Whats your best movie to test out your system?
Just wondering what a good movie (blu ray or regular dvd) you guys use to test out your speakers?
What do you guys think about PCM versus TrueHD (and all those other new
formats)
What do you guys think about PCM versus TrueHD (and all those other new
formats)
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
Front: LSI15
Center: LSIC
Sourround: FxiA4
Rear: Fxi3
Sub: Bic H100
TV: Sony 52' XBR4
"The more time you spend researching here, the less money you will have"
Amp: Emotiva XPA-5
Front: LSI15
Center: LSIC
Sourround: FxiA4
Rear: Fxi3
Sub: Bic H100
TV: Sony 52' XBR4
"The more time you spend researching here, the less money you will have"
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I have this one DVD which has scenes from all kinds of movies, all intros for THX and DD.
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Regular DVD (I'm too poor and too smart to have gotten into the HD realm just yet):
Blade DTS
Gladiator DTS
Master & Commander DTSDo you hear that buzzing noise? -
Steel Magnolias and Brokeback Mountain.
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Transformers, especially the second half of the movie."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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Off hand, four that have great jump-to demo scenes:
Pearl Harbor
Super Speedway
MI-2
Ants
Cheers,
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Watched Lord of The Rings again (3 of them) a while back and they sounded awesome.Michael
In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
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War of the Worlds if you have a monster sub.
Toy Story IIPlease. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
Thanks
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Master & Commander - DTS
Saving Private Ryan - DTS
The Transporter - DTS -
Yeah..Transformers DD+
300 TrueHDMonitor 7b's front
Monitor 4's surround
Frankinpolk Center (2 mw6503's with peerless tweeter)
M10's back surround
Hafler-200 driving patio Daytons
Tempest-X 15" DIY sub w/ Rythmik 350A plate amp
Dayton 12" DVC w/ Rythmik 350a plate amp
Harman/Kardon AVR-635
Oppo 981hd
Denon upconvert DVD player
Jennings Research (vintage and rare)
Mit RPTV WS-55513
Tosh HD-XA1
B&K AV5000
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Bill Ayotte wrote: »Man, I'm glad I 'm not the only one.
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Sharp Elite 70
Anthem D2V 3D
Parasound 5250
Parasound HCA 1000 A
Parasound HCA 1000
Oppo BDP 95
Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
Totem Mask Surrounds X4
Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
Sony PS3
Squeezebox Touch
Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door. -
WOtW as said earlier to test out subs, Finding Nemo Darla taps Tank Scene, Transformers ( I have the HD DVD bookmarked ) Phatom of the Opera in HD DVD, U-571 Depth Charge Scene, Gladiator, Troy (Achilles fights the oldest brother) scene. These are a few of my favs.Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!
Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:
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I have this one DVD which has scenes from all kinds of movies, all intros for THX and DD.
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Transformers when the Autobots come to earth.
300 anything
terminator 2
Star wars all of them
Gladiator pick it.
Toy Story or Toy Story 2.Dan
My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time. -
King Kong
War of the Worlds
Lord of the Rings (any) -
House of the Flying Daggers.
Beans on the drums scene. -
I may have a couple of on Onkyo THX demo discs still around the house that they used for promotional stuff years ago. I forgot what was on them, though.
I have quite a few of the SuperBit DVD's that look and sound great, too. I brought a couple to work and the guys were amazed how good they look...even versus HD DVD and BluRay.Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner. -
Saving Private Ryan - dts
Gladiator - dts
Transformers
Lord of the Ring Trilogy - dts