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Post by copperband on Oct 5, 2012 23:56:44 GMT -5
got my new sub today, need some movies and music/songs to test it, suggestion  |
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Post by garbulky on Oct 6, 2012 0:20:48 GMT -5
Transformers. Any one of them. Lord of the rings. These two series are must watch to audition stunning sound.
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Post by GreenKiwi on Oct 6, 2012 0:29:34 GMT -5
U571
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Post by knucklehead on Oct 6, 2012 1:07:22 GMT -5
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Post by Boomzilla on Oct 6, 2012 4:00:10 GMT -5
For music to sub test, try out Don Dorsey's "Bachbusters" and Beethoven discs. That synth works out the sub handily. For non-synthesizer discs, try out Lou Bega's first album and the soundtrack disc from "The Commitments." I also like to listen to the acoustic bass on the Pentangle albums (Light Flight & Pentangle). May I also recommend "The Hunter" by Jennifer Warnes.
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Post by jamrock on Oct 6, 2012 7:57:01 GMT -5
With a -3dB low end extension of 28Hz, be careful not to over drive it. Using 2 of these subs would likely serve you better than just one. But it should be good enough for most music.
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Post by hooked on Oct 6, 2012 8:02:59 GMT -5
how to train your dragon and the new song by muse madness
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Post by LCSeminole on Oct 6, 2012 9:57:00 GMT -5
If you want subwoofer movie test material, "Underworld: Awakenings" and the new "Avengers" movie.
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Post by djoel on Oct 6, 2012 10:13:05 GMT -5
There's an Enya song, I think it's call Tall Ships or something like it that is great as well. Jaco Pastorius of course for those fast mid low bass.
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Post by The Mad Norseman on Oct 6, 2012 11:04:11 GMT -5
Try the train wreak scene in the Blu-ray of the movie "Super 8"! This scene occurs about 18 minutes into the film and is downright STARTLING!  It will give your whole audio system a run for its money - especially your subwoofer(s)! Attachments:
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Post by copperband on Oct 6, 2012 12:54:23 GMT -5
With a -3dB low end extension of 28Hz, be careful not to over drive it. Using 2 of these subs would likely serve you better than just one. But it should be good enough for most music. not sure what you refer to, the songs/music suggested by boomzilla? FYI my new sub is Jamo sub 650 |
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Post by jlafrenz on Oct 6, 2012 20:35:21 GMT -5
I like Flight of the Phoenix. Use the sandstorm scene. I also like Ratatouille where the grandma tries to shoot the rats with a shotgun. I think it is called "Caught" and might be scene 4. Can't remember for sure.
These are dated and I see a couple new ones on the list I need to pick up to give my subs a workout.
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Post by dvcdude on Dec 30, 2012 7:41:55 GMT -5
Darla in Finding Nemo bluray. It will scare the children out of the room.
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Post by sorbe on Dec 30, 2012 8:01:47 GMT -5
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Post by leadliner on Dec 30, 2012 9:40:32 GMT -5
prometheus will rock the house.
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Post by harri009 on Dec 30, 2012 10:32:01 GMT -5
Jem- come on closer and save me are 2 tracks that hit very well. If it doesn't your subs are not up to par. I always demo this track to test speakers and subs, the bass should be tight and hit hard.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2012 11:19:07 GMT -5
The Alan Parson's DVD-A "On Air" is a very good test of the system all the way around. Great music, well-produced!!
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Post by selkec on Dec 30, 2012 12:36:29 GMT -5
look for the demo disk by scybasteve. It has almost everything mentioned here besides the music.
Plus it has video and audio test tones
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Post by emovac on Dec 30, 2012 22:32:51 GMT -5
The Alan Parson's DVD-A "On Air" is a very good test of the system all the way around. Great music, well-produced!! -RW- +1 on that recommendation. Duck when the airplanes are crossing the room. ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2013 14:43:31 GMT -5
Movies:
Opening of Star Wars II "Attack of the Clones", when the ship carrying Amidala is flying in. Every time her ship passes by, the thrumming of the engines is pretty amazing, and then... boom... it blows up on the landing pad. I have the DVD, I don't know how the Blu-ray with presumably more wide-open audio compares [newer not always better - The Tyrannosaurus Rex walking booms of the original Jurassic Park are more potent in the earlier LaserDisc version than DVD, bummer! Don't have the Blu-ray]
Opening sequence of U-571, allied destroyer depth-charges the sub after the sub blows up an allied ship. DVD again. There's more depth-charge action later on too, once the Americans take over the U-boat.
Hunger Games (Blu-ray)... near the beginning a large hovercraft appears over our heroine and boyfriend, in the woods. I think the bass here is somewhat stronger nearer to 60Hz than super low, but before I started trimming and attempting to equalize my SW response it was shaking the room ;-)
Music:
On the Boston Audio Society test disc, track three is a several minute excerpt from the slow (and mostly quiet) movement of Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 "for organ and orchestra". There are pedal notes that go down to 16 Hz. I believe that most commercial recordings of this work do not have the pipes to do this. You can also play with the audio sweeps of this disc too.
There's also low booms on track 10 (The Long Ships) of Enya's Watermark album, and of course don't forget Bela Fleck's Flight of the Cosmic Hippo!
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