SeanCJ Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 My 3 new KL-650 THX Ultra 2's are sitting just 5 minutes away, locked up in a UPS warehouse! Its killing me I've got to wait until tomorrow afternoon to play with them. I'm wondering which blu ray I should use to audition them, or should I say 'allow' them to really impress me with? Something that will really show off their dynamics, clarity, and soundstage. They will be powered by my Sunfire Cinema Grand 250 watts x 5 amp with Onkyo 805 running the show. Hmmm decisions, decisions....? -Underworld 1 or 2? -IronMan? -Hellyboy II? -Hulk? -Indiana Jones and the Krystal Skull? -POTC? -Cars? Ratatoille? or maybe an HD DVD -Serenity ? -King Kong? -Chronicles of Riddick? -Any Harry Potter film? -300? or maybe a truly naustalgic film but regular DVD like: -any Star Wars? -any original Indiana Jones? -LOTRs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I say Hellboy 2!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 The pod race from Star Wars: Episode I! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Have you seen House of Flying Daggers? Remarkable surround effects, especially in the Echo Game scene. Spears flying by your head in the bamboo forest are pretty good, too. No house-shaking bass, though, if that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanCJ Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 Thanks for the suggestions guys! For naustalgic reasons, and since I know the source material very well from multiple viewings (watched it again last night to refresh my audio memory with the current magnepans ), I've chosen to watch LOTR Fellowship of the Ring as the first film with the Ultra 2s. Of course, once that's over and I have my comparison between the maggies and the Ultra 2s, I'll go through many 'reference' scenes from various movies listed above to really test them out. I'm watching the UPS website tracking like a nut! They are 'out for delivery'!!! I hope they are waiting for me when I get home. So wish I could take a 'sick day' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 At the rate you are going, you'll have to be sedated just to open the boxes!!! LOLOL!!![A][^][][8][H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Here's the blu-ray audio tier from AVS forums . http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=918734 I watched Cloverfield on blu-ray a couple of nights ago and the audio is sick and overrun with lfe ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Home Theater magazine just listed their top 5 Blueray movies ranked with audio (best soundtrack) as a top priority (not to be confused with thier music category) Black Hawk Down Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest Transformers: Two-Disc Special Edition Cloverfield Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. I agree with sunburnwilly on Cloverfield. My sub consists of 4 high excursion 18" drivers in an IB configuration. The LFE on Cloverfield is awesome. We had an earthquake in my livingroom the night we watched it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Mel Brook's Silent Movie (1976). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Any Chaplin classic also comes to mind[6][] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardP Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 LOTR Fellowship is one of my favorite demo movies. In particular, the Mines of Moria, from the pond monster through the Balrog scene, is just remarkable for bass as well well-localized ambient sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I'd shoot for the Matrix trilogy for HF infromation, outstanding midrange / midbass. Cloverfield has massive Uber-LO bass, high energy content between 10-20 hz, and you need a killer sub to reproduce that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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