nube Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (7.1 DTS-HD MA) Level - 3 Stars (107.91dB composite)Extension - 3 Stars (17Hz)Dynamics - 5 Stars (28.9dB) Execution - 3 Stars (by poll) Overall - 3.5 StarsRecommendation - Buy (by poll) Notes: Comparing to the second one (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug), this looks like it gained considerable extension at the expense of a little level and dynamics. I haven't watched it yet (not a fan of these Hobbit movies at all), but when looking at the Speclab PvA, it sure looks to have some content from 10-20Hz, just severely rolled off. PvA: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infrasonic Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Much improved over the other two. Too bad it was the least enjoyable of the three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aj72 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Three movies for one book what a cash grab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SME Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I've only seen this in the theater. It was a very nice super-size Atmos theater with better bass capability than most. I know from seeing "Ender's Game" there that the theater is very capable down into the 20s. Anyway, I thought I heard quite a bit of stuff < 30 Hz, but I kind of second guessed myself, given the trends in the other movies. This data confirms that I did hear a good bit of bass < 30 Hz. There's one particular scene that I shouldn't mention due to spoilers that made me immediately think of the rock giants in the first "Hobbit", and how completely lame they sounded as compared to what I was hearing. I thought this one had the best sound by far. I do look forward to hearing it on my home system but will wait for the Extended Version as is my tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan611 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Saw this in the theatre. Thought it was terrible, worst of the three/six! Overall I've not really enjoyed any of the Hobbits. Probably won't be buying this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiofan1 Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Loved the movie and would consider it my favorite of the three. Its a solid 4 and was very well executed the overall sound design was first class all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossobass Dave Posted April 22, 2015 Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Man, this is one of those movies where others talk up the sound and I just suck my thumb in wonder. I just spent a couple of hours running through the system because i thought something HAD to be wrong with the hardware somewhere because Hobbit 3 SUCKED EGGS. Here is a clip of the dragon wrecking the town with the SUBS @ +8dB HOT, compared to Interstellar lift off scene at flat reference and at +8dB hot: The Hobbit movie sounds like there is something not right with the disc. Maybe it's the rental from NF? Dunno. There was no sound selection on the rental, just English and subtitles ON/OFF choices. What disc did everyone watch/measure this on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wth718 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Man, this is one of those movies where others talk up the sound and I just suck my thumb in wonder. I just spent a couple of hours running through the system because i thought something HAD to be wrong with the hardware somewhere because Hobbit 3 SUCKED EGGS. Here is a clip of the dragon wrecking the town with the SUBS @ +8dB HOT, compared to Interstellar lift off scene at flat reference and at +8dB hot: The Hobbit movie sounds like there is something not right with the disc. Maybe it's the rental from NF? Dunno. There was no sound selection on the rental, just English and subtitles ON/OFF choices. What disc did everyone watch/measure this on? I'm with you. I thought it was better than the first 2, but nothing I'd ever have any wish to replay. It was decidedly meh to me. But compared to the turds that were 1 & 2, I guess this was a big improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKtheater Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I always use LOTR-FOTR as demo purposes because I know it so well and the Hobbit movies in comparison had the LFE missing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infrasonic Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I still use FOTR. That one sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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