Highres audio and movies

Many of us are concerned about the sound quality coming from our system when watching movies.

I usually buy BRD's for best picture and sound quality.

The picture is definitely better than that of a DVD or a Netflix movie.

But the sound? How about that?

Just found a post from Mark Waldrep - and am really scared by facts.

What do you think about this:

http://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=2765

MM

I think there is nothing wrong with the sound,are you unhappy with the soundquality?

Who talked about 'being unhappy'?

Please relate to what is written in the article! If you want to comment my post.

MM

I think we all had a sneaking suspicion that the original movie soundtracks were compromised, with all of the effects and so on. I think the main thing we are hoping to achieve is to ensure our playback systems do no further damage to the director's artistic intent. So, I don't plan to correct for the X-curve, so there is probably little else to do. The movie as presented on disc is what the artist wanted us to see and hear.

I've been following Dr. Mark's blog postings for almost a year. I agree with almost all his points.

Audioholics should not let either file specs nor their own ears mislead them. The 3 M's, Miking, mixing and mastering play significant roles in your impression of audio quality. Probably more than the specs of the audio file container.

B

I do like the last part of his post:

"Will there come a day when 96 kHz/-24-bit surround mixes will happen in all movie theaters? Undoubtedly, yes. They’ve managed to adopt the DCP format as a digital standard for showing films digitally…let’s just hope the soundtracks are next."

Especially if that will include 'home movie theaters' too.

MM

DMacri:

. The movie as presented on disc is what the artist wanted us to see and hear.

I am not so sure about that!

Just like how many audio recordings (music) are being corrupted in the mastering process, the use of things like the 'X-curve' seems to compromise what 'the artist' intended.

The audio quality (in movies) of 24bit/88.1kHz should be sufficient - I am really not claiming for more - but the use of those filters ought to be overthought. Are they nessecary, or is it just a bad habit of technicians, who don't care for sound quality? Could it be a practice (just like those in mastering of music) that focus on getting 'loud sound' even on bad equipment? Many technician and producers seems to think that 'loud' is equal to 'good'.

When people invest in B&O sound quality/speakers, they ought to be interested in getting a non-compromised soundtrack on their movies - imo.

MM

"If you think going to the movies or listening to your favorite cinematic feature in your home theater delivers a great audio experience, you’re sadly mistaken"

Utter crap of a statement. Don't let your ears tell you if it's a great experience or not, or if you think it sounds good or not, it's crap, crap I say! The specs are terrible!

Seems to me the very same type of audiophile who waxes poetic about a SET tube amp with 5% distortion will also come up with a statement like this.