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  8. The Longest, Most Intense Bass Scenes from Movies

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    Just to link to Bosso's post in the http://data-bass.ipbhost.com/index.php?/topic/316-earth-to-echo-discussion-poll/'>rating thread, Earth to Echo looks good!

     

     

    Man, I wish I'd seen your level rating of 5 stars before I popped this one in, Abraham. :o

     

    I was running the SW out at +7dB for a weak sauce-level flick and forgot to reset it flat. I had to jump    on the remote and back it down.

     

    This SpecLab cap runs over a minute and ten seconds and it didn't get the whole effect on the screen! This cap was made with the subs at +2dB hot. Check out the waveform... maxed out and RELENTLESSLY getting stronger as the scene progresses. Also, check out the twin sine sweeps buried in there at 35 Hz and 40 Hz, slowly rising to 40 Hz and 45 Hz for 20 seconds!

     

    Bosshog shit, this one is. :P

     

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  12. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    I've just watched Interstellar at the cinema.

     

    Please, please, please, pleeeeeeeeease let it be unfiltered when it comes out on BD!!!

     

     

    Great dynamic range, sudden sharp transients, luxuriously long passages of bass, all of it fitting to what's on-screen...  If it is unfiltered, I reckon this one could be a sub killer, potentially!

     

    Fingers crossed! :D

     

     

    (Don't hold your breath, though - as a Nolan film I fear the same fate as the Dark Knight mixes...:( )

  15. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    +1 on Elysium even though it's not one of my favourites I agree on the comments. I also place Dredd in a similar category. That film kicks ass but definitely not as loud as other films I've watched. Turn it up and it's brilliant.

    Say whaaaaaat? :blink:

     

    Do you have the US BD? (7.1 DTS, I think?)

     

    IIRC the UK BD is 5.1 and, IMO, it's ridiculously loud...  -6 on the opening sequence feels like I've been physically assaulted :wacko:  yet -6 on Oblivion is just a little bit too loud during speech but fine otherwise.

  16. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Phantom:

     

     

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    Level - 5 Stars (115.4dB Composite!)

    Extension - 5 Stars (8Hz)

    Dynamics - 5 Stars (28.1dB)

    Execution - 4 Stars by Poll

     

    Overall - 4.75 Stars

     

    Recommendation - RENT.

     

    This film is riddled by clipping.  Attached is how much.  Clipping is in red.  Channels are L, R, C, LFE, SL, SR.

     

    Very impressive PvA, a little something for everyone in it.  

     

     

    JSS

    I'm late to the party on this one (mainly because I refuse to spend more than £6 on a blu-ray unless it's exceptional or 3D, so get things months after they come out :P) but I'd agree with the ratings on Phantom - nice balance of vocals and big dynamic hits, with some super-deep stuff you can feel, through to some 'woah!' hits :)  Couldn't really turn it up as downstairs was in, so will be rewatched at a suitable point!

     

    Acting/story was slightly cheesy/cliché at times but the history behind the story and the ending was sobering. 

     

    Overall, worth a rental or cheap buy, definitely.

  17. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Thanks very much for your detailed reply :)

     

    If there is a choice then I guess one could listen to one track then re-watch the film with the other track, to see which is better / more preferred, but that does take quite a lot of time... lol

     

    I think I will look through my collection and see if I have any that have a choice of audio tracks, and will spend some time doing some comparisons, perhaps! :)

     

     

     

    I just finally got Project X measured, so it'll be posted in the relatively near future.

    Sweet!  I will look forward to it, thanks for doing it for us :)

  18. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    So I had to edit my post again about "The Fifth Element" and "OZ The Great and Powerful".  It turns out that *neither* film advertises a copy of the theatrical mix.  I'm not sure how I got this wrong in my memory for Oz.  In the case of The Fifth Element, both a PCM and True HD mix are included.  I probably ascertained that the PCM mix was a theatrical mix by how bright it sounded without an X-curve applied.  Nevertheless, the True HD mix sounds just as bright.  The levels also appear to be similar if not identical.  It's close enough that I wouldn't argue for any difference without looking at the data to confirm.

     

    So having established that neither disc necessarily contains a theatrical mix, I have nothing to compare at this point.  Is anyone aware of any Blu-ray discs that do explicitly advertise inclusion of the theatrical mix?  I know I've seen (either here or elsewhere) speculative discussion that the DD 5.1 mix on Prometheus is a theatrical mix, based on the subjectively substantial difference between it and the lossless mix, with many commenting that the DD 5.1 mix sounds better and has more bass.  Of course, I read reviews of "The Fifth Element" that claimed either the PCM or True HD mix to be superior when in fact they may be identical.

     

    All this makes make more eager to get at the audio data on the discs to do some loudness measurements.  If/when I get around to doing this, I'll gladly share my methods and results.

    I am still confused which I should be choosing if there are different mixes on a disk :wacko:

     

    My AVR defaults to DTS-HD Master if it's an option, but I watched something the other night in PCM Lossless rather than the other, dolby digital 5.1 mix on the disk, and I think it sounded better than the DD option when switching between them. :blink:

     

    Which is 'better'??

  19. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Project X used an 'octaver' function on the music at times and boosted the octave down content by 10-20dB. It is a POWERFUL effect! Too bad 99% of all cinema-goers did not experience it.....

     

    JSS

    I re-watched this yesterday morning at anywhere between -6 and Reference to get my pre-work bass hit :D

     

    Has some great depth, loads deeper than just about any other music track I've heard, bar bass test tracks!

  21. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    The Terror Live (5.1 DTS-HD MA)

     

    Level        - 4 Stars (110.74dB composite)

    Extension - 5 Stars (1Hz)

    Dynamics - 5 Stars (29.11dB)

    Execution - Will poll

     

    Overall     - TBD

     

    Recommendation - Will poll

     

    Notes:  This is from the Korean Region A disc, Korean language track.  Almost all of the bass effects are completely full-bandwidth, with zero filtering, and the big stuff on screen is appropriately weighty below 20Hz in almost all cases.

     

    PvA:

     

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    Is that this one?

    http://www.amazon.com/The-Terror-Live-Blu-ray-Region/dp/B00HSJHJD2/

     

    I can't find it on Amazon UK!

     

     

    The Railway Man (5.1 DTS-HD MA)

     

    Level        - 2 Stars (105.37dB composite)

    Extension - 5 Stars (1Hz)

    Dynamics - 5 Stars (38.62dB!!!)

    Execution - Will poll

     

    Overall     - TBD

     

    Recommendation - Will poll

     

    Notes:  Holy shit, look at that dynamics score - highest recorded yet!!!  Not really a bass movie, but when it does have bass, it legitimately reaches into the single digits.

     

    PvA:

     

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    Ooh, that looks like a prime 'surprise' disc for scaring unsuspecting visitors with :P

  24. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Bears (5.1 DTS-HD MA)

     

    Level        - 2 Stars (105.64dB composite)

    Extension - 4 Stars (13Hz)

    Dynamics - 5 Stars (29.16dB)

    Execution - Will poll

     

    Overall     - TBD

     

    Recommendation - Will poll

     

    Notes:  With its stunningly beautiful cinematography, this one has full-bandwidth content and sound design to match, but it's never overwhelming.  Bears wouldn't normally be referred to as a bass movie, but it's a very good family movie, if you can get over the annoying narrator.

     

    PvA:

     

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    I can't find this on Amazon.co.uk - is it this one?

    http://www.amazon.com/Disneynature-Bears-Two-Disc-Blu-ray-Combo/dp/B00GPWERCO/

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