reference bluray disc for audio and PQ

[bass-boy68]

Hi there guys...

i am interested to hear your thought's about what you all think is the best reference disc's out there...@ night's ago i watched "Dark of the Moon " and i tell you this , I have not heard anything with the depth and outright gut wrenching bass dynamics as in the 2nd half of that movie , incredible reference material . Also think "Sin City" , " Knowing " , " Saving Private Ryan " , " I am Legend " , " The Dark Knight " , " Curious Case of Benjimen Button " and various PIXAR Animations...etc... :cheers:

 

[Big Chris]

I still think Chapter 6 of 'Knowing' is an excellent BD demo scene.

One film missing from your list is 'Super 8', which also has stunning ausio & visuals.

 

[RickyDeg]

Two of my personal favorites are 'Dark City' and 'Sunshine' - two very dark films that still excell with great picture quality but most importantly rock the house with absolute KICK-ASS soundmixes that rely not only on the bombastic but inventive subtleties and atmospherics.

 

[MUSICRAFT]

Hi bass-boy68

Immortals. Excellent picture and one which is eclipsed by a fantastic soundtrack 🙂 The quality of the soundtrack on the Immortals has easily surpassed my previous reference soundtracks such as Dark Of The Moon, Cloverfield, Super 8, etc. 8) An outstanding audio recording. Crunch, crunch and crunch (quite literally) :twisted: Sub and speaker levels may require altering and volume levels to be kept in check

I don't know what the people who worked on the Immortals soundtrack were having in their Cornflakes but it surely worked :clap:

More please 😛ray:

All the best

Rick @ Musicraft

 

[Tonya]

The two BDs that I still use for reference are Avatar 3D and the last Pirates film.
The latter being shot on the excellent RED digital camera system, it's like looking through a window onto the film set :shifty:

Doctor No from the Bond series is also remarkably good although the audio is predictably a little murky . . . .
More recently, the Mission Impossible 4 BD rocks!

 

[bass-boy68]

hi there guys and thanks for the feedback so far ,yes i have super 8 and sunshine as well as cloverfield which was my fav sci-fi for ages,still well may be?!my bluray library is going on to 325 blurays and just purchased " Frozen Planet " and " True Grit ' ,Frozen Planet is stunning although mostly 1080i and below but BBC has done great work with their Nature Doco's i think you will agree. " Game of Thrones " is awesome too PQ and Audio are top notch as is "Band of Brothers " and " The Pacific ". keep the reference disc's coming... :cheers:

 

[bass-boy68]

HOW COULD I FORGET AVATAR :doh:

 

[GSB]

What are your impressions of the Lord of the rings extended addition....?

 

[Son_of_SJ]

HOW COULD I FORGET AVATAR :doh:

In my case, though I have the Blu-Ray, very, very easily indeed.

 

[Son_of_SJ]

To return to your main point, not every disc will have demonstration-type sound all the way through, so it's useful to know the elapsed disc time when a demo-worthy sequence occurs, or at least the disc chapter that contains it.

I'll put in a plug for the first two chapters of the Final Cut of Blade Runner, up to 4 minutes 33 seconds elapsed time, namely from the start until just before the interview begins. The sound in this digitally restored and remastered (originally) 1982 film still holds up. The first chapter especially does need a decent subwoofer though, therefore in my flat it sounds best on the parlour, not quite as good in the other rooms.

 

[professorhat]

I think the Kill Bill films are fantastic reference disks for Blu-ray, both for video and audio.

 

[michael hoy]

Baraka and The Fall for video quality.

