Based on the true story of King Richard, follow the journey of an undeterred father as he beat all odds and raise two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time: Venus and Serena Williams. Hear the weight of the deep conversations delivered in clarity through the center channels. Soak in the stimulating competitive atmosphere as you hear the roaring crowd and satisfying thungs of every serves and whacks when the tennis racket meet the ball through your surround system.
Ford v Ferrari (PG-13)
This 2020 Academy Award recipient for Best Sound Editing, is sure to ignite your inner racer passion. The escalating rivalry between Ford and Ferrari is clearly depicted through the use of thumping bass background tracks that invades your sweet spot. Highly-tuned race cars zooming past your screen, mechanical failures, car crashes and even the directionality of dialogue and crowds cheering are accurately and realistically replicated in-sync with the visual that draws a super tight correlation to put you in the race. It is no wonder that this history retold story has also gained recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing from the Cinema Audio Society. This is one that will leave trails of electrifying sparks in your surround soundscape that might get you in the mood for a race or two.
IMMERSIVENESS RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Formula 1: Drive to Survive (TV-MA)
SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 (25:25 - 29:49), EPISODE 10 (09:30 - 18:47)
The sound of Formula 1 is one of our favorites not only because it sounds absolutely electrifying, but also because it includes a very large range of frequencies that can put a sound system’s sonic capabilities to the test. Hear the deep rumbles of the world’s most powerful car engines as they accelerate as well as their sharp, high-pitch screams as they approach full speed. Even better is that everything is in surround sound, so you will feel the supercars whizzing past your ears and the excitement of the spectators around you. The dialog from the radio communication between the drivers and pit crew is also crystal-clear. Overall, this Netflix original will keep your adrenaline pumped. Goosebumps included.