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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>
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mystang
74 posts
 
When my neighbors son drives by.
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
I installed bass pistons in my seats for this reason, you can turn down sub to a level where it will never get out of hand and still feel the impact in your chair, they were only $20 per pair. While my HSU sub handles everything great its the material and mix levels that are often the problem, I have used REW to find optimal placement of all speakers and room is of good size and I have some treatments but nothing will fix an overdone mix.
shiva
178 posts
 
I watched Iron Man on a blu-ray disc the other day and also thought there was something wrong with the bass.
mtrot
642 posts
 
Yep, I watched Iron Man twice in the last few days, and I found myself in the menu of my new Yamaha RX-V1800 trying to turn down the sub. It seemed at times there was incredible LFE going on that I couldn't figure out why.

I also noticed that even with the master volume turned down pretty low, the bass was way more prominent than I think I have observed with any other movie.
zigonht OP
124 posts
 
Ok, at least it wasn't just me...Last night I adjusted vol on sub. Again, a very strong LFE presence still. I was going to play around with crossovers etc. then thought to myself. "The movie isn't even that good, why bother"...
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