Iron man dvd

Ron Temple

rabies, I think you're a tad underpowered and undersubbed for this movie. You should consider upgrading :D:p

themuskr

On my modest system the bass seems too boosted in some scenes. Other than that i'm lovin the sound.

Kex

I have not noticed any particular problems, except for my subwoofer. The movie sounds perfectly normal to me in general, with some nice effects, but the scene where he blasts off for the first time, after escaping from the cave, sent my new Rythmik F12G into cardiac arrest. Well, I exaggerate perhaps, but I heard a rattling noise which I presumed to be ... well ... something rattling. When I approached the subwoofer, I realized that the sub itself was making the noise, not some derelict CD case on a nearby table. The driver may have been "knocking" in there or something.

I just assumed I had the subwoofer tuned in wrong, which is probably true, but everything else sounded normal to me, although I do listen at, or close to reference levels.

Only one other movie has produced this effect: Star Wars III, Revenge of the Sith, during the opening scene where a large space cruiser of some description rumbles ominously accross the screen. I guess I'll just have to contact c/s again and figure out what is wrong with my settings.

Ron Temple

Kex wrote: »

I have not noticed any particular problems, except for my subwoofer. The movie sounds perfectly normal to me in general, with some nice effects, but the scene where he blasts off for the first time, after escaping from the cave, sent my new Rythmik F12G into cardiac arrest. Well, I exaggerate perhaps, but I heard a rattling noise which I presumed to be ... well ... something rattling. When I approached the subwoofer, I realized that the sub itself was making the noise, not some derelict CD case on a nearby table. The driver may have been "knocking" in there or something.

I just assumed I had the subwoofer tuned in wrong, which is probably true, but everything else sounded normal to me, although I do listen at, or close to reference levels.

Only one other movie has produced this effect: Star Wars III, Revenge of the Sith, during the opening scene where a large space cruiser of some description rumbles ominously accross the screen. I guess I'll just have to contact c/s again and figure out what is wrong with my settings.

Sounds like it's bottoming...something that shouldn't happen with a Servo sub...though Rythmik doesn't put a limiter on it. You might just be a tad hot for the big blockbusters. IH has got plenty of subsonics.

Call Brian...maybe changing the SS filter on the amp to 20hz with a different damping setting will handle this.

Kex

Ron Temple wrote: »

Sounds like it's bottoming...something that shouldn't happen with a Servo sub...though Rythmik doesn't put a limiter on it. You might just be a tad hot for the big blockbusters. IH has got plenty of subsonics.

Call Brian...maybe changing the SS filter on the amp to 20hz with a different damping setting will handle this.

I don't want to derail the thread, but I did notice when I took off the grille that the driver was moving further and faster than any driver I have ever seen. Still, I thought that was possibly what it was meant to do, and the effects are not really more awe inspiring than with the trusty ol' Acoustech H100 ... (which never bottomed) they just have much more detail. The subwoofer was not at all hot with test tones either, so I don't think it's a "volume" level problem, per se.

I'll see if I can sort it out and report back, but it'll be a while before I can get time to mess about with it again.

Now, on the topic of movies with good effects, I loved the start of Ratatouille, with the breaking glass, gunshots, lightning strike, the shot that hits the metal spatula, the swirling water in the tunnel ... Those were tremendously huge, and not just deep bass, in the case of the breaking glass and the "ping" of the shot on the spatula ... several of those moments where you just resettle yourself in your seat and think "wow! this is just stunning sound!". I didn't really get any of those moments to the same extent with IM.

curved

Ron Temple wrote: »

Sounds like it's bottoming...something that shouldn't happen with a Servo sub...though Rythmik doesn't put a limiter on it. You might just be a tad hot for the big blockbusters. IH has got plenty of subsonics.

Call Brian...maybe changing the SS filter on the amp to 20hz with a different damping setting will handle this.

I agree, that does sound like it's bottoming out. Did you notice it at any specific range - 20-30hz, 80-100hz??

Kex

curved wrote: »

I agree, that does sound like it's bottoming out. Did you notice it at any specific range - 20-30hz, 80-100hz??

Huh?! I'm not sure how I would know what range is playing ... The crossover on the receiver is set at 40Hz, but the subwoofer has PEQ, and also has different settings that I do not fully understand at this point. Some can be turned off, when a digital receiver is used, but others still need to be set apparently. I am using the most basic settings for the moment.

seeclear

Kex wrote: »

Now, on the topic of movies with good effects, I loved the start of Ratatouille, with the breaking glass, gunshots, lightning strike, the shot that hits the metal spatula, the swirling water in the tunnel ... Those were tremendously huge, and not just deep bass, in the case of the breaking glass and the "ping" of the shot on the spatula ... several of those moments where you just resettle yourself in your seat and think "wow! this is just stunning sound!". I didn't really get any of those moments to the same extent with IM.

What about in Ratatouille, when the truck goes over his head in the city? We originally saw it in a theater (altho granted not a very hi-tech theater), and I remember thinking that "that should have more rumble". If we ever get our new house built , I'm going to rent that movie and see what happens with my sonosub.