Best Bluray discs

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

I love Avatar, have seen it 20/30 times now, and every time I want to see a display of good imaging and sound the Avatar disc goes into the bluray.

Harry Poter, Pirates of the Caribbien, episode I II and III of Star Wars, all the Pixar/Disney and Dreamworks cartoons are very nice discs as well.

What I want to know is what is/are your favourit discs that get the best of your AV system?

:cheers:

 

[Sliced Bread]

For me it's Prometheus all the way.

 

[unfocused]

The Dark Knight

The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938 ) (US edition)

Back To The Future Trilogy

Avengers Assemble (any of the Marvel films really)

Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day

Metallica: Francais Pour Une Nuit

Citizen Kane (US edition)

 

[MUSICRAFT]

What I want to know is what is/are your favourit discs that get the best of your AV system?

:cheers:

Hi Hi-FiOutlaw

One of the best - Stalingrad (2014). Great picture quality which is supported by an outstandingly powerful soundtrack

Thanks Sony :clap: and can we have more of the same please Sony ray:

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

Thank you guys for the replies so far!

and keep them comming...

will be spending some € in the near future!

 

[Sliced Bread]

The audio in Tron is shockingly good too

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Slash Made in Stoke, Django Unchained and Man of Steel.

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

The audio in Tron is shockingly good too

Tron is a must have, yes!

 

[MUSICRAFT]

I've not enjoyed Tron's soundtrack as I've found it lumpy.

Thanks

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[Sliced Bread]

I've not enjoyed Tron's soundtrack as I've found it lumpy.

Thanks

Rick @ Musicraft

the quality of the soundtrack might by personal, but the audio quality is very good.

Yes agreed :

The fidelity of Promethius is just as good too.

 

[Sliced Bread]

Just thought of another, which is quite overlooked. Probably because the film is quite niche.

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World.

It has power and subtlety in spades.

 

[ellisdj]

I've not enjoyed Tron's soundtrack as I've found it lumpy.

Thanks

Rick @ Musicraft

Its anything but lumpy I think - good test of bass setup / integration.

The JL Audios shouldnt be sounding lumpy Rick mate - lot of pulsing bass, desogned to throb you - bike scene, amazing bass effects sound like there is actually ship above you when he first goes into the Grid - just from 5.1 no speakers up high for me.

I need to test this out on my new processor.

 

[Glacialpath]

For me it would be:

Saving Private Ryan

Watchmen

The whole of the James Bond Box set but mainly the early 60s and 70s ones.

Definitely the Pixar films.

Man of Steel

The Shining. The opening sequence was breath taking for a film it's age. Awesome film too.

The Pianist

All Quiet On The Western Front (1930 version)

Das Boot

Sleeping Beauty (Disney)

Cassablanca

Empire Of The Sun

The Evil Dead (awesome for a film shot on 16mm

 

[ClassAct]

I found the Dr No (1972) blu ray to be absolutely stunning picture quality considering it's age. I was so blown away the first time I saw it, it's quickly become one of my reference discs. I found the Star Wars films to be a mixed bag with too much DNR causing waxy faces and also an issue with some colours looking washed out. I did enjoy the detail though.

Having said that, some critisise the UK paramount release of Zulu, but I didn't find it nothing of the sort. It's great for pq saw the sound isn't as good as the newer american release but that gets some stick for the red of the uniforms on the British soldiers looking off orange!

Valkyrie is probably my favourite "native" high def Blu-ray Disc.

 

[professorhat]

Both the Kill Bill films are often overlooked, but have great picture and magnificent sound quality.

 

[his dudeness]

oblivion,terminator salvation,life of pi,are very good

 

[Sliced Bread]

Both the Kill Bill films are often overlooked, but have great picture and magnificent sound quality.

V.true.

The vocals in Kill Bill 2 are particularly impressive.

 

[Stuart.W.D]

The raid 2 (2014)

Robocop (2014)

Gravity 3D (2013)

Fast & the furious 6 (2013)

2001: A space odyssey (2007)

Sin city (2005)

Hellboy (2004)

Ben hur (50th anniversary edition)

 

[nugget2014]

here from my collection are my favourite blu rays for picture quality

hunger games:catching fire

pain and gain

the dark knight rises

thor: the dark world

harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2

and the top spot goes to...pacific rim!

 

[MUSICRAFT]

I've not enjoyed Tron's soundtrack as I've found it lumpy.

Thanks

Rick @ Musicraft

the quality of the soundtrack might by personal, but the audio quality is very good.

Hi Hi-FiOutlaw

Nah - i still find it a lump *biggrin*

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[MUSICRAFT]

I've not enjoyed Tron's soundtrack as I've found it lumpy.

Thanks

Rick @ Musicraft

the quality of the soundtrack might by personal, but the audio quality is very good.

Yes agreed :

The fidelity of Promethius is just as good too.

Hi Sliced Bread

Promethius - don't get me started. I'd rather listen to Tron *biggrin*

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[MUSICRAFT]

I've not enjoyed Tron's soundtrack as I've found it lumpy.

Thanks

Rick @ Musicraft

Its anything but lumpy I think - good test of bass setup / integration.

The JL Audios shouldnt be sounding lumpy Rick mate - lot of pulsing bass, desogned to throb you - bike scene, amazing bass effects sound like there is actually ship above you when he first goes into the Grid - just from 5.1 no speakers up high for me.

I need to test this out on my new processor.

Hi ellisdj

The JL Audio subs are sounding damn fine

Anyway, good to hear about your new processor

You Meridian freak *biggrin* At the moment i am dialling our new Arcam AV950 AV Processor to a Fathom f212 and a pair of stacked E-112 subs. So far so good

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Need For Speed. Great picture and sound quality make up for so, so story and acting

A brute force of a soundtrack which feels like its sapping the energy from the amplifier *biggrin*

Thanks

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[ellisdj]

I feel obliged to comment on this

Just had Tron on for the first time since new processor & front speakers - therefore needed to do a new setup.

i.e. measure speakers responses in REW - do its EQ and then do my own tweaks / reductions and integrate the speaker and sub.

There is absoluetly nothing lumpy about the Tron sound track in anyway shape or form.

Its actually from a bass point of view and the vast majority of the rest Nothing short of Epic.

There is occaisonal vocal which doesnt sound right - I dont think they have made the whole vocal sound track as flawless as a lot of the film - however the bass is spectacular for the most part if not all of the film

If one thing Disney do great - its sound tracks - even the kids programmes on TV have excellent sound

 

[chrisup]

My most watched are: Last Samurai, Kingdom of Heaven and Quigley Down Under

I also love Quantum Of Solace, all the Transporter and Fast & Furious films, Hot Fuzz and the Transformers movies.

Best wishes

Chris