Favorite Surround movies for showing off system?

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  • OnkyoFanatic
    OnkyoFanatic Posts: 68
    edited February 2006
    landry_p2000 wrote:
    You ever thought about an in-wall speaker?

    Well, here's the situation...I recently relocated from the East Coast (NY) to Las Vegas because of personal issues/relationship abnormalicies, to be closer with family and I am kind of "borrowing" their surround system in their media room for the time being....but all that gear thats in there is basically mine because they dont use it unless I fire it up for DVDs and such...the walls arent really mine to break into or down to add a speaker right now if you know what I mean!
    ;)

    I had almost the same gear in my own apartment back in New York -- the Onkyo TX-SR600 receiver, different Polk speakers, same sub, Panny DVD player, etc....
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited February 2006
    Got cha. No in-walls.
    Main Set-up: 55" 120 hz Samsung LN55B650, Onkyo TX-SR806, Emotiva XPA-5, Emotiva XPA-2, PS3 Slim, Sony BDP-S560, Apple TV (160g), Panamax M5300-PM, Polk Audio CSi5, RTi10's, FXi3's, RTi4's, and SVS PB12 Plus

    Bedroom: Panasonic 50" S2 Plasma and Panasonic BD65 blu-ray player, Onkyo TX-SR707, Emotiva XPA-3, Emotiva UPA-2, KEF IQ7's, IQc, IQ8Ds, and SVS PB10-ISD
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  • crazy
    crazy Posts: 443
    edited February 2006
    Has anyone seen Animusic 1 (5.1 version) or Animusic 2?

    I heard those are great 5.1 demo DVDs
    Distant Dream - A New Beginning
    www.distantdream.com
    (Now also available on iTunes)
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited February 2006
    thx intro for finding nemo(cows everywhere)
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  • r.camacho1
    r.camacho1 Posts: 36
    edited February 2006
    Has anyone else heard the Nine Inch Nails DVD "And All That Could Have Been" (DTS version). This is by far the best reference music DVD that I have ever heard. Very clean sound, and great surround effects. This is my #1 choice for reference meterial.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited February 2006
    I have not r. I have the most recent release of The Downward Spiral, which also makes for great surround, all around demo capabilities. I will have to check out the one you mentioned.
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  • AUDIOSLAVE
    AUDIOSLAVE Posts: 26
    edited February 2006
    THX Intros do it for me! RRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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  • surfsmelt
    surfsmelt Posts: 16
    edited February 2006
    Star Wars -Phantom Menace especially the racing scene.
    Pearl Harbor- Japanese attack scene
    Saving Private Ryan- Beach invasion and the rain drops scene.
    Aliens vs. Predator fight scenes.
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited February 2006
    Thank you guys for all your answers, now I know where my holes are in my dvd collection
    AVR: H/K AVR240
    Fronts: Monitor 50s
    Center: CSI3
    surrounds: R15s
    Sub:Velodyne DPS10
    Dvd/Cd: Samsung HD upconverter (for now)
    TV: 50" Sammy Plasma
    game hardware: 360 and gcn.
    Gamertag: kovster27
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited February 2006
    McLoki wrote:
    What scene in War of the Worlds do you recommend for demo?

    a few I would like to add are:

    Toy Story 2 - the opening scene
    House of Flying Daggers - Echo Dance and fight in the bamboo forest
    Lord of the Rings:RotK - Oliphant charge

    Michael


    that bit where the jets soom past over head, dhe bit in the boat, the part that everyone gets disintegrated,m but i quite like the bit wiht the planes flying overhead it sounds quite realistic, compared to other atempts of jetplane noises that i have come across.
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    MC2 MC450
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited February 2006
    Since I started this thread, I just wanted to add my top 3 movies to show off my new system...

    3. war of the world- machines first appearance from underground

    2.LOTR the fellowship of the ring- the whole mines of moria scene sounds awesome.

    1.The Incredibles- the airplane scene. I read the posts and only one person mentioned this movie. This scene has it all, use of surrounds, and a **** load of bass. When the plane explodes and hits the water.....WOW! If it sounds that good with a velo 10", i couldn't imagine how that would sound with a real subwoofer. I'll tell you one thing, this movie was not meant just for little kids.


    I just watched the movie Red eye, which won't be known for surround but has two parts that sound really good. In the beginning when the plane is taking off, my whole room was shaking from the bass. and when they shoot that missile at the hotel room. and of course... Racheal mcadams:D
    AVR: H/K AVR240
    Fronts: Monitor 50s
    Center: CSI3
    surrounds: R15s
    Sub:Velodyne DPS10
    Dvd/Cd: Samsung HD upconverter (for now)
    TV: 50" Sammy Plasma
    game hardware: 360 and gcn.
    Gamertag: kovster27
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  • peteran
    peteran Posts: 141
    edited February 2006
    Here are some more suggestions besides Private Ryan, Appolo 13 and War of the Worlds
    Thin Red Line: a) When landing craft approach beach
    B) When Artillery pounds Hill
    The Sum of All Fears: A) opening scene
    B) Detonation
    HEAT: the shootout in the street
    Bourne Identity: a)The Embassy fight
    b) the Apartment fight
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