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In Reply to: Re: Went to the movies last night for the first time in 3 years and ... posted by GaryM on October 23, 2001 at 16:41:22:
Gotta add another side here guys.I'm not sure what type of movie theaters you are attending, but the THX outfitted, large screen mega theaters that are becoming the norm here in Toronto provide a visual/sonic experience that makes every home theater set up I've experienced appear laughable (and yes, I've experienced some amazing home theaters).
Of course, this is all subjective. But the immersive quality of a big screen, the detail that you can just swim into, and the sonic capabilities of the theater are on a different scale, virtually unapproachable by home theaters.
One thing that has me wanting to slap myself silly is this observation: the most realistic reproduction of orchestral music I've heard keeps coming from these movie theater sound systems. For fun, I've closed my eyes many times when the orchestral score is featured in a good movie mix, and it amazes me how close these systems come to the scale, impact and instrumental color of an orchestra - far beyond any high end stereo system. (And this is an observation from someone who does not really care much for home theater - I prefer listening to music on my high-end rig).
I also find the seats comfortable in these theaters.
The big drag for me: Most movie theaters are way to freakin' loud.
(Score one for home theater - volume control).Rich H.
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***Of course, this is all subjective. But the immersive quality of a big screen, the detail that you can just swim into, and the sonic capabilities of the theater are on a different scale, virtually unapproachable by home theaters.***I don't know what your theatres are like, but I prefer the sound of my stereo home theatre sound to any theatre I've been to.
"I don't know what your theatres are like, but I prefer the sound of my stereo home theatre sound to any theatre I've been to."Fair enough.
I'm quite biased toward two-channel stereo listening over home theater
for my own entertainment (perhaps because I listen to home theater all day for my job as a sound effects editor, which includes a fair amount of time spent in the film mixing theater as well).I will stand by my one point, however, that good movie theater sound systems are capable of a more realistic recreation of an orchestra (and many other large scale effects) than any high-end stereo set up I've heard.
Rich H.
for movies. We tend to get first run limited release pictures like LA & New York. At its best a movie can CRUSH ANY home theatre based on size alone. NO tv comes close to 70mm.All that said, when I was living in a small town, the theatres sucked big time and in those circumstances I would have a top notch home theatre and never leave home.
Even in TO you can get rude suburbanites who only go to a theatre once every 5 years, they talk, don't turn off their @#$%^! cell phones, who kick the seat in front of them (the one I'm sitting in). Also the film may not be focused or the sound too loud. So I get up and complain. If its not right, COMPLAIN! Find the manager and tell him why you are never coming back.
I'm not sure about theater standards in Toronto, but the "THX" outfitted theaters here in Ft. Worth are laughable. I've never heard superior sonics in a commerical theater over my own, save one IMAX theater, but they keep their film and projectors in a dust free enviroment. I get angered everytime I go see a film the second week it is out, and the film is COVERED in dust. COVERED! What happened to stagehands cleaning the projectors and film every night! You never get that with DVD. I'll be the first to admit that analog is, in every way superior to digital, but only in a very controlled enviroment. I doubt that most theaters even have employees enter the projection room of a theater during the entire run of a film.
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