Lossless audio studio ranking

[davcole]

This is not a thread about which codec is superior but a question of how well you feel each studio presents their lossless tracks via whatever means. Is there a studio you feel does an outstanding job with their lossless tracks and is there a studio that you are less impressed with their lossless tracks?


I own titles from each BD studio (along with some HD DVD's) and have Netflixed several titles on BD. I've found some instances where some studio's efforts i've been more impressed with than others.

I would be hard pressed to find a Universal lossless track that I haven't loved. While it's true most of their releases are day/date, they certainly have been impressive with their new release titles and catalog titles. Some of their's that have impressed me are:

The Incredible Hulk
Wanted
U-571
King Kong
Bourne Ultimatum

all count as reference in my book.


Now I may take some heat for this one but this is my observation: I'm less impressed with the Disney lossless tracks than the other studios. To their credit, every single title of theirs has been lossless and usually at master bit depth and their video quality may lead the way, but i've been under-impressed with their audio. While I do count THE PRESTIGE as reference, I can't say i've been as impressed with the other's i've heard from the studio.

PEARL HARBOR
WALL-E
BOLT
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRICE CASPIAN
NATIONAL TREASURE
PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN (all 3)


are all titles that I experienced less than I anticpated.


There is no right or wrong answer to this thread but I am curious what your breakdown would be on each studio's lossless audio performance.