Back in the early days of the Home Theater Forum, it was an unusual week in which a member didn't start a new thread on the best DVDs to show off their HT audio set-up.
Those threads have been much less-frequent of late, probably due to a more common excellence in the mastering of current Hollywood blockbusters in the realm of lossless audio mixes (and maybe less of a need to spotlight our own systems to friends over the years as budget HT systems have become more commonplace).
But I'm ready to ask the question anew as I'm about to add a new receiver to my system and expand from 5.1 to 7.1 (if the wife doesn't freak out!).
Out of all the great-sounding releases which are currently available...which one (or two) do YOU take off the shelf when you want to hear something special--something which shows off crisp audio, clear highs, thundering bass, and an immersive surround soundfield? I'm thinking of Blu-ray movies...but concert discs, SACDs, DVD-As and any disc is fair game.
My personal "go to" discs (in my rather dated list) have historically been:
Chicago
Master and Commander
Toy Story 2
Saving Private Ryan
Eagles - Farewell Tour Live from Melbourne
Diana Krall - When I Look in Your Eyes (SACD)
Steely Dan - Aja (SACD)
But I would welcome your thoughts as to what newer discs I should be thinking about to really give my system a good workout.
Those threads have been much less-frequent of late, probably due to a more common excellence in the mastering of current Hollywood blockbusters in the realm of lossless audio mixes (and maybe less of a need to spotlight our own systems to friends over the years as budget HT systems have become more commonplace).
But I'm ready to ask the question anew as I'm about to add a new receiver to my system and expand from 5.1 to 7.1 (if the wife doesn't freak out!).
Out of all the great-sounding releases which are currently available...which one (or two) do YOU take off the shelf when you want to hear something special--something which shows off crisp audio, clear highs, thundering bass, and an immersive surround soundfield? I'm thinking of Blu-ray movies...but concert discs, SACDs, DVD-As and any disc is fair game.
My personal "go to" discs (in my rather dated list) have historically been:
Chicago
Master and Commander
Toy Story 2
Saving Private Ryan
Eagles - Farewell Tour Live from Melbourne
Diana Krall - When I Look in Your Eyes (SACD)
Steely Dan - Aja (SACD)
But I would welcome your thoughts as to what newer discs I should be thinking about to really give my system a good workout.