I never said your opinion wasn't valid. We're talking about something that is ultimately subjective. Why should you care about my opinion? Why should I care about yours?
But if you are going to make a statement that is absolute ("one of the biggest rip offs of all time") then don't come crying because someone questions it.
Now, for the record, I actually DID watch ID4 AGAIN right after I wrote that post, because I had the time and your post actually made me curious. I've seen it at least twice before and the sound design / mixing never struck me as exceptional. When I listened to it last week with a focus on that rather than just trying to enjoy the movie I have to say that my recollection was accurate. I find it unimpressive. Some sound design is even fairly "lame" and "cheap" as far as sci-fi flicks go.
I also took the time to watch "The English Patient", and as far as the category the two films shared a nomination in I think "The English Patient" was better.
Now, by all means feel free to argue why it was "one of the biggest rip offs of all time". It's a pretty bold statement.
I specifically wrote that the sub should not contribute a delay, NOT that it should contribute that and nothing else. What you wrote made it seem as if the subwoofer would create a delay because of its location / setup, not because of what the mix-engineer decided to do. If it's the latter then I apologize for misunderstanding you and encorage you to clarify what you mean in the future rather than be so confrontational. If it's the former, then feel free to explain how I'm wrong, because there is a standard and included in that standard is the goal for all sounds generated at the same time in each speaker to reach the listener as close to simultaneously as possible (i.e. specficially avoid delays).
The above seems to refer to the decision of the mix engineer. Fine, I don't disagree with that. But that is different from you causing a delay on purpose by moving the sub. Suppose the mix-engineer does the opposite: Suppose he sends a sound to the LFE channel first and to the "satellites" later. Your home-made delay could now completely negate that mix decision. Or suppose you have a sound that covers both highs and lows and is supposed to come out of the front left speaker: It now has its lows delayed relative to the highs because of the subwoofer placement (and the sub would receive those frequencies through bass management, unless of course you disable it). And if your crossover is high enough due to small satellites and your sub ended up in the right corner then the sound would appear to move left to right somewhat because of this delay.
No it isn't, but it IS the "Home Theater and Audiophile" section, is it not?
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