The Sad State of Movie Theater Sound Systems


In the last 2 weeks I have done something I haven't done in many years,go to a movie theater to see  new releases.First was the latest Star Wars & then at a completely different theater the new Dawn of Justice.In BOTH theaters the sound level was WAYYY to loud,distortion was running rampant in both cases.The highs were tipped up & brittle,mids had ABSOLUTELY no organics & bass was booming & 1 note to the MAX!!!If I hadn't paid well over $10.00 per ticket I would probably have walked out of both theaters!So for those of you who regularly go to movie theaters is this the norm or is Seattle just too tight to spend on the good stuff?
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Showing 1 response by jimfromsurreyuk

" the sound level was WAYYY to loud,distortion was running rampant in both cases.The highs were tipped up & brittle,mids had ABSOLUTELY no organics & bass was booming & 1 note to the MAX!!!"

yup, same here, the wife and i went to an IMAX, first cinema i've been in for 10 years and it was atrocious ... maybe we're spoilt, being into hifi and all, but really, surely they can make it less volume and more quality

and whats that thing they always do nowadays when the action slows down and the bass drops ... i think they think its cool, and i remember thinking it was, the first time i heard it, but now, every 5 minutes or so??  they even do it on the telly now, whats that about?

we're in the uk so its a worldwide thing i think

needless to say my 'home cinema' (flatscreen on the wall and a half decent surround system) is much better, way more comfortable and cheaper!  don't think i'll be going to the cinema again for a while, maybe another 10 years lol

dont get me started on the price of popcorn and coke!