 

[bass-boy68]

Hey there , sorry to hear you think avatar was not so ideal for you but i think it sounds fantastic through my system and PQ not too shabby and definately call it demo reference quality , but yes not all is equal throughout every bluray experience but i would say that there are some that do carry that standard and level of awesomeness through its entire length. I beleive the essence of what my question to all , was understood by the answers given , if only a part of a movie holds that standard for you then i would not include it in the class of movies as reference as per the reason why i said Reference Disc and not chapters , like the chapter with depth charge explosions on U571(subwoofers beware!!!) , appreciate the are many parts to a movie but i think when you can immerse yourself into an experience and just sit and ponder during the credits and say quietly to oneself...Damn , that was really good!!! , then its pretty gratifying indeed . It's really good when you are able too critique movies with the use of many brands of equipment as do specialist reviewers with resources available , thats when i absolutely think certain chapters and scenes really do measure the system or peice of equipment tested. Really appreciate your feedback and thanks from Aotearoa :cheers:

 

[bass-boy68]

BARAKA is outstanding from start to finish and i do own it ,thankyou :cheers:

 

[bass-boy68]

What are your impressions of the Lord of the rings extended addition....?

hi there GSB , i have not had the oppertunity to watch the extended versions on bluray yet but as a biased Kiwi from Mordor- land I am looking forward to getting the disc if just for my collection but imagine they will sound great , how did you find them if you have ? kiaora from New Zealand

 

[bass-boy68]

HOW COULD I FORGET AVATAR :doh:

In my case, though I have the Blu-Ray, very, very easily indeed.

my reply as above

 

[GSB]

What are your impressions of the Lord of the rings extended addition....?

hi there GSB , i have not had the oppertunity to watch the extended versions on bluray yet but as a biased Kiwi from Mordor- land I am looking forward to getting the disc if just for my collection but imagine they will sound great , how did you find them if you have ? kiaora from New Zealand

Ah mate,you will be soo impressed,colours are like,well real...sound is just stunning.....you will even probably notice the few extra scenes that have been added 😛

 

[theo12]

Baraka and The Fall for video quality.

+1 for both of these films, both have utterly astonishing PQ anyone not seen either of these should go for it ASAP. Notice "no country for old men" hasn't been mentioned, I thought the PQ in that film was incredible.

 

[bigboss]

I am Legend

The Dark Knight

Super 8 (train accident sequence for sound)

My new reference disc, for both audio & video is Lord of the Rings extended edition.

 

[bass-boy68]

What are your impressions of the Lord of the rings extended addition....?

hi there GSB , i have not had the oppertunity to watch the extended versions on bluray yet but as a biased Kiwi from Mordor- land I am looking forward to getting the disc if just for my collection but imagine they will sound great , how did you find them if you have ? kiaora from New Zealand

Ah mate,you will be soo impressed,colours are like,well real...sound is just stunning.....you will even probably notice the few extra scenes that have been added 😛

i do have the extended editions on DVD so i beleive they are the same just different format but will wait in anticipation... :cheers:

 

[bass-boy68]

I am Legend

The Dark Knight

Super 8 (train accident sequence for sound)

My new reference disc, for both audio & video is Lord of the Rings extended edition.

absolutrly have the first 3 in my collection and am waiting to get the LOTR extended editions as well ,great to see alot of us using similar disc's as reference... :cheers:

 

[bass-boy68]

Baraka and The Fall for video quality.

+1 for both of these films, both have utterly astonishing PQ anyone not seen either of these should go for it ASAP. Notice "no country for old men" hasn't been mentioned, I thought the PQ in that film was incredible.

i agree that "no country" is pin sharp and baraka is a journey that had me mesmerized the entire time ,those cambodian men were great with there chanting mantra's :dance:

 

[michael hoy]

If you like this type of music then:-

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds: Live at Radio City Music Hall

Looks and sounds fanntastic.

 

[bass-boy68]

If you like this type of music then:-

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds: Live at Radio City Music Hall

Looks and sounds fanntastic.

Dude... i have his "Crash " album and absolutely love his tunes man , heard this disc was great and so want it ,cheers for that ,mucho appreciato my freind... 8)

 

[bass-boy68]

To return to your main point, not every disc will have demonstration-type sound all the way through, so it's useful to know the elapsed disc time when a demo-worthy sequence occurs, or at least the disc chapter that contains it.

I'll put in a plug for the first two chapters of the Final Cut of Blade Runner, up to 4 minutes 33 seconds elapsed time, namely from the start until just before the interview begins. The sound in this digitally restored and remastered (originally) 1982 film still holds up. The first chapter especially does need a decent subwoofer though, therefore in my flat it sounds best on the parlour, not quite as good in the other rooms.

Blade runner rules... :clap: