Rating: R

The Witcher (TV-MA)

The Witcher (TV-MA)

SEASON 1 EPISODE 8 (28:26 - 30:20)

A sword showdown is one of the better ways to test your surround sound system due to the unique, sharp, ringing sound effects that come with it. Without much background music and chatters, this showdown allows you to soak in every micro intricacy of swordplay; the drawing of swords from their sheaths, to every clink and clank of the blades meeting and resisting one another. Hear the directions of swords wielding round your surround speakers and listen for the amplified motion movement in the air.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐

Zodiac (R)

Zodiac (R)

00:18 – 5:40

A conversation starter since its release a decade ago, this movie is just as good a surround sound conversational piece. Right from the beginning, it softly introduces familiar Fourth of July celebratory fireworks in the background as you cruise down the street. Environmental sounds such as cricket calls and busy drive-in, transit effortlessly within the channels of your speakers as the car checks in at different places. You might jump from the firecrackers that are thrown towards you. Tension is felt through the portrayal of another car’s movement and screeching, in and out, front and back, within your surround speakers. Before you know it, bullets will hit right at your chest and the feel-good car music will then creepily take over your main speakers.

IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