Recommend a soundtrack to set up your subwoofer

[admin_exported]

It is suggested to set up a sub properly to place the sub at your listening position and play material with a good bass track, walk round the room and find the best position to place it.

Has anyone done this , which track would members recommend for this purpose?

 

[Deleted member 2457]

The Dark Knight, Top Gun, Terminator 2, Armageddon.

 

[laserman16]

Some good choices there.

 

[Sorreltiger]

The only problem is that making comparisons while there is sporadic bass will be very difficult. Personally, I'd try a music or musical blu-ray where you can play a whole song and move the sub around. You either love it or hate it, but I've found that there is a lot of bass on the Mama Mia soundtrack and it needs good control so as to sound tight and not boomy.

 

[jase fox]

Definatley "The day after tomorrow" even during the opening credits theres a lovely deep bass tone to it, also the tidal wave scene ! Great tester.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

jase fox:Definatley "The day after tomorrow" even during the opening credits theres a lovely deep bass tone to it, also the tidal wave scene ! Great tester.

The day after tomorrow, I can remember when i had my pioneer dvd all in one system my picture's on the wall were moving. and that was too a dts soundtrack. - great stuff.

 

[Anonymous]

A friend and I use the scene in Iron Man when he's walking out of the cave in his first 'suit', a good test to see if the windows will survive!

 

[Anonymous]

Sorreltiger:The only problem is that making comparisons while there is sporadic bass will be very difficult. Personally, I'd try a music or musical blu-ray where you can play a whole song and move the sub around. You either love it or hate it, but I've found that there is a lot of bass on the Mama Mia soundtrack and it needs good control so as to sound tight and not boomy.

Good point , when I finally try the setup I intend using the players A/B feature to loop the bass track

To be honest not convinced the "listening position" suggestion is the best , as when setting 75db at that position where do you take the meter reading , where do you point the speaker cone?

I reckon the THX deep tone might be worth trying

Another mag reviewer swears by the " Lifted " featured in ratatouille for testing your system

Thanks to everyone who responded so far ,Keep the suggestions coming

 

[laserman16]

The launch sequence in Apollo 13, In DTS

 

[Anonymous]

Terminator Salvation, most definitely. Read Clare's review of the movie and you will see that a workout for your sub-woofer is evident throughout the whole movie.