Re: HTF HD-DVD Review: Transformers (Highly Recommended)
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Originally Posted by Neil Joseph
Brian L, Monteith, Bryant Trew
You all confirmed what I posted on page one. This is a very bombastic sound mix, great lfe, but the top end is a little subdued compared to newer muxes today. I can understand why this would get a 5/5 for sound but I believe there is something to my claim (regarding the top end).
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Actually, I missed your post, but yup, not a bright sound track, thats for sure.
As I am sure everyone reading this knows, there is a real sh*t storm in progress on other web sites regarding what some are calling lack of LFE. I have to say, when I screened this, I did not really perceive it to be weak in the bass, but clearly, it lacked the rumble in the couch that I get from certain other titles that I consider reference for bass impact.
For example, the opening scene of SW AOTC as the transport flies over, hovers and lands on the landing platform. Another couple would be Sky Captain (during the initial robot attack), and Polar Express (when the train first arrives). Transformers does not approach any of those in raw visceral impact.
For reference my rig is NAD 762, NHT Classic 3, Classic 2, and 3C, augmented with a HSU 1225, which is solid to 25 hertz, and does produce decent output to 20.
I am going to revisit my calibrations and give it another shot in comparison to those other titles. Rumor has it that the Iron Man trailer at the conclusion of the feature has pretty solid low end...I need to give that a try too.
I initially thought that maybe the fact that I am listening to a transcoded DD+ to DTS conversion was not as transparent as it should be, but perhaps other things are at play. At the end of the day, there may not be anything wrong with the soundtrack....it may just be the way the film makers wanted it to sound.
Brian