The BEST Audio Quality Blu-ray Megathread

[bobbydrugar]

WOW where to start, sooo many great mixes these days. For me I always end up falling on a couple of standbys for testing system changes and tweaks.
1.) Killers live from royal albert hall
2.) Transformers ROTF starting with the devastator scene
3.) New to the list Tron Legacy for overall dynamics and range
4.) Serenity for the opening credits great dynamic range
5.) Spiderman 3 LPCM 5.1 Sandman is born scene (sustaned bass oh yeah)

thanks,
T

[kevinokev]

The speakers I'm getting in two days are the DB8B's for the Fronts. I have some amazon credit just sitting there waiting to be spent. Not sure which new BD to get to test er' out. Take a look at my collection and feel free to shout em' out.

[rory49]

Originally Posted by One4Deuce

I recently watched Road to Perdition and I was blown away by the audio quality. Anyone else feel the same?

There are a ton of rattle-your-windows action movies that sound awesome on Blu, but I always thought that this was one of the most enveloping sound fields I've ever heard. Never dominating, always adding to the scenes. The score was as much a part of the movie as Hanks & Newman's performances - and yes, there are some sequences that will flex your system's muscles!

Taking everything into account (story, cinematography, PQ/AQ, performances, etc), probably one of my top 5 discs.

[bobbydrugar]

I would start with the Iron Man 2 just to demo the intro shoot to thrill moments, I would then move into any of the Harry potter films (deathly hallow pt 1 is spectaculat) you may want to check out the first flight of Iron Man in Iron Man 1 and then finish up with the incredibles (because once you get this one going you won't be able to stop the ride of audible bliss )

T

[kevinokev]

Originally Posted by bobbydrugar

I would start with the Iron Man 2 just to demo the intro shoot to thrill moments, I would then move into any of the Harry potter films (deathly hallow pt 1 is spectaculat) you may want to check out the first flight of Iron Man in Iron Man 1 and then finish up with the incredibles (because once you get this one going you won't be able to stop the ride of audible bliss )

T

I couldn't agree with you more!! Anything to consider that I don't already own ?

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by kevinokev

I couldn't agree with you more!! Anything to consider that I don't already own ?

Fight Club
The Pacific
Shoot Em Up
Children of Men
District 9
Generation Kill
Watchmen

All have great sound that you do not own.

[Todd Smith]

The last ~15 minutes of The Incredible Hulk cant be beat as far as demo scenes go if you have a capable low end IMO.

Lots of other great demo scenes though from various films.

[bobbydrugar]

Well Kev I don't see it in your list so I am going to say Tron Legecy Unless you have an aversion to the film in general. However for no other reason then pure sonic bliss this is one of the current front runners for Audio Mix of the year and its only April.

T

[poke smot]

bro - check out the resident evil movies, especially afterlife - insane audio. i like daredevil as well. ninja assassin will rock your socks, as will cloverfield.

[ChoosyLobster]

I want to know everyone's opinion, on which movies have the best sound to show off your surround sound.

[AcidRain]

Tron: Legacy

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by ChoosyLobster

I want to know everyone's opinion, on which movies have the best sound to show off your surround sound.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-mo...egathread.html

[luwanda]

or... http://uk.blu-ray.com/movies/top.php...g&sortby=audio

[ChoosyLobster]

Originally Posted by Dotpattern

https://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-mo...egathread.html

Thank you very much!!

[MaCruz]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

https://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-mo...egathread.html

Latest ones for me:
The Pacific
SPR
War of the Worlds
The Incredibles (Best AQ for Pixar to date)

I forgot to add Tron Legacy. AQ is probably the best release out now regarding sound based on my collection.

[Todd Smith]

Tron Legacy is definitely the audio track to beat as far as 2011 goes so far!

[kevinokev]

Originally Posted by Todd Smith

Tron Legacy is definitely the audio track to beat as far as 2011 goes so far!

I've been listening to the Tron Legacy soundtrack at work for about 3 weeks now. Saw the movie twice. Will most definitely consider picking it up for reference material.

[kevinokev]

Originally Posted by MaCruz

https://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-mo...egathread.html

The Incredibles (Best AQ for Pixar to date)

Surprised that a 5.1 mix would get this nod instead of a more recent title with 7.1 (like Toy Story 3). I suppose there is far more action in Incredibles though, which would make sense for showcasing range.

[frogmort]

Hellboy II: The Golden Army has a very active 7.1 surround mix, and deep, powerful LFE.

[LetoAtreides82]

I was wondering, is there a way to digitally measure a blu-ray's LFE? Is there software out there that would give you a graph of a blu-ray's sound frequencies? If there is, this might be a good way of determining exactly which blu-ray's have the best LFE.