months.
2. JM Labs Electra 920.1; Parasound JC2 and JC5; Sony HAP-Z1ES; Marantz SA8004 SACD; Music Hall MMF7 and Acoustech phono pre; PS Audio P1000; MIT S1 Cables
3. Polk LSiM703; Anthem Pre-2L SE; Parasound A21; Sony 48" 4K TV; Wyred4Sound DAC 2; Oppo 203; Squeezebox Touch; PS Audio Power Director 4.7; MIT S3 cables
Polk RT3000 fronts Cs1000P center, polk 300 surround speakers and 2 Klipsh 12" subs do it justice and to perfection.
I agree that the trilogy soundtrack AND movies were first class all the way. The hobbit, not so much except the climb up the Mountain and then the inside dragon scene was done exceptionally well.
I'd bet that SVS PC Ultra sub is AWESOME!
2. JM Labs Electra 920.1; Parasound JC2 and JC5; Sony HAP-Z1ES; Marantz SA8004 SACD; Music Hall MMF7 and Acoustech phono pre; PS Audio P1000; MIT S1 Cables
3. Polk LSiM703; Anthem Pre-2L SE; Parasound A21; Sony 48" 4K TV; Wyred4Sound DAC 2; Oppo 203; Squeezebox Touch; PS Audio Power Director 4.7; MIT S3 cables
That's an AWESOME bass track! That and the woman's voice that starts the story.
I echo the question that a couple of people have asked above. Where'd you get your copy???
My SVS PC-Ultra circa 2007 shows no signs of slowing down. Never had a problem with it.
Yup, the "Ring Drop" is better than ever. EVERYTHING about the audio and video is better than ever. I went back and watched the Bridge of Khazud Dum scene again last night. Absolute reference material!
You folks are gonna have so much fun with it! They knocked it out of the park!
2. JM Labs Electra 920.1; Parasound JC2 and JC5; Sony HAP-Z1ES; Marantz SA8004 SACD; Music Hall MMF7 and Acoustech phono pre; PS Audio P1000; MIT S1 Cables
3. Polk LSiM703; Anthem Pre-2L SE; Parasound A21; Sony 48" 4K TV; Wyred4Sound DAC 2; Oppo 203; Squeezebox Touch; PS Audio Power Director 4.7; MIT S3 cables
I guess now I friggin' have to.
2. JM Labs Electra 920.1; Parasound JC2 and JC5; Sony HAP-Z1ES; Marantz SA8004 SACD; Music Hall MMF7 and Acoustech phono pre; PS Audio P1000; MIT S1 Cables
3. Polk LSiM703; Anthem Pre-2L SE; Parasound A21; Sony 48" 4K TV; Wyred4Sound DAC 2; Oppo 203; Squeezebox Touch; PS Audio Power Director 4.7; MIT S3 cables
https://amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Picture-Extended-Theatrical/dp/B08KQBYM1Y
BlueSound Node->Ethereal optical cable->Peachtree Audio Nova 150->GoldenEar Triton 2+
TT - Pro-ject Classic SB with Sumiko Bluepoint.
TV 3.1 system -
Denon 3500 -> Dynaudio Excite 32/22
https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Motion-Picture-Trilogy-4K-BestBuy-Exclusive-Steelbook/293882207001?epid=5042125428&hash=item446cbe9b19:g:zMsAAOSwt2dfzr6f
https://amazon.com/Lord-Rings-Picture-Extended-Theatrical/dp/B08KQBYM1Y
Pre:Bryston BP173
Amp:Bryston 14B3
Speakers: Golden Ear Triton Reference
Source: Oppo UDP-205, Bryston BDA-3, Bryston BDP-3, Bryston BCD-3, Apple TV, Amazon Fire
Cables: Wireworld Gold Eclipse 7 Speaker, Wireworld Gold Eclipse 7 XLR, AQ Diamond USB/HDMI
Power: PS Audio P10 Regenerator, AC12, AC10 and AC5 Cables
Display: Sony XBR65Z9F
Home Theater
Pre: Marantz 8805
Amps: Parasound JC5, A21+, A51, A51
Speakers: Polk LSiM 707 (FL/FR), Polk LSiM706 (Center), LSiM 703 (SL/SR), Polk 900-LS (Atmos)
Subwoofers: SVS SB13 x 4
Source: Oppo UDP-205, Apple TV, Amazon Fire
Cables: AQ Rocket 88, AQ Niagara, Wireworld Silver Eclipse 7
Power: PS Audio P5 Regenerator, Furman IT Reference 15i, Pangea AC14SE and AC9SE Cables
Display: Sony XBR85Z9G
No, all of that was fixed. All 3 films were color corrected, among other things fixed for the 4K versions. They are quite stunning!
I ended up waiting on this and the price jumped up. But I recently bought the streaming versions from Vudu for $50. They look and sound great.
http://audiomilitia.proboards.com/
I'm still trying to decide whether to buy this movie or not. I might wait a year until the price comes down.
Sony XA-5400ES SACD
Pass XP-22 pre, X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers, SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits.
http://audiomilitia.proboards.com/
Unfortunately by the time you get one you'll need both the new 8k LOTR and an 8k TV....
😃
Lol.... I’m ok being one generation behind on tech......
4k is good enough for me. 75” 4K TV that is lol
I know... I got good taste..... but a empty wallet lol
The hobbit stuff is every where and not selling from what I've been told.
I'm not into those hobbit movies anyway.
Bummed
Because they didn’t stay true to the actual hobbit book but supplemented from his other books and writing to stretch it into 3 movies rather than just one.
I don’t even have a bloody 4K monitor yet and because of you @Strong Bad and this dang thread making me aware of these remasterings in 4K. I JUST HAD TO HAVE THEM!!
So what do I do?
I go find the steelbook versions on eBay.
I’m sure they’ll look excellent playing on my Oppo once I finally get a 4K monitor.