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Times when there is too much LFE...

Master& Commander cannonball sequence, LOTR trilogy, any Pixar movie, etc. All have some spectacular LFE. My system has never had any problem handling. Though it is 70/30 HT and is based around Definitive Tech speakers, I have done my homework re crossover pts, room graphing, acoustic treatments etc. No major room modes when all was said and done. In summary, it has handled everything I've thrown at it...Until now.

I rented Iron Man the other night, and was actually watching at a lower volume due to my son being with me. Several scenes, when IronMan first appears for example, the LFE seems way too loud compared to the rest of the sound. I went and adjusted the volume on my sub and also the powered subs on my towers.. Still it seemed the lfe was way out of sync.
Walls seemed to shake, Drop ceiling vibrations, a yell from my wife, etc...The depth charger scene in UB571(forgt the name) never even did this. Any thoughts>
zigonht
mhelming
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I'm using standard DVD spun/upsampled on an Esoteric DV-60 and powered by a Classe ssp-300/ca-5200 combination. I have Atlantic Technology 8200e system in a 5.2 configuration, so suffice to say I am intimately aware with most LFE playback (2 subs let me know).

They're not as earth shattering as my Velodyne dd-15 is (shocking really) but they do a great job, fast quick, and plenty of impact with a pair (only way to get system to an Ultra 2 spec). Haven't gone for blu-ray yet as I'm waiting for an Esoteric/Classe/McIntosh release of a player.
zigonht OP
124 posts
 
Standard DVD version...Have never had any LFE issues in the past. No bottoming out, always plenty of headroom. Just this specific dvd.
johnnyb53
3,510 posts
 
Well, that may explain why my experience was so different from yours. The bass on the Blu-ray was powerful for sure, but it wasn't overblown, gratuitous, or annoying. I'm familiar with overblown and gratuitous LFE from the HD cablecasts of the Star Wars movies. The Blu-ray of Iron Man had none of that. I've had some soundtracks make my subwoofer bottom out, but Iron Man did not.

So I guess the mixdown for std-def DVD is significantly different from the Blu-ray.
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