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Old 01-30-2017, 10:11 AM   #1
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I was wondering what everyone uses as their "go to" movie and scene to demonstrate their home audio/video setup?

I have grown tired of the ones that I usually use, which inevitably are loud and with much onscreen action.

Can anyone suggest scenes that they use to show their system?

I used to use the opening scenes from Top Gun; the combination of music and action with the jets is usually a crowd pleaser but looking for something a bit more current.

Thank you!
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Old 01-30-2017, 10:22 AM   #2
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That's what I usually use, I don't think it's necessarily the best, but it shakes my entire house.
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Old 01-30-2017, 10:22 AM   #3
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My brother and I like to use the drone fight scene from Iron Man 2 with Iron Man and War Machine. Lots of guns, clanking metal, explosions, stuff like that.



If you own Dredd, there is a pretty cool sound system test that plays different clips of sounds though each speaker 1 by 1.
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Old 01-30-2017, 10:26 AM   #4
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Also from the Matrix, this is good at 1:30 once the music gets going.
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Old 01-30-2017, 10:34 AM   #5
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Used to be the Boat Fight scene in Pacific Rim, now it's the Hallway Fight scene from Daredevil Season 1 Episode 2, as it has lots of good sounds, movement, and is 4K with HDR in a dimly lit corridor so it shows off the per-pixel light volumes really well.
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Old 01-30-2017, 10:42 AM   #6
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First 5 minutes of interstellar.
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Old 01-30-2017, 10:47 AM   #7
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Top gun.

the first 5 minutes of Dances with Wolves when the bullet whizzes by Costner. If you have your audio system set up right you can feel the bullet whipping past your ear.

Of course the opening scene in ANH.
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You're not worried that will blow the speakers?
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LOTR The Battle of Dagorlad:

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It was Avatar for the longest time. Now I just show off anything with Atmos.

http://thedigitaltheater.com/index.php/dolby-trailers/

You can stream each of these on VUDU through PS4 as well, just create a US playstation account and use a DNS proxy.

As far as movies... Many audiophiles swear by the Dolby Atmos mix of Gravity on Bluray - Which wasn't included in the original release, look for the 'Diamond Luxe Edition. I ordered it a while back and have re-watched several times, just an amazing sound mix.
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I used to use the opening scenes from Top Gun; the combination of music and action with the jets is usually a crowd pleaser but looking for something a bit more current.
I haven't done this in a long time myself, but this is what my dad and I always used...and I'd probably still use it today. Love the opening to that movie.
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That's easy.

Starting at 4:15:
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Rush is a pretty good movie to exercise the sound system.
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Pretty much all of Mad Max: Fury Road.

Or the club scene from John Wick
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Thanks to everyone so far. I had forgotten about the lobby scene from the matrix and a few of the other suggestions too.

Another that I have used is the opening sequence from Independence Day.
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Opening battle scene of Gladiator.
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Starting at 4:15:
This is what I use.

Also the mad max chase scene with Conan O'Brien on guitar and if they are a batman fan, the opening bank scene from dark night

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No scene, just a movie - Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.
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The ending scene in Sausage Party.
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